Construction Contracts Specialist

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**Construction Contracts Specialist**

Number of positions: 2 Job Location: Edmonds A01

Employment type: Permanent Region: Lower Mainland

Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/wk) Flexible Work Role: Hybrid

Annual salary: $ 127,900.00 - 161,800.00

**Position Highlights**
The Contracts Management Division in Capital Construction, which includes multiple Contract Management departments,
requires two Contract Specialist Team Leads for the BC Hydro Engineering and Project Delivery Consultants (EPDC)
Oversight and Conformance Contract Management Team.

The Oversight and Conformance Contracts management department specializes in the management of engineering and
professional services contracts.

The Contract Specialist Team Lead is responsible for leading a team of M&P and unionized staff in the performance
management, execution, and administration of strategic Master Services Agreements with BC Hydro’s EPDCs.

The Contract Specialist Team Lead works with multiple stakeholders, including Project Delivery, Operations, Program and
Contract Management (PCM), Engineering, Enterprise Category Management, cross functional teams, Sponsors and
Executives to implement and manage multi-year corporate-wide strategic contracts.

**What you'll do**
- Provide leadership, coaching and mentoring to develop skills and knowledge within the team while fostering a positive,

productive and healthy work environment.
- Develop resource management plans to ensure the team is effectively organized and resourced, with available budgets.
- Responsible for vendor and stakeholder relationship management and contract benefits realization - with a focus on the

category sourcing strategy.
- Develop and implement business and contract management process improvements, managing change across internal

and external stakeholders.
- Lead the team in identifying alternatives to address vendor performance issues, relationship management issues and

vendor non-compliance, ensuring lessons learned are identified and applied and turning difficult conversations into
constructive, mutually beneficial outcomes.
- Ensure supplier relationships and performance are being managed, evaluated and improved upon as required including

proactive identification of contract opportunities to enable expected benefits from the sourcing strategics.
- Conduct analytics, develop strategies, and provide advice on contract delivery models and contract related issues to

senior management and other stakeholders
- May fulfill the Hydro’s Representative (or Delegate) role on the Master Services Agreements to ensure the contracts are

executed in accordance with the terms and conditions and BC Hydro financial policy.
** What you bring**
- Degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline such as Business, Law, Finance, or Engineering and 12+ years of supply

chain/contract management experience supporting projects or operations with complex contracts. A combination of
education, professional training and relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- A record of continuous professional development specific to the requirements of the role.
- Strong technical background or competency in engineering or project management, and one or more professional

designations (ie. PMP, SCMP, IACCM) is an asset.
- Demonstrated experience leading people, including coaching and mentoring.
- Strong experience leading the management of complex services contracts, negotiations, project and contract risk and

strategic supplier relationships.
- Demonstrated experience in change management and leading internal teams and vendors through change.
- Experience communicating effectively verbally and in written form to various levels of audiences including senior leaders

and executives.
- Proven ability in influencing internal and external stakeholders, managing risk and leading innovation.
- A strategic mindset with the ability to develop and execute long-term strategic plans.
- Strong analysis and risk assessment skills.
- Knowledge of project management principles and the capital project lifecycle is an asset.

**What we offer**
- A comprehensive benefits package
- A minimum of 15 paid vacation days
- A lifetime pension
- Flexible work model, depending on your role type
- Training and development courses

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