Senior Contract Manager ( Railway, Metro Projects )

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Job Description

Category: Industry & Transportation
Industry: Transportation
City/Country: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Location: Abu Dhabi

We are looking for a Senior Contract Manager for one of our Clients : Type of Assignment : Direct Hire Location : Abu Dhabi, UAE Job Requirements:
  • Bachelor\'s Degree in Engineering, Law, Quantity Surveying or equivalent related field.
  • Master\'s degree in Law
  • Minimum of (15) years of relevant experience working on large scale Infrastructure projects around the world and especially in the Middle East region.
  • Previous experience working on Railway, Metro Projects
  • Membership of RICS, CIOB, CIArb equivalent relevant professional institution (preferred)
  • In depth knowledge of standard methods of measurement (SMM7, NRM, POM(I), CESMM).
  • In depth knowledge of FIDIC standard forms of contract.
  • High level of literacy skills in English.
  • Demonstrative verbal and written communication skills.
  • Previous experience in a system contractor organization or claims consultancy practice
Role & Responsibilities:
  • Assist the Project Manager and Project Director for all Contractual and Commercial matters.
  • Manage a team of Contract Engineer and Subcontracts manager.
  • Assist the project team in forming a strong contractual position by providing the right interpretation of the Contract requirements.
  • Lead the weekly commercial meeting with the Engineer and Employer and participate in all other required internal and external meetings.
  • Draft all key formal correspondence to the Engineer, Employer and other stakeholders.
  • Review all other correspondence for the project on all topics.
  • Manage and track all open correspondence for the project and close the same within the defined timeframe.
  • Manage the achievement of Milestone Payments.
  • Manage milestone splits to achieve the smooth certification and planned cashflow.
  • Manage the Interim Payment Application and Certification process.
  • Manage the Bonds, Guarantees, Warranties, Commercial Registration, Insurances etc. for the Project
  • Proactively issue Early Warning (Risk) Notices in accordance with the Contract conditions.
  • Proactively issue formal correspondence to convert Early Warning Notices in to Change or Claim Notices once the impact is realized.
  • Manage the achievement of Key Dates and Time for Completion and formalize the same with the required submission to the Engineer
  • Prepare the Change and Claims management strategy and process
  • Lead the preparation of Change Proposals to the Engineer
  • Proactively compile the Change Proposals including the time and cost details as required under the Contract for submission to the Engineer.
  • Lead the Meetings for discussing and aligning the Change Estimates with the Engineer.
  • Proactively chase the Engineer for issuance of the required Change Orders
  • Proactively track and manage all issues leading to Change and request for Change Instruction from the Engineer
  • Prepare and submit Claim Notices and Detailed Particulars (cost and time) as per the Contract conditions.
  • Manage the disputes and its amicable settlement and if not resolved, prepare for arbitration
  • Manage the Correspondence, Change and Claims management logs
  • Support the Subcontracts manager to manage all contractual and commercial aspects related to all Subcontracts for the Project.
  • Support the Project manager to manage the project risks and achieve closure of the Early Warning Notices
  • Manage the Project Completion certificate, Final Taking Over Certificate, Final Account, Performance Certificate etc.

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1483739
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  • Education
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