MEP CONTRACTS MANAGER

Role summary

Contract and commercial management

• Manage contractual and commercial matters from project award through final account and close-out.
• Review contracts, subcontracts, letters of award, purchase orders, bills of quantities, specifications, and commercial terms before execution.
• Identify contractual risks, obligations, exclusions, and entitlement opportunities.
• Issue contractual notices, claims, and correspondence within required timelines; maintain variation, claims, and correspondence registers.
• Manage variations, change orders, additional works, and related commercial submissions.
• Prepare and review extension-of-time, prolongation, disruption, and additional-cost claims.

Project and subcontract coordination

• Coordinate with project managers, quantity surveyors, planning, procurement, and finance teams on commercial and contractual matters.
• Align subcontract terms with the main contract and manage subcontractor claims, variations, payment disputes, and final accounts.
• Monitor client certifications, payment terms, retention, advance recovery, and outstanding commercial issues.
• Support monthly valuations, interim payment applications, and cost reporting.

Risk, disputes, and close-out

• Review contractual implications of delays, design changes, site instructions, and client or consultant correspondence; attend commercial and contractual meetings.
• Support negotiation and settlement of claims, variations, and final accounts; assist with dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration, or legal proceedings when required.
• Review bonds, guarantees, insurances, warranties, and contractual securities; support contract strategy and risk mitigation.
• Ensure close-out includes settlement of variations, claims, subcontract accounts, and contractual obligations.

Qualifications and experience

• Requires a bachelor's degree.
• Requires 8 years of experience as an MEP Contracts Manager and 8 years of experience in an MEP contracting company.
• Requires English and Hindi.
• Requires a UAE license and valid certification related to the role.

Work arrangement

• Work location is in person.

Pay

• Pay is AED 8,000–12,000 per month.