Tasks:

• You will be responsible for governance of the contract portfolio, tender preparation and negotiation, contract execution from project kick off to closure, contract closure and claims.

• Encourage and communicate the key contractual provisions to the project team, e.g. qualifying for payment, variation and timely compliance with contractual requirements.

• Raising contract notice under main contract developing integrated claim strategy with the project team and preparing extension of time claims.

• Provision of contractual advice (e.g. flow down from main contract) will be provided to the purchasing team for major subcontracts.

• Advising the purchasing department on contractual claims from subcontractors.

• Advising project team on ABB's contractual entitlements to protect cash flow, margins, and prevention of disputes. Apply a proactive approach to the review and commenting of commercial terms & conditions, in the tender phase, identify major risk and raise bid clarifications and contract deviations accordingly.

• Highlight areas of potential risk such as ambiguities, omissions and conflicts; and as work proceed, closely monitor, mitigate and support remedial actions as necessary, working closely with the bid manager and the project manager.

• Coordinate with the project team to identify customer related actions or in actions which could result in constructive contract change. Recommend and implement actions to document and request the additional cost or time compensation. Prepare change orders to the contract and develop the negotiation strategy and support negotiation.

• Identify and prepare claims as they arise and coordinate the efforts to negotiate and resolve major claims and disputes with the support of ABB Legal Department.

• Provide training to EPC project management and sales staff on contract and claims management.

Requirements:

We are looking for an experienced contract manager with an independent and solution-oriented working style, as well as strong communicative and collaborative skills. While you have superior attention to details, structure and organizational skills, you are able to apply a larger, systemic view to projects. You independently will take initiative, make decisions and drive projects to conclusion. In addition, you are not afraid to push back and hold others accountable as needed, while your high degree of inter-cultural sensitivity and integrity enable you to lead by influence and maintain strong relationship. You have a business-driven, pragmatic mindset and you understand that good results are achieved in cooperation with management, sales team and internal and external experts.

Candidates will be expected to demonstrate hands on contractual knowledge skills (for EPC contracts) during the selection process. The ideal candidate will have a university degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Business Administration, Law or an equivalent, plus a minimum of 10-12 years' experience related to EPC project contracts, preferably in the energy industry. To have experience with projects of different size and complexity and contractual types in the EMEA region, as well as knowledge of FIDIC (yellow book), NEC3 and similar bespoke contracts are necessary. Experience and knowledge of projects in UAE and or the Gulf region would be an advantage, as well as knowledge of Arabic language and culture.

Excellent oral and written legal business English is required; In addition, candidates are expected to possess all or several of the following:

• Experience of contract law, contract drafting, administration and negotiation of change orders, and effective correspondence.

• Ability to interface with customers on issues ranging from administration of the contract to all matters relating to the review and process of changes.

• Ability to evaluate the legitimacy of a claim as well as understand and interpret the main contract provisions by challenging costs, and how these affect scope and schedule.

Additional information

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