وصف الوظيفة
Role Overview
Contracts Manager with HILL International, leading contract management for roads and infrastructure projects over a 5-month duration.
Role Purpose
To manage and govern a diverse portfolio of roads and infrastructure contracts, lead commercial and contract management teams, ensure contractual compliance and commercial protection, manage risks, support dispute resolution, and drive continuous improvement to enhance performance and protect organizational interests.
Key Responsibilities
Contract Portfolio Leadership
- Lead the management of a large and diverse portfolio of roads and infrastructure contracts, ensuring strategic contract management leadership throughout the contract lifecycle.
- Develop and implement contract management strategies, procedures, and governance frameworks, providing leadership, direction, and mentorship to contract management and administration teams.
Contract Administration & Compliance
- Oversee all contract administration activities to ensure compliance with contractual and corporate governance requirements, managing contractual correspondence, notices, approvals, instructions, and records.
- Monitor contractual obligations, key milestones, deliverables, securities, warranties, guarantees, and insurance requirements, ensuring contract records are maintained accurately and audit-ready.
- Establish consistent contract management practices across all projects and contracts, driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance contractual and commercial performance.
Risk Management & Commercial Strategy
- Identify, assess, and manage contractual and commercial risks across the portfolio, providing strategic advice on contractual entitlements, liabilities, and obligations.
- Monitor contractor compliance with contractual obligations and performance requirements, leading performance reviews and contractual compliance assessments.
Claims, Variations & Dispute Management
- Lead the management of contract changes, variations, claims, compensation events, and extensions of time, supporting dispute avoidance and resolution initiatives.
- Lead the review, assessment, negotiation, and administration of variations, claims, and contractual changes, ensuring fair and consistent assessment of contractual submissions.
Stakeholder Management
- Act as the primary contractual point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, building and maintaining strong relationships with key project delivery teams and decision-makers.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Construction Management, Engineering, Law, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 15 years' experience in contract management, commercial management, or contract administration within major infrastructure or construction projects.
- Demonstrated experience managing large and complex contract portfolios, with proven leadership experience managing multidisciplinary commercial and contract management teams.
- Significant experience administering and managing FIDIC-based contracts, with a strong understanding of FIDIC contract forms and contract administration principles.
- Professional membership with RICS, CIArb, ICE, CICES, or equivalent professional body preferred.
- Postgraduate qualification in Commercial Management, Construction Law, or Business Administration desirable.
Skills & Competencies
- Strong commercial acumen and risk management skills, with excellent negotiation and stakeholder management abilities.
- Ability to manage multiple complex contracts simultaneously, with strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong governance, audit, and compliance awareness.
- Proficiency in Oracle Unifier, SAP, Microsoft Office, and contract management systems.
Additional Information
- Project duration: 5 months.