JOB DESCRIPTION
Siemens Mobility is looking for a skilled and business-oriented Contract Manager to join the Danish legal team. In this role, you will be responsible for contract management in relation to the Project (see definition below) and you will among other things lead and coordinate the contract management function on the Project, which implies negotiating and implementing contractual changes, handling claims, participating in meetings with various client representatives, other stakeholders etc.
You will be part of a small project team with a strong sense of unity, using each other as daily sparring partners, and you will get a unique opportunity to truly understand a long-term project. Siemens Mobility values a good working environment, flexibility, an open mind, and an informal tone to allow room to be heard and to develop.
As Contract Manager you will be responsible for contract management (including providing contractual and legal support) on the “Electrification Program” – the electrification of the Danish railway, where you will have a central function in the project organization.
The Electrification Program is preparing modern infrastructure for the Danish Railway Network to operate electrical trains. Siemens designs, supplies, tests, and commissions a modern Overhead Catenary System (Sicat SX) and Power Supply System which set environmentally friendly framework contributing to significant reduction of CO2 emissions and noise. The electrification will cover the majority of the Danish Railway Network (1360 km x double track= ca. 2720 km) and enable the train operators to implement faster trains in the future as the system is designed and tested for speed up to 250 km/h (the “Project”).
For more information about the Project, please visit: Elektrificeringsprogrammet | Banedanmark.
The size and duration of the Project offer you a unique opportunity to shape your own role and become part of one of the country’s leading companies. You will be a full-time member of a vibrant and committed electrification project team where you will contribute with your legal expertise and contract management experience to the daily Project challenges. Organizationally, you will be based in the legal team.
You will be working partly from the offices in Ballerup and partly from “Energiporten” in Copenhagen SV.
The role does not as such involve regular travelling activities.
LEGAL TEAM
As Contract Manager you will be a part of the legal team at Simens Mobility in Denmark. The legal team is managed and functions as a joint department of both Siemens Mobility A/S and Siemens A/S that currently consists of 5 skilled professionals including 2 contract managers, 2 Senior Legal Counsels and the General Counsel of Siemens Mobility A/S and Head of Legal Siemens A/S, Anne Friis, who you will be reporting to.
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
As Contract Manager, you will be handling a range of tasks including:
- Representing the Project Organization as Contract Manager (Key Role) and coordinating the contract management function on the Project, including providing strategic advice to the Program Management, reviewing, drafting, and negotiating different contracts related to changes in scope of the existing contract, preparing claims and legal correspondence, leading disputes, supporting with change management, etc.
- Ensuring proper understanding and application of the contract terms in relation to the client and other business partners and having a constructive/creative and solution minded approach to dealing with uncertainties and unforeseen situations.
- Participating (and negotiating) in relevant project meetings with the client representatives and other business partners, e.g. in relation to legal agreements, claims and changes to the contract, as well as collaborating with various stakeholders both internally and externally.
- Analyzing contractual requirements, collecting a well-structured and thought through argumentation for specific discussions, assignments or disputes etc.
- Overseeing and managing all legal-related documentation, including claims, correspondence, and changes, to ensure accurate tracking of tasks and adherence to deadlines.
REPORTING AND TITLE
Reporting to: General Counsel Siemens Mobility A/S and Head of Legal Siemens A/S, Anne Friis
Title: Contract Manager
IDEAL EXPERIENCE
Education: You have a Master of Laws (cand.jur. or cand.merc.jur.) and possibly also license to practice as attorney-at-law.
Legal areas: You have minimum 5 years of experience from a contract management or contract negotiation role and / or a law firm, and experience with construction law and
related contracts (including AB-terms or FIDIC). Further, you have experience with claims and disputes with respect to construction activities.
Contract Management: You have experience within contract management, preferable from other construction projects and know how to handle bigger contract complexes. This
would include solid experience and interest in negotiating, drafting and / or managing the fulfillment of construction contracts in close cooperation with internal and / or external stakeholders.
Stakeholder management: You have excellent abilities in interacting and building relationships with internal and external stakeholders. You constructively balance legal and commercial interests, and you are comfortable with flagging and challenging processes and decisions.
Language skills: You have excellent written and verbal communication skills in the Danish and English language.
PERSONAL CAPABILITIES
Proactive and solution orientated: You are creative, proactive and solution orientated with a natural inclination to take initiative, be solution oriented and drive a process in a dynamic environment.
Responsible: You take responsibility and ownership for the legal matters you work with, ensuring that all tasks are solved in a satisfactory and timely matter. Further, you have a
natural ability to influence, and you can stand by your opinions and make the necessary decisions regarding the progress of the projects.
Commercial understanding: You have a strong business understanding and can quickly assimilate information, enabling you to make strong legal decisions and priorities. Further, you have good abilities to balance legal and commercial interests.
Team player: You contribute to a team with a positive and team-oriented mind-set, and you understand the value of knowledge sharing and pulling as a team.
SIEMENS MOBILITY’S VALUE PROPOSITION TO YOU
You will become part of a team with an open and informal tone, where your well-being and professional and personal development are high on the agenda.
Siemens Mobility offers you great career opportunities in an international working environment with exciting challenges and the opportunity for ongoing skills development. Siemens Mobility prioritizes responsibility for its employees’ health and well-being and offers a range of employee benefits.
Siemens Mobility also offers favorable pension conditions with health insurance, and Siemens works with work life balance to create mutual, flexible working conditions. Thus, there are also good opportunities for working from home on a weekly basis.
ABOUT SIEMENS MOBILITY
The Siemens Group (Siemens AG) is a more than 175-year-old global technology company that currently employs approx. 385,000 employees in more than 200 countries. Siemens focuses on energy production and distribution, smart infrastructure and building technology, as well as automation and digitalization for the industry. Siemens is one of the world’s largest companies in electronics and electrical engineering.
Siemens Mobility is a German subsidiary of Siemens AG. Globally, Siemens Mobility is a leader on the sustainable transportation market and is known for its robust product range which includes high-speed trains, regional trains, commuter trains, and trams, characterized by their energy efficiency and modern passenger amenities. Siemens Mobility has a very strong history of engineering and focuses on the following core business areas:
- Rolling stock
- Rail automation and electrification
- Turnkey systems
- Intelligent traffic systems and
- Digital solutions
Siemens Mobility employs approx. 39,600 employees worldwide and has been a leader in coherent, sustainable, reliable, and safe transport solutions for more than 160 years. Historical depth, continuous innovation, and commitment to sustainability makes Siemens Mobility a key player in the global transport and mobility sector.
Siemens in Denmark consists of Siemens A/S, Siemens Mobility A/S, Siemens Industry Software A/S, Siemens Healthineers (Siemens Healthcare A/S), Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S, and Siemens Energy A/S.
Siemens Mobility in Denmark has approx. 190 employees, and the core competencies in Denmark are Electrification, Signaling, Rolling Stock & Software.
For more information about Siemens Mobility, please visit: Home – Siemens Mobility Denmark
APPLICATION AND CONTACT
If you recognise the profile we are looking for and find this opportunity attractive, please apply here and include a resume and other relevant documentation or call Mikkel Falkenberg on tel: +45 29993065 or Camilla Krogh on tel: +45 51261264 from RESOLVA to hear more about the position.
