Contract Manager Middle East & India

Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the Commercial team to jointly lead a structured handover from pre- to Post-Contract Award, ensuring contracts are well understood and that all project team members are aware of and fully understand the commercial obligations that affect their work.
• Analyse contract remuneration mechanisms, understand the anticipated return and other as-bid financial parameters, understand the Project Schedule, its anticipated deliverables, critical milestones, etc. all to ensure alignment with project budgets and schedules.
• Oversee the administration of the contractual terms and conditions starting from the contract award through the contract close-out and final settlement.
• Act as the primary commercial point of all contractual letters with the client or other third parties, managing all formal correspondences and addressing issues as they arise.
• Serve as the point of contact with Legal in contractual matters and with all other relevant stake-holders with a view to monitor contract compliance with established procedures.
• Coordinate with project managers and other project stakeholders within the company to address any contractual issues/risks related to: cost/time variations. Collaborate with the project and commercial teams to carefully price and structure change orders to maximise entitlements and safeguard margins. Ensure that each change order is supported with detailed records, cost breakdowns, and any necessary supporting evidence to substantiate the company s position.
• Lead or support negotiations with clients or third parties to achieve favourable outcomes, leveraging contractual knowledge and commercial insight to secure agreements that maximise the company s entitlements and manage any additional risk exposure.
• Keep senior management and stakeholders informed through regular reporting on risk status, mitigation progress, and any risk-related contractual compliance issues, providing transparency into the project s risk position at each stage.
• Monitor the project schedule and cashflow to ensure no schedule and cost overruns.
• Ensure timely issuance of Insurance Certificates and Bank Guarantees in compliance with the contract as well as their cancellations.
• Develop invoicing procedures for contracts, monitor the preparation of progress invoices (including required supporting documents) and follow-up on timely cash collection.
• Attend important client and subcontractor meetings and ensure proper minutes of meeting are recorded.
• Ensure that all third-party agreements are compliant with contractual obligations and flow-downs.

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