Contracts Manager

Overall Responsibilities:

Opportunity to work on an iconic and prestigious building project with responsibilities to lead and manage all contracts administration and commercial management functions. Work responsibilities include:

- Project budgeting, cash flow forecast, monitoring, cost control, track cost risk and budget reporting to management

- Review and introduce budget controls to ensure procurements are within budget as well as material wastage guidelines and processes

- Prepare, review and administer contracts and subcontracts agreements for smooth execution by qualified subcontractors/vendors and to avoid contractual disputes by ensuring key terms and detailed scope are well covered in drafting of agreements

- Review, supervise and provide guidance to QS team on their measurement work, oversee work relating to subcontractor/vendor tender procurement and verify the progress payment recommendations to subcontractors and on payment requests to Client

- Negotiate with subcontractors on commercial terms and conditions as well as manage the subcontractors claims, variation, final account settlements

- Manage contractual matters in accordance with contract provision and provide contractual advice

- Establish bases of claim, drafting of contractual correspondences and claim reports for submission to Client.

- Oversee and resolve time related and cost claims, variation submissions and liaise with clients, consultants and subcontractors for settlement

- Good experience in claims management or previous work in Claims Consultancy will be a plus

- Sound understanding of local construction contracts (SIA, PSSCOC, FIDIC)

- Excellent negotiation, analytical and problem-solving skills

- Possess strong communication skills and capable of leading a team

- Self motivated, dependable and able to perform effectively under deadlines.

Requirements:

- Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Civil Engineering or related discipline

- Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in Contracts and QS within a main contractor environment with measurement and contracts experience