Senior Contract Administrator

The role

Reporting to the Senior Director, Contract Administration, the Senior Contract Administator plays a crucial role in supporting Alto’s contract administration function, with a particular focus on the Pre-Development Agreement (PDA) that governs the Co-Development Phase. During this phase, Alto and Cadence, the private developer partner, collaborate to advance the project design, engage in consultations with local communities, Rightsholders, and stakeholders, and secure a positive Impact Assessment decision, among other activities. The key responsibilities of the contract administration function, which is part of the Commercial team, include collaborating with Cadence, providing support to Alto’s teams on contract interpretation, ensuring compliance with contractual terms and conditions, and providing analytical support to optimize contract performance.

The responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day administration of the PDA with Cadence.
• Monitoring Cadence’s performance by tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) and ensuring they follow the terms and conditions of the PDA.
• Review and interpret contract terms and conditions to ensure contractual obligations, deliverables, notices, and commercial requirements are properly administered.
• Conduct contractual and commercial analyses and provide strategic advice to support the project team and decision-making.
• Support the team, as needed, in the review of invoices, changes requests, etc. as per the terms of the PDA.
• Maintain comprehensive subcontract files, registers, correspondence logs, and commercial records.
• Prepare reports and presentations to inform the leadership team on the status of activities related to the contract management aspects of the project.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of contractual and commercial strategies.

The requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, engineering or law, or equivalent.
• A minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.
• Bilingualism (English and French), both spoken and written.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with various internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to adapt in an evolving environment.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Action and results oriented.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.