Job Description

Summary

This role can be based in either Vancouver, BC, Santiago, Chile or Lima, Peru and will require travel to site in Lima.

Reporting to the Compa\xc3\xb1ia Mineral Zafranal (CMZ) Project Services Manager, the Contracts and Procurement Manager will play an integral role in the Zafranal Contracts and Procurement organization. This individual will handle cradle to grave contract and procurement management lifecycle functions while running the day-to-day operations of the contracts and procurement team.

The Contracts & Procurement Manager is responsible for leading the full contracting lifecycle, developing and recommending contract strategies (including the identification of compensation and market approach models), developing detailed Contract risk registers (including the development and implementation of prevention and mitigation strategies) planning and implementing Request for Proposal (RFP) processes, evaluating proposals and negotiating agreements, making recommendations for award, conforming contracts for execution, administering (including assessment of payment and commercial claims), and closing contracts. This role will maintain close coordination with the project managers, project teams, project services fields, and corporate shared service groups (legal, risk, customs and trade compliance, etc.).

We are looking for an individual with field experience, familiarity with ERP systems, ability to assess and implement systems, capability to assess and develop effort-hour estimates, experience in leading and ensuring interaction and interfaces are well coordinated and integrated between the Owner\'s team, engineering consultants and EPCM Service Providers from a commercial perspective.

The Contracts & Procurement Manager will cooperate with various internal executive personnel and secure their approval of key lifecycle documents in accordance with the Teck Project Development Framework and Corporate Delegations of Authority. The Contracts & Procurement Manager will represent CMZ and Teck in pre-award and post-award contract meetings and negotiations with external contractors and service providers as required

Project Overview

The Zafranal Project is led by Compa\xc3\xb1ia Minera Zafranal (\xe2\x80\x9cCMZ\xe2\x80\x9d) in which Teck holds an 80% interest and Mitsubishi Materials Corporation a 20% interest. The project is a mid-sized copper-gold mine development opportunity in southern Peru at moderate elevation with good access to existing road and port infrastructure.

The Feasibility Study (\xe2\x80\x9cFS\xe2\x80\x9d) was completed in June 2019 and contemplates a 65 ktpd open-pit mine and concentrator operation producing an average of 125 ktpa copper in concentrate over the first five years and 78 ktpa copper in concentrate over a 19-year mine life at C1 cash costs of $1.16/lb and $1.49/lb respectively, net a significant gold credit in concentrate (using $3.50/lb Cu and $1,550/oz Au). A mineral inventory for possible mine life extension has been identified in drilling.

Responsibilities

• Be a courageous safety leader, adhere to and sponsor safety and environmental rules and procedures
• Maintain and demonstrate Teck\'s commitment to safety and environmental protection as a core value
• Develop and recommend Project Contracting Strategies to Project Director for multi package contracting scopes
• Develop and recommend contract strategies and contract plans to Project Managers/Directors, ensuring contract strategies consider appropriate legal, commercial, and technical approach to scope packaging, bidding, awarding, managing, and closing contracts
• Lead all aspects of the request for proposal process
• Plan, prepare and run the RFP documents and process
• Analyze and evaluate commercial proposals
• Undertake commercial risk assessment on technical documentation forming part of the RFP and contract suite
• Lead the technical evaluation process
• Negotiate commercial and legal terms on behalf of Teck, including drafting recommended amendments to the legal conditions for approval by corporate counsel
• Recommend award based on overall best value
• Conform and implement resulting contracts
• Ensure all records are managed and retained
• Coordinate agreements (post-award) including evaluating pre-mobilization deliverables, reconciling invoices, negotiating / resolving disputes, negotiating changes, implementing organisational change procedures, and closing contracts
• Proactively provide guidance to Project Manager/Director and project teams in regards to contract management strategies, options, and considerations throughout all stages of contracts and Purchase order lifecycles
• Interpret legal and commercial terms and apply those terms to handle contractors, advise Project Managers and project teams, and to resolve disputes / claims
• Implement efficient change management to ensure contract/Purchase Order modifications are accurately documented and approved
• Implements and align systems supporting contracts and PO formation and administration, as the need arises, so that smooth execution is achieved
• Maintain accurate records of committed, actuals, expended and forecast Owner\'s costs associated with the project against the approved commitments
• Ensure contracts and purchase orders are closed out appropriately and in accordance with applicable legislation
• On a project, manages and instructs the EPCM in its execution of full contracting and procurement lifecycle on behalf of Teck
• Develop for Management approval contracts and procurement management policies, procedures, and templates using the Project Procedures Manual from the Project Development group
• Serve as the leader of agreements negotiation (contracts and procurement) process on behalf of Teck
• Proactively resolve issues that arise between contractors/vendors and project teams with integrity
• Prepare ad hoc contract/procurement management reports as the need arises
• Adhere to all corporate policies, code of ethics and codes of conduct
• Perform job-related administrative duties as required

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in engineering, accounting, finance or business, or diploma in a trade is required, a post-graduate degree such as MBA is desirable
• Experience with mining/industrial projects is required
• Minimum of 15 years\' of experience in an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) or an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) company and owners project team and managing and completing contract and procurement lifecycle activities
• Minimum of 8 years\' of project Contracts Manager experience in an Owner\'s role
• Minimum of 5 years\' of field experience
• Outstanding experience in applied contracts and procurement management in an international / multinational project delivery environment is highly regarded
• Proficient understanding of post-award (practical) project freight and logistics management requirements, and practices
• Sophisticated understanding of the unique-requirements for performance of the Contracts and Procurement Management role in an Owner\'s team, in addition to confirmed quality of work within an EPCM, EPCM, or Tier 1 Contractor organization
• Advanced skills and knowledge of overall project implementation management processes, including understanding of project life-cycles, project procedures, project roles and responsibilities
• Demonstrated excellence in risk and opportunity identification, strategic and tactical planning and management
• Deep understanding of various contract types, models, strategies, etc. and applicability, risks and benefits of each type
• Deep understanding and strong ability to argue, defend, apply, and rely on legal and commercial terms and conditions during negotiations
• Outstanding relationship management, negotiation and dispute resolution skills
• Demonstrated ability to scope, build and lead successful teams
• Excellent interpersonal skills as well as excellent Spanish and English communication skills, both verbal and written
• Able and driven to learn quickly, with learning Agility and demonstrating Modeling Leadership
• Able to build and nurture positive relationships
• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to communicate efficiently
• Able to conduct strategic integration, with outstanding problem solving, planning and prioritization skills

About Teck

At Teck, we value diversity. Our teams work collaboratively and respect each person\'s unique perspective and contribution. Qualified applicants interested in joining dynamic team are encouraged to submit a resume and cover letter electronically. We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for the position; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Teck is a diversified resource company committed to responsible mining and mineral development with major business units focused on copper, steelmaking coal and zinc, as well as investments in energy assets. Teck has been named one of for the six consecutive years. Teck has also been named to the Forbes list of the for the past two years and is one of . Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, its shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols TECK.A and TECK.B and the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TECK.

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