Contract Manager Buildings

Job Description

Overview

Contracts Manager will oversee all contractual and commercial aspects of Buildings Project. This role involves managing contracts ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory standards handling claims and variations and supporting project teams to deliver projects on time and within budget.

Your role

• Degree qualified (BSc / MSc) professionally recognised (MRICS / FRICS) who has reached senior professional level in project delivery of large projects 10 years of experience preferably similar to this client / consultant project / role.
• Expert in reviewing understanding and applying contacts and framework agreements.
• Experience in drafting contract particulars and appendices compiling tender documents tender negotiations analysis and recommendations negotiating contract conditions etc.
• Capable of reviewing existing operations within an organisation through all the project pre and post contract phases (processes and procedures in both office and site).
• Conversant with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) design stages especially RIBA Stages 2 to 6.
• Assessing both the strengths and weaknesses and assisting in compiling a bespoke set of process and procedures of all the activities including but not limited to quality progress commercial matters contractual matters value safety design and construction.
• An experienced Commercial / Contracts Manager with a demonstrable track record in the delivery of large multi-functional projects.
• Strong negotiation and claims experience on major projects.
• Proven commercial / contractual acumen.
• Management of contractual correspondence provide advice on and draft appropriate responses.
• Knowledge of project controls (especially change management) procedures.
• A rounded profile comfortable with planning analysis and managing process and commercial considerations. The successful candidate should also be able to drive for a successful delivery.
• Effective in building good working relationships within complex structures both within projects with clients and internally.
• A minimum of 5 years experience working in USA Canada or Western European Countries and a further 5 years experience working in the Middle East is preferable.
• Assess and evaluate independent Consultants appointed by the client review and report on compliance with their contractual terms and obligations.
• Asses and evaluate AtkinsRéalis compliance with their own contractual terms and obligations and provide recommendations for and oversee improvements.
• Whilst reporting direct to the Commercial Director for PDO shall integrate with and fully support the PDO team as well as the PMCs as / where applicable with respect to contract administration and management.
• Deputise for PDO Commercial Director where / if required.
  

About you

Education

• Bachelors/masters degree in civil engineering Construction Management Law or related field.
• Proven experience in contract management and commercial roles within road and infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of FIDIC NEC or other standard forms of construction contracts.
• Proficiency in contract administration claims management and dispute resolution.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills.
• Strong financial acumen and cost-control expertise.
• Ability to interpret legal documents and contractual obligations.
• Effective leadership and team management skills.
• High attention to detail and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficiency in MS Office and project management software.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive at every stage of your life and your career.

This includes:

• Tax-free salary.
• Life insurance coverage.
• Medical insurance.
• Annual leave balance.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Annual flight contribution.
• Transportation & housing allowances.
• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance legal matters family care personal health fitness and nutrition.

Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills expand your expertise and be recognized for the impact you make.

About AtkinsRéalis

Were AtkinsRéalis a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people data and technology to transform the worlds infrastructure and energy systems. Together with our industry partners and clients and our global team of consultants designers engineers and project managers we can change the world. Were committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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At AtkinsRéalis we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender ethnic or national origin sexual identity and orientation age religion or disability but enriches itself through these differences.