EPC Contract Lead

Role Summary

The EPC Contracts Lead is Blue Energy's primary commercial manager for its EPC contracts, accountable across the full contract lifecycle from pre-award strategy and stage gate negotiations through execution, claims management, and final close-out. The role reports to the Director of Contracts and works closely with the broader project delivery team on programme, cost, and scope matters.

This is a senior, hands-on role for an experienced EPC contracts professional who can operate independently across a complex, fast-moving project environment - managing contractors with confidence, protecting Blue Energy's commercial position, and developing the Contracts Administrator beneath them.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage Blue Energy’s EPC contracts from cradle to grave - challenge costs and assumptions, enforce design freeze milestones, and protect the company’s contractual position.
• Lead various pre-award stage gate negotiations, including cost book audit, risk and contingency treatment.
• Manage post-award contract administration activities through execution - assess change orders, maintain the notice register, track exposure against budget and contingency.
• Own change order assessment, negotiation, and register management within contractual timeframes.
• Manage claims.
• Manage commercial matters, including milestone assessments, incentive calculations, and disputes.
• Maintain notice management discipline and escalate compliance risks promptly.
• Lead final account negotiation and close out all contractual obligations.
• Supervise and develop the Contracts Administrator.
• Maintain the commercial reporting suite for internal, lender, and executive audiences.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in construction contracts management on major capital projects, with full contract lifecycle experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing various EPC commercial models.
• Strong claims, delay and disruption, prolongation costs, and final account negotiation capability.
• Deep knowledge of construction contract mechanisms on major power, LNG, oil and gas, or industrial projects.
• Strong quantitative skills - able to value complex variations and develop independent cost assessments robust to contractor scrutiny and expert determination.
• Degree in law, engineering, commerce, and or quantity surveying,

Preferred Qualifications

• Senior-level experience on an Owner’s team with preferably EPC experience.
• Experience on major power generation or energy infrastructure projects.
• Exposure to project finance lender requirements, including independent engineer review and change order approval conditions.
• Experience managing interface claims from scope boundary gaps between the EPC and adjacent direct contracts.
• Experience in a pre-IPO or high-growth energy company under time pressure and a self-starter.

We look forward to your application and helping foster an era of safe, clean, affordable, and abundant energy.

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