Claim Manager
ID
3731
Industry
(B) Antwerpen
Project
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Job description
For our client in Antwerp we are hiring a Claim Manager.
Pre-award phase:
Post-award phase:
• Review of tender documentation, terms and conditions, unit price lists and their preamble prior to contract award for claim prevention.
• Participate in the definition of the negotiation strategy with the shortlisted bidders.
• Participate in the contractual clarification and negotiation meetings with the shortlisted bidders.
• Participate in the preparation of the Award Recommendation to Client.
• Participate in the preparation of Letter of Award and the Contract.
Post-award phase:
• Participate weekly subcontract and construction meetings to monitor the status and recommend where necessary with the aim of claim prevention.
• Monitor the status of Variation Requests received from Contractors and advise / recommend where appropriate.
• Support Subcontract Administrators when necessary for preparing Change Orders, provide support for contractual matters.
• Prepare first draft of Letters to be sent to Contractors, monitor the official correspondence (letters, etc) received from Contractors, liaise with related departments.
• Update continuously the Claims Register, issue them regularly to inform management of the status of claims received, analyzed, negotiated and settled.
• When a claim is received from a Contractor, distribute the claim officially according to the distribution matrix and inform internally all related parties.
• Verify claims from contractual entitlement point of view and provide first feedback.
• Analyze claims, liaise with related departments, provide a negotiation range and submit the evaluation to Subcontract Administration Manager and Project Director for review. Following internal review, organize a dedicated meeting with Client and eventually issue the tabulation for claim settlement to Client approval.
• Following Client’s authorization to proceed, organize claim meetings with Contractors to find an amicable settlement.
• Prepare the draft of the Contract Revisions for the claim settlements for Subcontract Administration Manager review.
Your qualifications
• Hold a relevant degree (i.e. technical & commercial / law (or construction law) degree with minimum 15 years of experience in resolution of construction claims for Chemical and Oil & Gas industries, preferably including arbitration / adjudication experience.
• You have a very good level of written and spoken English, Dutch is a plus.
• Have good experience in MS Office programs with complex Excel files.
• Very good communication and leadership skills.
• Be used to work in an integrated team on complex projects.
• Be able to supervise one or more Subcontracts Specialist.
• Be eligible to work in Belgium.
• Be available to work at construction site.
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