Contracts and Claims Lead

Job Purpose

Responsibilities

• Ensure the Contract Management activities are undertaken in compliance with the client’s objectives, strategies, policies, plans, procedures, and applicable regulations / standards templates.
• Implement best practices, methodologies and strategies, as required.
• Identify opportunities for improvements and innovations.
• Ensure the proper and timely administration of contracts awarded by the client.
• Manage contractual correspondence to ensure it is handled in accordance with the highest standards by issuing timely notices / disputes / claims / replies by preserving the rights of NIT.
• Draft high quality and professional contractual notices.
• Proactive approach to risk identification and change management.
• Lead the resolution of disputes and claims and ensure all changes to contracts are formalized via. Variations by preserving the rights of NIT.
• Collaborate with the client to ensure thorough and timely contract management practices.
• Collaborate with engineering, technical and project management teams to ensure proper contract administration, payments certification, variations administration and claims management.
• Maintains active participation in related professional societies to keep abreast of relevant contractual issues.
• Assign tasks, provide support & guidance to the subordinates and review their work prior to circulation to the concerned stakeholder.
• Conduct a weekly review meeting with the subordinates to monitor the status of tasks assigned, status of Change Order, Claims, EOT applications, etc. to decide further course of action.
• Act as a focal point of contact for Contract & Claims dept. for all concerned stakeholders.
• Initiate, Prepare, Review, Circulate and Ensure Implementation of this Manual by all stakeholders.

Profession

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering / QS / Law degree + strong FIDIC knowledge
• Postgraduate qualification in Construction Law preferred.

Certification

• MRICS, MCIOB, or membership of a recognized engineering/claims institute desirable but not mandatory.

Experience

• Minimum 8-13
• years total experience
• in contracts and claims within construction/infrastructure.
• Minimum 5
• –7 years
• in a senior/lead role handling complex contractual and claims matters.