Claims Manager (Commercial)

Larsen & Toubro; Sharjah; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the construction industry is seeking a Contracts Manager to oversee contracts, mitigate risks, and negotiate qualifications. This role demands expertise in contract management, legal negotiation, and teamwork, focusing on delivering high-value contracts with renowned clients. Candidates should possess a strong academic background in law or engineering with significant experience in multinational environments.

Qualifications

• 13 - 18 years of experience in contract management or legal affairs.
• Bachelor's degree in law or related fields; master's in construction law is advantageous.
• Expertise in contract negotiation and claims management.

Responsibilities

• Review and summarize contracts and agreements.
• Identify risks, mitigate contractual risks, and negotiate qualifications.
• Lead teams on contractual matters and manage claims.

Skills

Contract Negotiation

Risk Assessment

Claims Management

Dispute Resolution

Education

Bachelor’s degree in law, quantity surveying, or Engineering

Master’s degree in construction law

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel & PowerPoint)

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review of contracts, cooperation agreements, term sheets, partnership agreements (consortiums, JVs), exclusivity agreements, MOUs, and NDAs from the clients and partners.
• Provide summaries on major provisions in the contracts.
• Identify risks and opportunities in contracts & agreements.
• Mitigate contractual risks by drafting corresponding qualifications.
• Negotiate and conclude qualifications and deviations with the clients and stakeholders.
• Lead the teams on contractual matters, preparation, reviewing, and resolution of claims and disputes.
• Liaise with the legal department to obtain legal opinions, reviews, power of attorneys, parent company guarantees, code of conduct, and other corporate legal documents.
• Liaise with the finance department on finalizing contracts’ structures, letters of credit, bank guarantees, parent company guarantees, etc.
• Liaise with the insurance department on establishing and maintaining insurance policies in accordance with the respective contracts.
• Assist the legal department with the ongoing cases.
• Familiar with BOQ, Market rates, Labor, plants, and machinery rates.
• Should be able to read Drawings and understand the specification.
• Quantifies the financial impact of a dispute or claim
• Hands-on skills in using the latest MS Office (Word, Excel & PowerPoint) and Adobe Acrobat.
• Hands-on experience in working with direct and indirect costs associated with Prolongation, Disruption and Acceleration claims.)
• Hands-on experience in drafting the overall claims report.
• Understands the various techniques in delay analysis and should be able to understand EOT analysis.
• Hands-on experience in presenting Claims to the Employer.
• Expert in building Rebuttals & Counter Claim.

INDUSTRY : Preferably from Multinational & Renowned EPC Contractors, Consultancies, and Law Firms.

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE : 13 - 18 years

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS : Bachelor’s degree in law, quantity surveying, or Engineering. A master’s degree in construction law is beneficial.