Contract Manager
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About the Role
SYSTRA seeks a Contract Manager for a major rail transit project in Abu Dhabi. The role oversees contractual, commercial, and control activities, including payment certificates, variations, claims, and correspondence.
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Responsibilities
- Overall responsibility for contractual, commercial and control activities project wide including payment certificates, variations, claims and notices
- Responsible for the preparation and implementation of procedures related to contract management
- Responsible for the initiation of all outgoing contractual correspondence towards the Contractor and vetting of all outgoing correspondence and meeting minutes
- Ensure the follow up of guarantees and insurances provided by the Contractor
- Supervise and guide the activities of the Quantity Surveyor to ensure timely and accurate measurement of work executed
- Ensure close monitoring of progress and schedule adherence by the Senior Planning Engineer
- Ensure meticulous maintenance of cost databases and risk registers
Requirements
- Minimum Ten (10) years’ experience in the required field of expertise for similar projects
- MRICS/FRICS qualified
- MCIArb/FCIArb is a plus
- LLM/MSc in Construction Law and Dispute Resolution is desirable
- GCC experience is a plus
- Proven ability to perform independently in a commercial/contracts managers role
- Excellent written and oral communications skills
- Experienced in procurement under different forms of contract for major rail transit and/or transport projects
- Experience within railway systems is an added advantage
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Context
- Reporting to the Commercial Director, overall responsibility for contractual, commercial and control activities project wide including those related to payment certificates, variations, claims and notices in relation to contract performance.
Missions/Main Duties
- Shall be responsible for the initiation of all outgoing contractual correspondence towards the Contractor and the vetting of all outgoing correspondence and meeting minutes which may have contractual ramifications.
- Shall equally be responsible for the drafting of responses to the Contractor’s contractual correspondence.
- Shall ensure the follow up of guarantees and insurances provided by the Contractor and the increases and reductions in value of same as required by the Contract.
- Shall also carry overall responsibility for the satisfactory performance of the following functions: Supervise and guide the activities of the Quantity Surveyor to ensure timely and accurate measurement of work executed for progress payments and evaluation of work executed against provisional sums.
- Ensure close monitoring of progress and schedule adherence by the Senior Planning Engineer as support for variation and claims management.
- Ensure meticulous maintenance of cost databases and risk registers as support for variation and claims management.
Profile/Skills
- Minimum Ten (10) years’ experience in the required field of expertise for similar projects.
- MRICS/FRICS qualified
- MCIArb/FCIArb is a plus
- LLM/MSc in Construction Law and Dispute Resolution is desirable
- GCC experience is a plus
- Proven ability to perform independently in a commercial/contracts managers role, possess excellent written and oral communications skills
- Experienced in procurement under different forms of contract for major rail transit and/or transport projects
- Experience within railway systems is an added advantage
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