Contracts Specialist

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Full Time

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Job Description

Location:Vancouver
Employment Type: Regular Full Time
Workplace Type: Hybrid

Role Overview

Reporting to Manager Business Planning, the Contract Specialist's primary responsibility will serve as a resource to execute full lifecycle Contracts Management activities for Teck Legacy Properties and to support the ongoing development of functional processes, templates and tools.

The Contracts Specialist is responsible for managing the planning, set up and execution of the complete contracting lifecycle: developing and recommending contract strategies (including the identification of compensation and market approach models), planning and executing Request for Proposal (RFP) processes, evaluating proposals and negotiating agreements, making recommendations for award, conforming contracts for execution, administering (including assessment of payment and commercial claims), and closing contracts. This role requires close collaboration with the site managers, project managers, operation and maintenance teams, technical teams and corporate shared service groups (legal, risk, customs and trade compliance, etc.).

The Contract Specialist will work closely with internal teams, legal, risk, external stakeholders and various legacy team members to ensure Teck's contracts effectively define and manage the legal, commercial, financial and technical obligations and objectives of the parties involved so as to protect and advance Teck's interests.

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Key Responsibilities

Be a courageous safety leader, adhere to and sponsor safety and environmental rules and procedures
Maintains and demonstrates Teck's commitment to safety and environmental protection as a core value
Develops and recommends contract strategies and contract plans to site managers, project managers, maintenance teams and technical teams ensuring contract strategies consider appropriate legal, commercial, and technical approach to scope packaging, bidding, awarding, managing, and closing contracts
Manages the full request for proposal (RFP) process including planning, preparing, and managing the workflow
Administers agreements (post-award) including evaluating pre-mobilization deliverables, reconciling invoices, negotiating / resolving disputes, negotiating changes, implementing change management procedures, and closing contracts
Proactively provides guidance to site managers, project managers, maintenance teams, and technical teams in regards to contract management strategies, options, and considerations throughout all stages of contracts lifecycles
References legal and commercial terms and relies on those terms to manage contractors, advise site managers, project managers, maintenance teams, technical teams, and to resolve disputes / claims
Implements effective change management to ensure contract modifications are properly documented and approved
Ensures contracts are closed out appropriately and in accordance with applicable legislation and Legacy properties requirements
On a project, oversees, monitors and reports on the EPCM or other Service Providers and contractors in its execution of full contracting lifecycle on behalf of Teck
Develops for Management approval contracts management policies, procedures, and templates for the Legacy group
Proactively resolves issues that arise between contractors and site and project teams in a professional manner
Prepares ad hoc contract management reports and performs other job-related duties as the need arises
Adhere to all corporate policies, code of ethics and codes of conduct

Qualifications

Post secondary education from a recognized institution is required
5+years of experience in an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) or an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) company or owners operation or project team and managing and executing contract lifecycle activities
Strong understanding of operations and project lifecycles, operations and project procedures, operations and project roles and responsibilities
Strong understanding and experience with various contract types, models, strategies
Strong understanding of various legal and commercial terms and ability to rely on those terms
Strong negotiation and dispute resolution skills
Strong understanding and experience in multiple phases of project execution
Ability to raise awareness of contract activities which have an impact to an operation or project
Knowledge of and experience working in the industrial engineering and construction industry
Strong critical and conceptual thinking skills.
Strong interpersonal skills as well as strong written and verbal communication skills
Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and Internet Explorer

Leadership Competencies

Targets and achieves results
Sets challenging and ambitious goals
Prioritizes tasks
Overcomes obstacles
Accepts accountability
Sets team standards and responsibilities
Demonstrates leadership/motivation

Why Teck

At Teck, your work matters - to the world, to our communities and to your future.
As a leading Canadian resource company, we focus on responsibly providing the metals essential for global development and the energy transition while caring for the people, communities and land that we love. We do this guided by our values that, together, form The Teck Way. At Teck, you'll find purpose-driven work, a culture of respect and inclusion, and the opportunity to grow your career while helping build a better world.

Apply with us

Take the next step in your career by applying for the Contracts Specialist role. We review applications on a rolling basis and encourage you to apply, even if your background doesn't match every requirement. We value diversity and are committed to an inclusive, barrier-free hiring process. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.

Requisition ID: 52911| Job Category:Business Administration | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Location: Vancouver | Workplace Type: #LI - Hybrid

About Teck Resources

Teck is Canada’s largest diversified resource company, committed to responsibly providing products that are essential to building a better quality of life for people around the world. Our business units focus on steelmaking coal, a critical ingredient in steel production; zinc, used to galvanize and protect metals; copper, essential for electronics, power generation and transmission; and energy, necessary to meet growing global demand. Headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia (B.C.), Canada, we own or have interests in 12 operating mines, one large metallurgical complex, an oil sands mining and processing operation, and several major development projects in North and South America. We offer opportunities across a wide range of activities related to exploration, development, mining and minerals processing, including smelting and refining, health and safety, environmental protection, materials stewardship, recycling and innovation and technology. Our people are our greatest resource. Teck was built by people with vision, creativity and ideas. Join the Teck team and become a part of that long tradition.