CONTRACTS ENGINEER - Infrastructure Projects

Job purpose

Contract administration

• Review executed contracts and project documents to identify scope gaps, exclusions, interface obligations, and commercial risks.
• Maintain registers for obligations, correspondence, notices, variations, claims, deadlines, approvals, and outstanding decisions.
• Draft contractual notices and correspondence, track client and consultant instructions, and flag changes requiring authorization.
• Prepare variation proposals and coordinate valuation and schedule impact with Engineering, Planning, Construction, and Quantity Surveying.
• Prepare time-extension and additional-cost submissions supported by contract provisions and contemporaneous records.

Commercial management and closeout

• Represent the contractor in contractual and commercial meetings, support negotiations, and record actions and open decisions.
• Review payment applications, deductions, retention, and disputed amounts; coordinate certification and final account reconciliation.
• Review subcontract terms and change requests for alignment with main-contract obligations and identify unpassed exposure.
• Track outstanding claims, variations, handover, defects obligations, retention release, and guarantees through closeout.

General accountabilities

• Meet delivery schedules and targets, use resources effectively, report task progress, and escalate complex issues.
• Support quality controls, process improvements, policy compliance, and relevant safety and environmental procedures.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or another relevant field.
• At least 8 years of experience.
• Technical and functional competencies include contract law, negotiating, risk assessment, and problem-solving.