Commercial and Contracts Manager

Job Description : COMMERICAL AND CONTRACTS DIRECTOR ABU DHABI UAE an independent Consulting/Engineering International Firm providing the full range of specialist engineering services from Architecture, Master Planning, Urban Design, Landscape Design, Interior Design, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, and Quantity Surveying to MEP Engineering and Project Management • Support to prepare consultancy fee proposal • Participate in Division, Company, and Corporate strategic planning activities (e.g., risk assessment, bid/no bid analysis, participation in business plan development, etc.). • Support for finalization of sub-consultancy agreements, in liaison with our legal team. • Liaising with PMs and picking up potential VOs and submission of fee proposal and associated documentation • Monitoring all the VOs and liaising with Client to get these approved. • Supporting PMs for procurement of performance bonds, insurances etc. for the new projects • Handling of post-tender clarifications/tender qualifications, in coordination with PMs, legal and client • Handling of review of new contracts when received from clients and coordinate between client and legal to close the comments • Leading assessment of technical submissions (submitted by the contractors) with support from representatives from construction, planning and design. • Handling of contractual correspondence in case of any rejection (questioning merits) of variations from the client. • Follow up with PMs for on-time invoicing • Follow up with clients for payment of invoices • Reviews requests for proposals to identify risks and contractual terms not conforming to Company policy. • Negotiates the more difficult, complex, or sensitive issues with clients. • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Quantity Surveying from a reputable organization • Minimum 15 years of contract administration/management experience related to consultancy related matters within a large international organization • Proven experience in analyzing contract variations, claims, initiating and reviewing written correspondence related to the program • Prior experience in managing design/build type contracts • Ideally 5 years MEA contracts management experience • Excellent written contractual correspondence and verbal communication skills in English. • Must have a clear understanding of, and ability to work with, construction contract commercial documents, engineering drawings and specifications. • Working knowledge of software typically associated with contracts management. Required : • Qualified and chartered by a recognized international body such as Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) or Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). • Experience with FIDIC • Experience working for a Consultant providing internal and external advice • Ability to work autonomously.

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