Contracts Manager - Ukraine
Tetra Tech provides best-in-class energy consulting services for clients worldwide. Our work advances clean energy to achieve climate and decarbonization goals, creates sustainable utilities and modern grids, and promotes gender equality and economic inclusivity at the energy nexus.
The Energy Security Project (ESP) is a seven-year project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the largest USAID project in Ukraine so far. The USAID ESP is implemented by Tetra Tech, a leading consulting firm based in the United States.
USAID ESP mission is to enhance Ukraine’s energy security, improve the energy legal and regulatory environment in the country, and increase the resilience of Ukraine’s energy supply. This will help to support the country’s economic development and sustain its democracy. Tetra Tech is working closely with the Government of Ukraine to develop competitive energy markets. By doing so, USAID ESP will facilitate private sector-led energy investments to provide affordable, reliable, resilient, and secure energy for all Ukrainians. This project is currently in the fifth year of implementation and will run through June 2025.
Project opportunity
United Kingdom and Europe Teams and Clients
Position summary & job purpose:
Tetra Tech has an opportunity for a Contracts Manager to support ESP’s overall mission. The Contracts Manager will be responsible for supporting ESP’s Senior Contracts Manager in the full life cycle contract administration process for the ESP project. Learn more about the ESP here.
Position responsibilities:
- Ensure project compliance with government contracting requirements.
- Implement appropriate acquisition instruments based on project requirements.
- Review and obtain procurement files accomplishments, including RFQs/RFPs, evaluation memos, negotiations, and sole source justifications.
- Maintain excellent working relationships with clients to ensure their needs are met.
- Create, modify, and draft purchase orders, subcontracts agreements.
- Track contracts performance together with technical representatives, invoices processing, perform supplier evaluation, close-out of contracts.
- Support negotiation with subcontractors and client budgets.
- Help maintain project inventory of all expendable and nonexpendable items.
- Maintain field office procurement and contracts files.
- Assist the senior contracts manager in completing the quarterly internal review of contract files.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Minimum qualifications:
- 5 years of relevant working experience
- Bachelor’s degree in law, business administration, finance or related field. 4 years of directly related work experience may be substituted for degree
- Prior work experience with U.S. federal government procurements
- Previous financial and operations management experience
- Experience working with Federal Acquisition Registers and USAID Acquisition Regulations
- Proven ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment
- Basic negotiating and budgeting skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word
- Professional proficiency in English and Ukrainian
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience in procurements with USAID or other donor agencies
- Strong attention to details
- Advanced degree
- Excellent communication and customer service skills
About Tetra Tech:
Tetra Tech combines the resources of a global, multibillion-dollar company with local, client-focused delivery in more than 470 locations around the world. Our reputation rests on the technical expertise and dedication of our employees—22,000 associates working together to provide smart, scalable solutions for challenging projects. We are proud to be home to leading technical experts in water, environment, infrastructure, resource management, energy, and international development.
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