Contract Administrator, Mining Projects

Company Description

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects in over 108 offices in 45 countries worldwide.

Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result our people get to work on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Job Description

The Contract Administrator will be responsible for overseeing the full lifecycle of contract management, ensuring alignment with best practices and project objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze contracting strategies, identifying pros and cons of proposed packaging approaches, especially for fabrication and goods-related scopes.
• Prepare and review bidding documents, identifying potential exposures and risk areas.
• Conduct market research to identify potential bidders and prepare bidder lists.
• Lead bidding processes, manage communications, and coordinate internal stakeholders.
• Perform rigorous technical and commercial evaluations of bids based on pre-established criteria.
• Conduct risk and SWOT analyses of potential awardees.
• Lead kickoff meetings and regular follow-ups, ensuring open actions are assigned and closed.
• Review and consolidate contractor documentation required for contract initiation.
• Monitor contractor’s technical compliance in coordination with engineering, construction, and QA/QC teams.
• Monitor contractor’s administrative compliance, including reporting, in coordination with project controls and H&S teams, and promptly notify any non-compliance.
• Analyze schedule deviations and support recovery planning.
• Review and respond to correspondence with support from technical or service specialists, maintaining an updated log and traceability of events.
• Review and approve/reject payment certificates with input from technical and service areas.
• Process change requests and resolve them in accordance with contractual terms.
• Update risk registers throughout contract execution.
• Identify and escalate internal alerts regarding potential claims, seeking resolution within the contract framework.
• Maintain continuous, respectful, and professional communication with the contractor’s counterpart.
• Manage technical and financial close-out processes.
• Conduct post-execution contractor evaluations.
• Capture and document lessons learned.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or equivalent.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in mining projects, preferably with field exposure.
• Strong understanding of contract administration in fabrication and goods procurement.
• Native Spanish speaker; fluent English preferred but not mandatory.
• Familiarity with PMI and AACE methodologies is a plus.
• Strong analytical, communication, and coordination skills.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. 

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list or that have not followed due process. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application.

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Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. 

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review. 

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It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. 

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.