What you'll do
- Lead drafting, review, negotiation, and administration of contracts across project lifecycle
- Oversee contracts preparation and management for CCGT projects including EPC, PPAs, O&M, and supplier/vendor contracts
- Ensure contract compliance with legal and regulatory requirements in coordination with legal team
- Manage contract execution, amendments, and close-out processes with Project Management teams
- Identify and proactively manage contractual risks with mitigation strategies
- Drive contract performance management ensuring compliance with obligations, timelines, and deliverables
- Lead claims, variations, and dispute resolution processes with relevant stakeholders
- Act as primary contact for contractual matters providing guidance to internal teams
- Lead negotiations with contractors, suppliers, and clients to secure favorable terms and manage exposure
- Support commercial and procurement teams in supplier evaluation, tendering, and contract awards
- Oversee contract-related financial aspects including budgets, payments, and cost control
Key requirements
- 8+ years' experience
- Contract drafting, negotiation, and administration
- FIDIC contracts and claims management
- Risk management and contract performance management
- Stakeholder management and communication skills
- Commercial acumen for contract negotiations and influence
- CCGT project contracts including EPC, PPAs, O&M, and supplier/vendor contracts
- Engineering
About the job
As a Contracts Manager at Metlen you will be a fundamental part of the Proposals & Contracts department of the Thermal Power & HVDC division. This position will be based in Paiania, Greece.
Your role will encompass:
Lead the drafting, review, negotiation, and administration of contracts to ensure compliance, mitigate risks, and optimize commercial outcomes across the project lifecycle.
Oversee the preparation and management of contracts related to CCGT projects, including EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) contracts, PPAs (Power Purchase Agreements), O&M (Operations & Maintenance) agreements, and supplier/vendor contracts.
Ensure all contracts are aligned with applicable legal and regulatory requirements in close coordination with the legal team.
Manage contract execution, amendments, and close-out processes, providing direction and guidance to Project Management teams.
Identify, assess, and proactively manage contractual risks, implementing mitigation strategies to protect the company’s interests.
Drive contract performance management, ensuring compliance with contractual obligations, timelines, and deliverables across all stakeholders.
Lead the management of claims, variations, and dispute resolution processes, coordinating with Project Management and relevant stakeholders.
Act as the primary point of contact for all contractual matters, providing guidance and strategic input to internal teams.
Lead negotiations with contractors, suppliers, and clients to secure commercially favourable terms and manage contractual exposure.
Support and guide commercial and procurement teams in supplier evaluation, tendering, and contract award processes.
Oversee contract-related financial aspects in collaboration with project managers and finance teams, including budgets, payments, and cost control.
What you bring to the role:
MSc in Engineering , or a related discipline.
8+ years of professional experience in the construction and/or energy sector, with strong exposure to EPC or large-scale infrastructure projects.
Proven experience managing complex contractual frameworks, including FIDIC.
Strong commercial acumen with demonstrated ability to lead negotiations and influence key stakeholders.
Proven track record in managing contractual risk, claims, and dispute resolution.
Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
Strategic thinker with strong analytical capabilities and attention to detail.
Excellent command of English.
Ability to travel.
Share the same Value Based Behaviors:
People & Personal growth
Results orientation & Safety excellence
Collaboration & Trust
Empathy & Effective communication
Flexibility & Adaptability
About the company
As one of Greece’s largest Heavy Industries Companies, Metlen provides more than 4,820 direct and indirect jobs, creating a work environment characterised by job security, equality, stability and employee commitment to the corporate values.
The human resources of the Company comprise highly skilled and trained people active in various sectors and disciplines.
In Metlen we seek to treat our people in a responsible and consistent manner and to remain their first choice of employer throughout the course of their careers. We are standing by our people and we take concrete steps to support their professional development.
Corporate Culture
The corporate culture of Metlen is the element that ensures cohesion and consensus in the efforts to realize the Company's vision, and is present across all the levels of the workforce – from the top management down to the production line.
The core priority of the corporate culture is to invest constantly in the human capital, which is the Company's driving force.
To this end:
- We focus on attracting and retaining competent professionals, whose values and principles are aligned with those of the Company
- We put to good use the potential of our people and we seek to provide them with tools and opportunities to help them develop their skills and support their professional development within the Company
- We encourage innovation, initiative, learning and diversity
- We recognise the importance that maintaining a balance between professional and personal life has for our employees
- We keep in place a set of corporate values that promote business excellence and social responsibility
About the company
As one of Greece’s largest Heavy Industries Companies, Metlen provides more than 4,820 direct and indirect jobs, creating a work environment characterised by job security, equality, stability and employee commitment to the corporate values.
The human resources of the Company comprise highly skilled and trained people active in various sectors and disciplines.
In Metlen we seek to treat our people in a responsible and consistent manner and to remain their first choice of employer throughout the course of their careers. We are standing by our people and we take concrete steps to support their professional development.
Corporate Culture
The corporate culture of Metlen is the element that ensures cohesion and consensus in the efforts to realize the Company's vision, and is present across all the levels of the workforce – from the top management down to the production line.
The core priority of the corporate culture is to invest constantly in the human capital, which is the Company's driving force.
To this end:
- We focus on attracting and retaining competent professionals, whose values and principles are aligned with those of the Company
- We put to good use the potential of our people and we seek to provide them with tools and opportunities to help them develop their skills and support their professional development within the Company
- We encourage innovation, initiative, learning and diversity
- We recognise the importance that maintaining a balance between professional and personal life has for our employees
- We keep in place a set of corporate values that promote business excellence and social responsibility