Contract Specialist

Company Description

Bantrel is proud to be a leading provider of Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) services in Canada.

Since our inception in 1983, we have delivered end-to-end solutions for some of Canada’s most challenging and complex energy, mining and infrastructure projects, with an unrelenting focus on safety, while delivering to the highest degree of quality. Bantrel performs design and procurement services from our Calgary, Edmonton and Toronto offices and delivers construction management and self perform construction services at various Client sites across Canada.

Our global reach and local touch is demonstrated by our affiliation with our parent company, Bechtel Corporation, one of the largest EPC companies in the world, and with McCaig Investments, a Canadian owned private company with longstanding ties to the local business community.

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**Job Description**:
**Summary**:
Hatch and Bantrel have formed the Hatch Bantrel Joint Venture (HBJV) to execute engineering and construction on the BHP Jansen Potash Mine Project in Saskatchewan. After successfully completing the Definition Phase Study for the project, the HBJV is currently carrying out the Detailed Engineering Phase for the Processing, Non-Process Infrastructure (NPI) and Mining Areas of the 4.5 Mtpa Stage 1 Potash Mine. With a published TIC of US $5.3-5.7 Billion this will represent one of the largest projects and private investments in Canada. The HBJV will use a hybrid of best-in-class new developing technologies and systems as well as the proven HBJV suite of tools to execute this exciting project.

The Senior Contracts Specialist performs all tasks involved in the formation and award of contracts and also the administration of those contracts (if necessary). They are responsible for communicating with bidders and personnel within the Jansen Project to establish clear definition of requirements and to assure performance to stated project requirements. Further to this they are responsible for the identification of the contract specifics including terms and conditions, specifications, drawings, proposals, schedules and other documents incorporated in the contract and to ensure that with the project team that the contract is administered to the contractual requirements specified (if necessary).

This position can be based in Mississauga, ON. OR Calgary, AB.
- Please note this position is not eligible for a relocation subsidy or living out allowance.

**In this full-time permanent role, you will be a champion of **diversity & inclusion.

**Duties & Responsibilities**:

- Develops and implements the contracting strategy for the assigned project or area, including the development and translation of the contracting execution approach into a specific working contracting plan.
- Assists the Contracts Manager in the development of the contracts section for a Project.
- Supports development of project subcontract formation procedures for review by designated supervisor and inclusion into the project contract procedure
- Prepares and maintains project bidder lists, ensuring supporting input is received from all subcontracts functions and other functional groups.
- Guides, plans and assists Engineering and Construction to achieve the understanding required to process the Service Requisition and Scope of Work for the procurement of services.
- Prepares bid request packages, addenda and other bid cycle correspondence to ensure proper format, content and project requirements are met.
- Reviews subcontract general terms and conditions to highlight areas of risk such as ambiguities, conflicts and/or deviations from the scope of work and makes recommendations to the Project Manager on the mitigation of these risks as well as closely monitoring and supporting remedial actions
- Leads negotiations and prepares proposed negotiating plans in the commitment and resolution of commercial conditions of contracts.
- Responsible for all aspects of contract formation to contract execution ensuring project contracting of services is consistent with all applicable directives, management instructions and contracts procedures and that such requirements have been implemented in the assigned area of project operations.
- When required, assists project subcontracts team in solving and attending to administrative problems on commitments involving high monetary expenditure or risk, engineered technical specifications or supplementary commercial conditions.
- Maintains a working relationship with Construction, Engineering, Procurement, Legal, Project Controls, Risk Management and Accounting to facilitate organizations interfaces between those involved in contract management.
- Participates in operational and/or project reviews and audits.
- Executes commitments within delegated signing authority.

**Qualifications**:

- Minimum 5 years of experience in all matters of Supply Chain within an EPC and/or client organization with