Contracts Manager - Mount Pearl, Canada - Kraken Robotics

Description

• Reviewing and qualifying terms and conditions contained within client invitations to tender, including evaluating tax and insurance requirements
• Reviewing and negotiating legal documentation with external parties including subcontracts, terms and conditions, NDAs, MoUs, contractor agreements, parent company guarantees etc.
• Advise sales and commercial teams on steps to mitigate potential contractual and commercial risks
• Participate in reviews of complete bids to ensure consistency and avoid double up with commercial and technical qualifications.
• Prepare contractual risk summaries to present to the management team as part of bid review/approval process.
• Attend client meetings as required to finalise and agree acceptable terms and conditions for contracts.
• Develop and maintain contracting principals to support Kraken bid teams
• Provide support with preparing Invitations to Tender for subcontractor services and evaluation of proposals received for selection of subcontractors
• Develop contract summaries to ensure key contract terms are presented to and understood by project teams and provide legal support during project execution
• Develop subcontract agreements for major projects when required, ensuring flow down of terms from main contract terms and conditions.
• Develop standard contract templates for use by functional groups to ensure consistency across the group
• Maintain accurate records of all company agreements, including property and facility agreements
• Liaise with external lawyers in domestic and foreign jurisdictions, and local authority agencies when required to ensure compliance with legal/governmental requirements
• Develop and deliver training on contract terms and other legal issues to raise commercial/contractual awareness across the business
• Conduct legal research to maintain current knowledge and compliance
• Provide corporate legal support including occasional support on company secretarial matters
• Assist in creating and revising policies and procedures across the Kraken Group
• Carry out other inhouse legal related tasks as required

• Prior international experience with a Marine Technology, Subsea services provider.
• Experience in offshore renewables and defence sector is highly desired.
• Previous experience in a commercial/contracting environment with strong commercial awareness and effective negotiation skills are essential.
• Knowledge of standard industry contracts, such as IMCA, BIMCO and LOGIC as well as knowledge of a variety of contract documentation such as, framework agreements, supply contracts, JV's, partnership, NDA's, etc.
• Understanding of contracting under Canadian/Scottish law.
• Highly proficiency in various office 365 tools, including Teams and SharePoint, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• RRSP match
• Vision care
• Wellness program

• Monday to Friday