Contract Manager

Location:

Kocaeli, Kocaeli, Turkey

Job ID:

R0148920

Date Posted:

2026-10-23

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY TURKEY ELEKTRIK SANAYI ANONIM SIRKETI

Profession (Job Category):

Legal, Compliance & Audit

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

The Opportunity

 

At Hitachi Energy our purpose is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We bring power to our homes, schools, hospitals, and factories.  Join us and work with fantastic people, while learning and developing yourself on projects that have a real impact to our communities and society. Bring your passion, bring your energy, and be part of a global team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation.

 

We are looking for a "Contract Manager" who will be leading the provision of contract management services to the local factories, ensuring all contract management activities are executed in accordance with the Company and BU Contract Management Guidelines, under the leadership of HUB Contract Manager with below qualifications;

 

***Role will be based in Dilovası- Power Transformers factory.

 

How you will make an impact:

 

• Contract portfolio governance: Ensures the portfolio of contracts in the local business follows contract and claim management methodologies in accordance with BU and HUB internal standard procedures
• Tender preparation and negotiations: Reviews and comments on commercial and technical tender terms and conditions with external customer. Cooperate with the sales team to define the contact strategy. Participating in customer negotiations when and where required to support the sales team.
• Risk Review: Support the sales team during risk review process for the contractual section preparation, participate the risk review meetings to present the contractual terms and conditions.
• Contract Execution (from project kick-off to project closure): Identifies the contract baseline (including terms and conditions, specifications, drawings, estimate, proposal, schedule and other documents incorporated in the contract) and highlights areas of potential risk. Support Project Management during execution phase to develop, implement risk mitigation and opportunity plan
• Contract Closure: Support Project Management to verify that both parties to the contract have fulfilled their contractual obligations and there are no responsibilities outstanding. Assesses success of the contract and determines if there are any lessons learned for future contracting. Documents and communicates to all appropriate parties any deficiencies found as part of the closeout process.
• Claims: Support PM to prepare claims and defends HE's contractual interests against customer and suppliers during the whole of a project life cycle.
• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external & internal regulations, procedures & guidelines.

 

Your Background:

• Bachelor's degree in Law.
• Experience of minimum 10 years in contract management/legal in EP/EPC energy company or similar industrial plants.
• Experience in working within internationally staffed teams and with international contractual partners. Being collaborative is important.
• Experience in negotiation, claim management, and contract-related issues.
• Experience in working in a multicultural environment and commercial mindset with knowledge in business risks.

• Strong communication, negotiation, stakeholder management, and leadership skills with systematic and structured work style.

• Ability to negotiate in English, fluency in written and spoken English and Turkish.

 

More About Us

 

We pride ourselves on offering a holistic range of competitive benefit programs to support your financial, physical and mental wellbeing and personal development. We want you to truly thrive with us – in work and out.

For this role, depending on grade and experience, we offer the following employee benefits;

*Access to a comprehensive wellbeing program,

*Private health insurance,

*Transportation allowance.

 

 

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