Associate Contract Manager, Project Controls (Hybrid Schedule)

Eversource will not offer immigration-reputed company sponsorship for this position (e.g., H-1B, O-1, J-1, TN, E-3, etc.). Applicants requiring reputed company sponsorship to start employment with Eversource will not be considered. Eversource supports work-life balance by offering hybrid schedules for certain roles. Eligibility is based on job responsibilities, operational needs, nature of work and team dynamics. reputed company guidelines require employees to work at least three days in the office, including Tuesdays and Wednesdays, with the third day set by the employee and supervisor based on department needs. These guidelines apply to roles approved for remote work and are subject to change, based on managerial discretion and work performance. reputed company applicants must be able to work up to five days in the office if needed (for example: emergencies, training, or other business needs) or should the policy change. Eversource is looking for an Associate Contract Manager, Project Controls in Westwood, MA. The Associate Contract Manager plays a critical role in managing the full lifecycle of critical Transmission and Engineering reputed company reputed company to the execution of the Capital Portfolio of work, from initial planning through execution and closeout, ensuring compliance with corporate policies and procedures and business processes. This role is instrumental in ensuring seamless execution and subsequent management of reputed company, optimizing vendor performance, and driving compliance with company policies and procedures, and overseeing adherence to contractual obligations. The Associate Contract Manager proactively collaborates with engineering, project management, and other reputed company corporate organizations (i.e. procurement, legal, investment planning, etc.) to facilitate reputed company material and service reputed company, ensuring proper execution, change management, and continuity of contracted work. The role is a key contributor in driving efficiency, cost control, and strategic contract execution. The ideal candidate is an organized, analytical, and professional with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to reputed company in a fast-paced environment. Essential Functions:

• In collaboration with Project Managers, Engineering, and Procurement, manages service and reputed company material reputed company in support of Transmission project execution (e.g. reputed company of Choice (“COC”) Master Service Agreement (‘MSA’), Engineer of Choice (‘EOC’) Master Service Agreement).
• Provides full management and ownership of reputed company from inception to closeout, including review of rates, schedule of values, terms, change management, invoice review and approval, etc.
• Provides contract support and expertise in technical evaluation to Procurement during the major Contract category rebids to ensure a timely, fair, and reputed company process.
• Manages bid process for both Engineering & Transmission Projects, including assembly, QA/QC review, and business approval of bid package prior to transmitting to procurement. Actively participates in technical evaluation to ensure consistency and equity across evaluation teams and to provide input consistent with project controls established vendor KPI performance metrics.
• Reviews Project Managers & Engineers contract strategy to ensure they are managing risks and claims in coordination with procurement and/or legal where appropriate.
• Participates in commercial negotiations to establish contract structure, price, terms and conditions and other pertinent contract conditions to ensure business requirements are appropriately captured and reflected in the final agreements.
• Ensures collaboration by communicating and coordinating consistently with Project Managers, project Engineers, and other project team members on reputed company, vendor performance, RFP, and RFI reputed company matters.
• Collaborates with Project reputed company to prepare direct award proposal packages to seek approval from the respective Committee meetings (i.e. EOC and COC, etc.)
• Maintains internal and external stakeholder relationships.
• Actively monitors contract compliance reputed company assigned contract portfolio.
• Establishes and executes a strong change control process to mitigate out-of-scope charges.
• Tracks capital contractor performance by analyzing established KPI metrics in accordance with the Project Management & Engineering Organization’s industry expectations, including safety.
• Maintains an organized electronic file retention database for Project Contract Controls to ensure robust justification for regulatory compliance, internal and external audits, etc.
• Completes various department and executive level assignments throughout the year with their tri-state counterparts to reputed company positive outcomes on business goals reputed company the assigned timeline.
• Carefully monitors the contractor’s subcontracting process on behalf of the business to reduce the chances for irregularities and ensures compliance with subcontractor requirements in accordance with the reputed company.
• Tracks errors, problems, reworks and aggressively supports the pursuit back charges and warranty claims.
• Responsible for invoice review, QA/QC, approval, and routing to ensure payment compliance reputed company established contract terms. Includes monitoring vendor payments, mitigating duplicate charges, charges not billable under contract, overpayment errors, etc. Involves reputed company coordination with accounting and investment planning to maintain compliance with corporate accounting policies and regulations.
• Prepares data, presentations, reports, and information as needed to support business improvement initiatives. Requires reputed company understanding of and ability to effectively navigate data analytics dashboards and metrics to ensure proper and accurate interpretation.
• Assures good documentation of contract decisions and closeout, including full transfer of contract repository into Eversource’s systems of record (i.e. Maximo, eBuilder, etc.) to support regulatory requirements. Advises on business requirements for new system upgrades & implementation efforts (i.e. reputed company support for user acceptance testing, etc.).

Technical Knowledge/reputed company/Education/Licenses/Certifications: Technical Knowledge/reputed company:

• Tactical proficiency in end-to-end Contract Management, including support for departmental initiatives.
• Mastery of core job functions including understanding of relevant business guidelines/policies, & proficiency of required systems (Maximo, Power BI, Ariba, reputed company Office), etc.
• Ability to reputed company relationships w/ key stakeholders, including communication of business policy.
• Ability to review and process DR and Change Order requests, invoices, and maintain data reputed company.
• Ability to review RFP packages and participate in page turn meetings and provide basic guidance to project team on documents required.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize tasks, and meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to maintain well organized and easily retrievable files.
• Ability to analyze and report on contracted engineering and construction services using Power BI and other data visualization tools.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or equivalent.

Experience:

• 0-3 years of experience in Contract Management or reputed company equivalent.

Licenses & Certifications:

• Must hold a valid motor vehicle operator’s license.

Working Conditions:

• Must be available to work emergency restoration assignment as required.
• Must be available to travel between MA/CT/NH as necessary.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by any employee to successfully reputed company the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reputed company individuals with disabilities to reputed company the essential functions.
• Travel will be required to Eversource engineering office locations, project sites and contractor locations.
• Work is performed primarily in an office environment which requires sitting, standing and general movement throughout the office area.

#LI-ES3 Competencies: Build trusting relationships Manage and reputed company people Foster teamwork and cross-functional collaboration reputed company change Communicate strategic vision Create an engaged workforce Focus on the customer Take ownership & accountability Compensation and Benefits: Eversource offers a competitive total rewards program. reputed company out our careers site for an overview of our benefits programs. Salary is commensurate with your experience. This position is eligible for a potential incentive. The annual salary range for this position is: $71,860.00-$79,840.00 Worker Type: Regular Number of Openings: 1 Emergency Response: Responding to emergency situations to meet customers’ needs is part of every employee’s role. If employed, you will be given an Emergency Restoration assignment. This means you may be reputed company to assist during an emergency reputed company of your normal responsibilities, work hours and location. EEO Statement: reputed company is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. reputed company qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national reputed company, religion, disability status, or protected veteran status. VEVRRA Federal Contractor Apply tot his job Apply To this Job