Turner & Townsend

natural resources

ContractAdministrator,MiningProjects

Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Contract Administrator, Mining Projects at Turner & Townsend. Skills: contract administration, mining projects, procurement. Oversee full lifecycle of contract management. Analyze contracting strategies”

What You'll Achieve.

ensuring alignment with best practices; ensuring alignment with project objectives

Industry & Context.

natural resources
Problems you'll solve

analytical

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Minimum of 10 years of experience in mining projects, understanding of contract administration in fabrication and goods procurement, Native Spanish

Nice to Have

field exposure, fluent English, Familiarity with PMI and AACE methodologies

What You'll Do.

Oversee full lifecycle of contract management

Analyze contracting strategies

Prepare and review bidding documents

Conduct market research

Lead bidding processes

Perform technical and commercial evaluations

Conduct risk and SWOT analyses

Lead kickoff meetings

Review contractor documentation

Monitor contractor compliance

Analyze schedule deviations

Respond to correspondence

Approve/reject payment certificates

Process change requests

Update risk registers

Escalate internal alerts

Maintain communication with contractor

Manage close-out processes

Conduct contractor evaluations

Capture lessons learned

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Coordinate internal stakeholders; Coordinate with engineering, construction, and QA/QC teams; Coordinate with project controls and H&S teams; Support from technical or service specialists; Input from technical and service areas

Communication Scope

analytical; communication; coordination skills

Process & Methodology

programme management, project management, cost management, asset management, commercial management, controls, performance, procurement, supply chain

Full Job Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. Please visit our website: [www.turnerandtownsend.com](https://www.turnerandtownsend.com/) 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 compl

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