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About the Role
As a Claim Manager at BEW Berliner Energie und Wärme GmbH, you will play a crucial role in advancing our mission of providing climate-friendly energy to Berlin. We are seeking individuals passionate about driving the local heat transition through innovative procurement strategies and modern technologies.
Responsibilities
- Review and negotiate contracts to effectively identify, evaluate, and enforce claims.
- Develop and implement strategies to prevent future claims, incorporating lessons learned from ongoing projects.
- Collaborate closely with internal and external partners for successful claim resolution and prevention, ensuring clear communication in German and English.
- Conduct risk analyses and derive appropriate measures to minimize risks and secure project goals regarding costs, deadlines, and quality.
- Independently process, document, and monitor external and internal claims.
- Participate in the optimization, further development, and digitalization of claim management processes, including conducting training sessions on contract and claim management.
- Develop and establish contract management concepts for various business units, including performance and change order management.
Requirements
- Successfully completed a university of applied sciences/university degree in law, economics, industrial engineering, or an equivalent qualification.
- Relevant professional experience in contract and/or claim management.
- Sound knowledge of EU public procurement law.
- Strong analytical and conceptual skills, with excellent knowledge of purchasing contracts, particularly in handling change orders and performance issues.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills, coupled with confidence in dealing with internal and external stakeholders.
- Proficient knowledge of standard MS Office applications.
- Teamwork ability, assertiveness, and persuasiveness.
- Responsible and entrepreneurial thinking and action.
- Fluent German and good English skills, both written and spoken.
- Approximately 70% of the requirements are sufficient for application.
Skills
- Contract Management
- Claim Management
- Risk Management
- Process Optimization
- Contract Development
- Performance Management
- Change Order Management
- EU Public Procurement Law
- MS Office Applications
- Communication
- Negotiation
Location
- Berlin
Work Type
- Full-time
- Permanent
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Relevant professional experience
Education Level
- University degree in Law, Economics, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- 13th month salary for tariff employees and additional compensation components
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements (37-hour week, part-time options, flexible hours, time tracking, mobile working)
- 30 days of vacation, days off on December 24th and 31st, and leave options
- Support for individual development, including free training and support for further education
- Company pension scheme
- Public transport company ticket or Deutschlandticket (50% employer subsidy) and job bike offer
- Employee electricity tariff after 12 months of service
- Various health and wellness offerings, including Urban Sports Club membership and PME family service
About the Company
- BEW Berliner Energie und Wärme GmbH provides climate-friendly electricity and heat to Berlin.
- Operates the largest district heating network in Western Europe.
- Supplies heat to approximately one-third of Berlin households.
- Covers the entire value chain of district heating with over 2,300 employees.
- Committed to exiting coal by 2030 and achieving climate-neutral generation by 2045.
- Supports Berlin in achieving its climate goals through increased use of renewable energy and waste heat.
Equal Opportunity
- Applications from individuals of all ages, gender identities, sexual orientations, and ethnic-cultural backgrounds are welcome.
- Severely disabled individuals are given special consideration with equal qualifications.
- A pre-employment screening is part of the recruitment process.