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Excellent Opportunity for Senior Contract & Commercial Manager - Leading Business Group based in Bahrain/ Construction and Projects
Job description
To administer construction contracts including managing risk of contractual obligations relating to projects and oversee quantity surveying function to ensure completion of work, as well as project closure in relation to Construction/Project Works.
Supervision: Lead Contracts Engineers, Sr. Contracts Engineers, Contracts Engineers
Relationship: External with; Clients, Government, Legal Statutory Authority and Internal with; Engineering & Estimation, QA QC, Finance, Costing, Planning.
• Develop a system for preparation of contractual documents, ensuring identification of standard and critical legal clauses to save the interest of company.
• Prepare contractual claims including extensions of time, prolongation cost, acceleration cost, and all other contractual claims.
• Review and accept job file in principle.
• Review tender documents, check and verify letter of Award and contract documentation prior to acceptance.
• Advise and provide information on contractual matters to the Management and Project Team and act as a co-coordinator on specific contracts as and when required by the Management for all projects undertaken by the company for execution.
• Continuously review contract documents and ensure that company’s contractual rights are protected and to advise on same.
• Follow-up contractual requirements such as Performance Guarantees, Advance Payment Guarantees letter of credits and other such documentation.
• Communicate with Consultants and Clients on Contractual matters, delays, extension of time, variations, warranties, etc., including co-coordinating same with other departments; Attend Site Meetings if required.
• Oversee quantity surveying function to ensure completion of work done at project site is timely communicated to facilitate initiation of Claims to party in contract.
• Preparative Sub-Contract documentation such as Sub-Contract Documents, Letter of Award/Intent, Work Order.
• Advise the Management and Preparation of any other agreement each as Joint Venture Agreement, Memorandum of Understanding and Contractual Correspondences.
• Provides solutions and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Negotiates and make decisions on contracts subject to chart of authority.
• Obtain agreement to variations.
• Justify and obtain formal agreement of unavoidable delays to minimize penalty clause claims.
• Resolve any client-related issues or disputes referred by site managers
• Checking Quotation, signing and approving the same. Final negotiation of contract after getting the approval from GM.
Profile:
Bachelor’s Degree in Quantity Surveyor / Contracts Management with at least 15 years of experience in the field of managing contracts in the fabrication, erection and construction industry.
Out of 15 years, minimum 5 years at Supervisory / managerial capacity and additional 1-3 years exposure in GCC market
Competencies:
Decision making / Problem solving / Communication skills / Initiative and commitment to achieve / Leadership and people management
Teamwork and Co-operation/ Relationship management
IT and Engineering Recruiting Specialist
IRS International Recruitment Services is a leading IT and Engineering staffing solution specialist, dedicated to connecting IT & Engineering professionals from all over the world to projects and positions within Europe and across the Middle East. With offices in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, IRS provides recruitment services to a variety of companies ranging from multi-national corporations to small and medium size companies alike.
Specializing in the delivery of talented professionals for short and long term project based contracts, permanent and temporary positions as well as fixed term employment contracts.