Job Title: Contracts Manager

Role Overview

Contracts Manager at KBR, based at either the Client's Office or the Contractor's Office in Abu Dhabi, UAE, in support of a major Offshore Project with the KBR Abu Dhabi PMC Team.

Company Overview

KBR delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives while achieving sustainability goals. KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle, including world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design and engineering capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.

Role Purpose

The Contracts Manager is responsible for effective post-award contract administration and commercial management of major EPC contracts, safeguarding the Client's contractual entitlements and ensuring compliance with applicable contractual frameworks, project procedures, and requirements. The role emphasizes contract administration, claims management, change management, contractual compliance, risk mitigation, and dispute avoidance in support of major ADNOC Offshore EPC projects.

Key Responsibilities

Contract Administration

• Lead contract administration and contract management activities for assigned EPC project packages.
• Administer EPC, procurement, construction, and service contracts during project execution.
• Act as the key PMC focal point for contractual matters between the Client, PMC team, and EPC contractors.
• Maintain comprehensive records of contractual correspondence, notices, claims, variations, and change documentation.

Contractual Compliance and Interpretation

• Ensure contractors comply with contractual obligations, project procedures, and applicable contractual requirements.
• Interpret contract terms and conditions and advise project management on contractual rights, obligations, and liabilities.
• Review and evaluate contractor correspondence related to contractual and commercial matters.
• Monitor contractor performance against contractual obligations, commitments, milestones, and key deliverables.

Commercial Advice and Guidance

• Provide contractual and commercial advice to Project Management and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Work closely with Project Management, Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Project Controls, Finance, and other disciplines on contractual matters.
• Support project management in resolving major contractual, commercial, schedule, change, and claim-related issues.

Change Management

• Manage variations, change orders, contract amendments, and supplemental agreements, including assessment of their contractual and commercial impact.
• Administer the project Change Management process and ensure approved changes are properly documented.
• Ensure contractual risks, opportunities, changes, and potential claims are appropriately identified and managed during project execution.

Extension of Time and Claims Management

• Review and assess contractors' Extension of Time (EOT) submissions and contractual entitlement.
• Evaluate contractor claims associated with delay, disruption, acceleration, productivity loss, and additional compensation.
• Prepare contractual assessments, recommendations, and formal responses to contractor claims.

Risk Management and Dispute Resolution

• Participate in contractual and commercial risk assessments and recommend appropriate mitigation actions.
• Support the resolution of contractual disputes and proactively minimize commercial exposure and project risks.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Quantity Surveying, Business Administration, Commercial Management, Law, or a related discipline.
• Extensive experience in Contracts and Commercial Management within Oil & Gas EPC and PMC projects.
• Strong experience in post-award contract administration of major EPC contracts.
• Strong knowledge of contract terms and conditions, contractual obligations, liabilities, notices, claims, and change management.
• Proven experience in evaluating variations, EOTs, delay and disruption claims, and contractor commercial claims.
• Sound understanding of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and overall EPC project execution.
• Experience supporting major offshore Oil & Gas projects is highly desirable.
• Previous ADNOC or ADNOC Offshore PMC or EPC project experience would be highly advantageous.

Skills & Competencies

• Contracts and Commercial Management
• EPC Contract Administration
• Post-Award Contract Management
• Claims Management
• Variation and Change Management
• Extension of Time (EOT) Assessment
• Contractual Risk Management
• Dispute Avoidance and Resolution
• Contractor Performance Management
• Commercial Negotiation
• Contractual Correspondence
• Offshore EPC and PMC Project Execution
• Stakeholder Management
• Leadership and Decision Making
• Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary project teams and multiple EPC contractors
• Strong commercial awareness and contract risk-management capability
• Excellent negotiation, analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder-management skills
• Ability to prepare clear contractual assessments, recommendations, correspondence, and management reports

Additional Information

• Position is based at either the Client's Office or the Contractor's Office in Abu Dhabi, UAE.