Contract Manager

Project Based: 6-12 months (depending on the project)

Monday to Saturday work schedule

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of contracts, including monitoring all payments and obligations.

• Collaborate with legal department to ensure contract terms comply with legal requirements and company policies.

• Manage the contract lifecycle, including initiation, analysis, negotiation, monitoring, modification, completion and termination.

• Act as the main contact for customers and suppliers regarding contractual matters.

• Provide contract-related issue resolution, both internally and externally.

• Support and provide advice to the company in all commercial and contractual management matters, primarily in contract and procurement matters.

• Develop and implement procedures for contract management and administration in compliance with company policy.

• Keeps track of important contract dates and milestones.

• Analyze contracts considering corporate guidelines and policies and the interest of project stakeholders

• Handling claims and variation/change orders

• Participate in the negotiation process of various contracts with clients, joint ventures, sub-contractors and suppliers

• Draft contractual correspondences in consultation with PM

• Participate in project reviews, propose, and support mitigation actions as required

• Monitor subcontractors/suppliers’ obligations to ensure contractual milestones are being met, exercise contractual remedies

• Handle contract close-out obligations, including warranty commencement, closure of financial instruments, closure of subcontracts

• Maintain contract management tools, filings, and systems

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Law, Business Administration, Commerce, or a related discipline. A Master’s degree or relevant professional qualification is an advantage.

• Proven experience in contract and commercial management with a minimum of 10 years’ experience related to engineering, construction, manufacturing, utilities, or other heavy industries.

• Strong understanding of FIDIC contracts.

• Excellent proficiency in English. Must possess excellent drafting skills and strong attention to detail.

• Willingness to travel occasionally to project sites.

• Ability to provide timely and sound expert commercial and contract management advice and work effectively as part of a small, close-knit team in a demanding, fast-paced, multilingual, and multidisciplinary environment.

• Strategic communicator, self-motivated, with a commercial, practical, methodical, detail-oriented, flexible, and dynamic approach.

• Experience and/or formal training in pricing, contract law, contract drafting, contract administration, negotiation of change orders, effective correspondence, planning, and scheduling.

• Thorough knowledge of prime contract administration, office and field procedures, and documentation relating to construction projects.

• Working knowledge of engineering and construction industry contracting practices, applicable government and commercial regulations, procedures, and industry work practices.