Senior Contracts Engineer

Opportunity Details

Key Responsibilities:

• Tender/Bidding: Analyze contractual risks and obligations, review upstream projects, draft and negotiate partnership agreements (MoUs, JVs, Consortiums), and prepare/review downstream contracts such as subcontracts, supply agreements, and purchase orders.
• Project Execution: Finalize client contracts, support project start-up including bonds and insurance, prepare contract management plans, and manage upstream, partnership, and downstream contracts.
• Contract Management: Draft/review contractual correspondence, manage variations and contractual deviations, negotiate changes with clients, prepare extension-of-time and additional-cost claims, and prepare/review meeting minutes.
• Close-Out: Manage project close-out and final settlement of claims under upstream and downstream contracts.

Core Competencies:

• Strong FIDIC contract knowledge.
• Strong negotiation, communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ethical, self-motivated, committed and able to work effectively within a team.
• Ability to multitask, work with minimal supervision, continuously learn and share knowledge.
• Strong attention to safety, ethics and professional standards.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from a recognized university.
• 6+ years’ experience in Contract Management.
• Experience in infrastructure, railway or industrial projects.
• Experience managing Consortium/JV projects.
• Good negotiation, linguistic, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of legal requirements related to contracts.
• Arabic & English mandatory; French is a plus.