Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a leading independent professional services company specializing in program management, project management, cost management and consulting across the property, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors. With 118 offices in 50 countries, we draw on our extensive global and industry experience to manage risk while maximizing value and performance during the construction and operation of our clients\xe2\x80\x99 assets.

We are looking for a Principal Consultant (Senior Contract Administrator) with significant claims experience who will be part of our Contract Services Team, working at the client project site offices in the UAE.



As a Principal Consultant you will be a key member of the team not just assisting clients through complex procedural requirements relating to the administration of construction and design contracts, but you will have rounded technical capability, experience, and knowledge of contract and dispute related issues in the construction industry. You will have the opportunity to work on a broad range of commissions which will include contract administration, project advisory support as well as dispute resolution related to large, complex construction projects.

Specific Duties

• The full administration of construction contracts, including development of a contract administration plan capturing all operative provisions and responsibilities of the relevant contract, preparation of all related contractual correspondence and the tracking of response timescales.
• Support project teams in understanding their obligations in all contractual matters.
• Review and analyse the validity of contractual claims and prepare recommendations and provide strategic advice as to appropriate action.
• Proactively drive the closeout of contractual matters and completed contracts with respect to the issuance of required completion certificates, release letters, the return of performance bank guarantees, etc.

General Duties

• Contribute to quantum analysis and valuation of claims on a range of typical construction claims, as and when required.
• Ability to manage the CA function on major programmes with minimal supervision and to a high standard, but also able to integrate and collaborate with wider team to complete tasks under tight time deadlines.
• Support senior management with day-to-day operations of the business unit including commission management, maintaining client care and service delivery, and have a keen focus on developing our professional offering in Contract Administration.
• Contribute to business development and growing industry peer group relationships.
• Drive the development of our Contract Services contract administration service offer, in collaboration with senior members of the team, with the ambition to become \xe2\x80\x9cbest in class\xe2\x80\x9d.

Qualifications

• Project Management, Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering or construction management degree.
• Have obtained MSc Construction Law/similar and specific Contract Administration professional development certificates or qualifications
• MCIArb, MRICS or other chartered status a significant advantage.
• Minimum of 10 years\xe2\x80\x99 experience in a variety of construction sectors, project types and contracting models.
• Demonstrable track record of providing contract administration duties of FIDIC and other standard form contracts in the Region, and the relevant processes and procedures.
• Strong experience in contract administration, with a keen interest in developing your career in claims management and dispute resolution.
• Ability to describe complex claim positions in a concise and clear way.
• Experience of providing consultancy services in live contracts and projects in distress an advantage.
• Proficient in Excel, Word and collaborative working software.
• Confident in a client-facing environment with good presentational skills.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.

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