Contracts Manager

Role and employer

Contract and project responsibilities

• Monitor claims and review contractual documents to identify risks, opportunities, and implications of contractual clauses.
• Align contract management with project contracts and regulatory requirements; develop risk-mitigation strategies.
• Negotiate with the EPC contractor and ensure compliance with contract terms and the PPA.
• Manage notifications, changes, communications, and contract documentation.
• Coordinate review of critical contractual correspondence with project leadership, the Owner's Engineer, and legal team.
• Review administration of bonds, guarantees, and insurance against contractual obligations.
• Monitor execution against KPIs, deliverables, milestones, commitments, claims, and performance.
• Brief project staff on contractual obligations; advise on queries and proposed changes.
• Maintain legal documents, share lessons learned, schedule contract tasks around project goals, and promote SHEQ procedures.

Qualifications and experience

• At least 10 years of contract-management experience in construction; power plants or large-scale infrastructure projects preferred.
• Experience managing international industrial projects, including on-site work.
• Engineering degree or equivalent; technical career path in at least one Group core business.
• In-depth knowledge of contract-management practices and technical contract administration and compliance.
• Fluent written and spoken English; Arabic and French are a plus.
• Microsoft Office competency is essential.
• Strong organization, rigor, communication, negotiation, listening, and facilitation skills; ability to lead and persuade without hierarchical authority.

Location and work arrangement

• Primary location is at site; based full time at a site in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
• Flexibility to travel throughout the region.

Employment and schedule

• Permanent employee status.
• Full-time schedule.

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