Contract Manager

GE Vernova

. Support contractual management of hydro projects from a back-office contract management perspective .

Posted 10/8/2026full-timeRemote • CanadaMid-LevelSenior💰 $109,800 - $183,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in contract management, including post-award administration, risk allocation, and compliance within complex project environments. Proficient in drafting contractual communications and managing change-related documentation while collaborating effectively across functions in a matrixed organization.

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Contract ManagementContract AdministrationRisk AllocationContractual CommunicationChange Management

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Hard Skills

Contract InterpretationContractual DocumentationChange Order ManagementClaims SupportContractual Risk Tracking

Soft Skills

Organizational SkillsAnalytical SkillsWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

Contract Management ProceduresCommercial Risk RegistersDashboardsTracking Systems

Industry Keywords

Hydroelectric ProjectsPower GenerationEPCComplex Infrastructure ProjectsMatrix Organization

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support contractual management of hydro projects from a back-office contract management perspective
Protect GE Vernova’s contractual and commercial position through contract administration, notices, change management, and risk tracking
Manage contractual aspects from bid or contract handover through execution, close-out, and warranty
Interpret contractual rights, obligations, assumptions, exclusions, deliverables, milestones, remedies, and commercial positions
Draft, review, and tailor commercial and contractual communications
Participate in negotiation and finalization of amendments, change orders, and other commercial instruments
Act as the contractual resource for project management, site, technical, controls, sourcing, quality, and other functions
Prepare and manage notices, reservations of rights, change requests, amendments, claims support documentation, and contractual submissions
Maintain contractual records, registers, logs, trackers, dashboards, and leadership updates
Identify contractual risks, opportunities, deviations, and watchpoints
Coordinate substantiation packages, event chronologies, and supporting records with project controls, planning, sourcing, finance, legal, and technical teams
Monitor events that may cause cost or schedule impacts
Support supplier and subcontractor contract administration and flow-down obligations
Advise project teams on contractual issues and escalate issues to leadership
Support compliance, milestone verification, payment documentation, contract close-out, final accounts, releases, turnover, and warranty issues
Report to the regional North America Contract Management Leader

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Law, Business, Finance, Project Management, or a related technical or commercial field and/or minimum of 5–8 years of demonstrated experience in contract management within complex project environments
Demonstrated experience in post-award contract administration, contract interpretation, and management of contractual issues during project execution
Experience drafting and managing formal contractual correspondence, notices, amendments, and change-related documentation
Strong understanding of contractual risk allocation, commercial implications, and the relationship between project execution events and contract entitlement
Strong organizational and analytical skills
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work effectively across functions in a matrixed and international organization
Fluency in English is required
Experience in hydroelectric, pumped storage, power generation, or complex infrastructure projects is desired
Experience with EPC, split-scope, consortium, supply-and-install, or similarly complex project delivery models is desired
Familiarity with change management, claims support, commercial risk registers, and contract management procedures is desired
Ability to collaborate effectively with remote teams and support site execution from a back-office position
Experience working in a complex matrix organization is desired

Benefits

Comp & perks

Periodic travel opportunities for project meetings, internal workshops, customer meetings, supplier discussions, or key project milestones
Relocation assistance is not provided