Contract Manager - HVDC

As a Contract Manager at Hitachi Energy, Gurgaon, India, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the successful performance of contracts within the Power Grids, Grid Integration business. Your analytical, hands-on, and autonomous approach will be instrumental in overseeing contract management activities for the assigned project. Here's how you'll make an impact: - Ensure that your assigned portfolio of contracts or specific projects adhere to contract and claim management methodologies, following applicable procedures. - Provide guidance and leadership on contract-related matters to cross-functional project team members. - Develop a contract management strategy based on HE's policies, customer requirements, and overall execution strategy, considering risk, pricing, scope, and schedule. - Identify the contract baseline and highlight areas of opportunities and potential risks. - Verify that all parties fulfill their contractual obligations and assess the success of the contract for future learnings. - Document deficiencies found during the closeout process and communicate them to relevant parties. - Establish standard methodologies to identify, notify, and enforce changes/claims coming from third parties. - Support negotiations and handle dispute resolution with the help of HE Legal. - Assist in drafting contracts, subcontracts, and supply contracts with appropriate terms to protect HE's interests. - Develop and implement risk mitigation and opportunity plans in collaboration with stakeholders. - Ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines. Your background should include: - A Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Business Administration, Economics, or Law. - Working knowledge and hands-on experience in contracts executed under common law/Indian law. - Preferably 10+ years of experience in EPC projects within the fields of power generation, substations, grid integration, etc. - Demonstrated success in managing contractual agreements of varying sizes and complexity. - Previous experience in Indian power transmission/grid projects is highly desirable. - Proficiency in spoken and written English language. Hitachi Energy values safety and integrity, and as a Contract Manager, you will be expected to uphold these core values by taking responsibility for your actions and caring for your colleagues and the business.,