Senior Manager Contract Management

McDermott International

McDermott International

Posted on May 22, 2026

Job Overview

The Senior Manager Contract Management is tasked with developing departmental plans, including business, production, and organizational priorities. The role requires multi-disciplinary expertise and an understanding of the industry to achieve financial and operational objectives. The Senior Manager Contract Management manages multiple related teams, sets organizational priorities, and allocates the appropriate resources. They must identify and resolve complex technical, operational, and organizational problems. This role directly impacts business results by supporting and function-specific projects, products, services, and technologies and developing policies and plans.


The Senior Manager Contract Management provides leadership to managers and professional staff within the Contract Management discipline. They are accountable for the performance and results of multiple related teams; their decisions are guided by resource availability and functional objectives of the Contract Management discipline.

Essential Qualifications and Education

  • Degree in Engineering, Law, Business, Quantity Surveying, or similar
  • Over 14 years within the energy industry through all phases of EPCI project delivery
  • Working experience preferably in Offshore, Subsea, or Onshore Oil and Gas related projects
  • Functional, business, and leadership expertise
  • Substantial prime contract management experience as a contractor on small, medium, and large EPC projects
  • Extensive lump sum bidding and executing experience
  • Ability to work as a team member as well as act as team leader
  • Adherence to McDermott’s integrity values
  • Communication and presentation skills, both written and spoken
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Computer literate in Microsoft programs: Word, Access, PowerPoint, Excel, Project

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Key Tasks and Responsibilities

  • Assist in the development and maintenance of globally consistent contract management tools, processes, and procedures
  • Assist in the evaluation, development, deployment, and maintenance of global strategies to improve contract management efficiencies, increase gross profit, and minimize risks across the organization
  • Assist in monitoring, measuring, and improving the level of implementation and effectiveness of the global tools, processes, procedures
  • Assist in monitoring and reporting performance of the Contracts Management function
  • Other duties related to the Contracts Management function, as requested by the Global Contracts Management Lead
  • Own and lead the implementation, enforcement, and verification of compliance with all McDermott policies and procedures
  • Ensure employees understand their responsibility and authority to effectively implement the requirements of all McDermott policies and procedures
  • Ensure the timely completion of all mandatory training by themselves and their teams