Contract Manager

Key Responsibilities

Contract Management

• Draft, review, negotiate, and administer contracts with clients, consultants, subcontractors, suppliers, and vendors.
• Ensure contracts accurately reflect commercial, technical, legal, and operational requirements.
• Maintain contract registers and monitor contract compliance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage contract amendments, variations, extensions of time (EOT), and change orders.
• Ensure proper contract closure and documentation upon project completion.

Commercial Management

• Review Bills of Quantities (BOQs), tender documents, specifications, and contract conditions.
• Evaluate commercial risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Monitor project costs, revenue, cash flow, and contractual entitlements.
• Support pricing, budgeting, and commercial evaluations during project execution.
• Maximize recovery of legitimate claims and contractual payments.

Claims & Dispute Management

• Prepare, evaluate, and negotiate claims related to delays, variations, disruptions, and additional works.
• Manage contractual correspondence with clients, consultants, and subcontractors.
• Support dispute resolution through negotiation, mediation, adjudication, arbitration, or litigation, in coordination with legal counsel.
• Maintain records to support contractual claims and defenses.

Tendering & Procurement Support

• Review tender documents and identify contractual risks before bid submission.
• Assist in preparing commercial qualifications and bid clarifications.
• Support subcontractor selection, commercial evaluations, and contract awards.
• Coordinate with procurement to ensure contractual compliance in purchasing activities.

Risk & Compliance

• Identify contractual, commercial, and legal risks throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure compliance with contractual obligations, company policies, and applicable laws.
• Monitor insurance, performance guarantees, warranties, and contractual securities.
• Promote ethical contracting practices and corporate governance.

Stakeholder Management

• Coordinate with Project Managers, Planning, Procurement, Finance, Legal, Engineering, and Site Teams.
• Build strong relationships with clients, consultants, subcontractors, and suppliers.
• Support negotiations with external stakeholders to achieve favorable commercial outcomes.

Documentation & Reporting

• Maintain organized contract files, correspondence, and commercial records.
• Prepare contract status reports, commercial dashboards, and risk registers.
• Report key contractual issues, claims, and commercial performance to senior management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Law, or a related discipline.
• Postgraduate qualification in Construction Law, Commercial Management, or Business Administration is an advantage.

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