Lead Contracts Manager

Your role

• Develop and execute procurement strategies for large-scale pharmaceutical CAPEX construction projects, ensuring EPCM contracts are structured to meet business objectives.

• Lead contract negotiations with general contractors (GCs), subcontractors, engineering firms (A&E firms), and suppliers, ensuring commercial and technical alignment.

• Ensure all technical, financial, and legal aspects of procurement activities are thoroughly reviewed and approved before contract execution.

• Work closely with construction management teams to coordinate the procurement, delivery, and installation of critical capital equipment.

• Collaborate with engineering, procurement, and construction teams to ensure seamless integration of equipment and materials into the project schedule.

• Oversee vendor performance, ensuring all EPCM agreements align with project deliverables, construction milestones, and regulatory requirements.

• Draft, negotiate, and manage supplier and construction contracts, ensuring cost efficiency, risk mitigation, and compliance with industry best practices.

• Serve as the primary liaison between legal, engineering, finance, and construction teams to facilitate contract execution and change management.

• Monitor contract compliance, ensuring that variations, scope changes, and claims are properly reviewed, documented, and resolved.

• Maintain oversight of EPCM-related procurement activities, ensuring that contractual obligations are met, and payments are made in accordance with agreed terms.

• Track progress payments, performance milestones, and warranties for major construction and equipment contracts.

• Work closely with project controls and finance teams to ensure CAPEX procurement aligns with cost tracking, forecasting, and reporting.

• Conduct job site visits at least three days per week when required to oversee contract execution, supplier coordination, and materials logistics.

• Maintain compliance with Client's global procurement and construction policies, ensuring alignment with corporate, regulatory, and safety standards.

• Utilize e-procurement and contract management tools (e.g., SAP, Ariba) to streamline sourcing, contract administration, and supplier engagement.

• Ensure legal, quality, safety, and environmental standards are maintained across all procurement activities.

• Review change orders in accordance with the client's'approval process.

• Provide procurement services for the client, where applicable, including preparing RFP and bid analysis.

• Attend regular cost meetings to review procurement status and change order status with the contractors and procurement teams.

• Review the contractor's close out administration and ensures that they meet their contractual requirements.

• Maintain current knowledge of relevant contractual procedures and practices.

• Participate in the development and improvement of project contracting systems. Recommends improvements in systems, tools, and methods of contract and project management.

• Perform such other duties as the Client may from time to time deem necessary.