Contract Manager

ENGIE Middle East; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

ENGIE Middle East seeks a full-time Contract Manager for our Abu Dhabi project team. The role is site-based, focusing on governance, risk and contract administration within a large-scale infrastructure setting.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in contract management, an engineering degree, and strong negotiation and MS Office skills to coordinate with project teams and legal. UAE region travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of contract management experience in construction or power/infrastructure projects.
• Experience with international industrial projects and on-site execution.
• Engineering degree or equivalent; strong understanding of contract management.
• Proven negotiation, analytical, and risk management abilities; proficient with MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and support claims management from project stakeholders and contractors.
• Review and analyse contracts to identify risks, opportunities, and implications.
• Ensure contract management aligns with contract terms and regulatory requirements.
• Develop risk mitigation plans and manage change and communications.
• Negotiate with EPC contractor to resolve issues and ensure compliance.

Skills

Contract management

Negotiation

MS Office

English communication

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

We are looking for a full time, permanent Contract Manager to be based on site with our Project Team in Abu Dhabi.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitors and support claims management from the Project Company, the offtaker and the contractor side.
• Reviews and analyses contractual documents to identify risks and opportunities to optimize the project value and provide advice on the implications of contractual clauses.
• Ensure contract management activities align with the project contract and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and implement risk management strategies to mitigate potential contract-related risks.
• Negotiate directly with the EPC contractor to resolve contractual issues and ensure compliance with contract terms and PPA.
• Manage the events: notifications, changes, contract communication and documentation
• Liaises with the Project Company EMD, Construction Director, the Owners Engineer, and the legal team where necessary to review and provide inputs to critical contractual correspondences.
• Reviews the arrangement and administration of all project bonds, guarantees and insurances in accordance with the contractual obligations.
• Monitors contracts execution against identified KPIs: deliverables, milestones, contract commitments, claims and performance.
• Ensures that the project management staff is fully aware of their contractual obligations and of their impacts. Participates in contract briefings and provides advice in responding to contractual queries and assist proactively in the resolution of the issues.
• Advises on contractual implications of proposed changes and ensure that any contractual changes that result from change requests are drafted and approved by relevant parties.
• Ensures with legal team that all legal documents are correctly maintained and updated.
• Supports the collection and sharing of « Return of Experience » (REX) / Lessons Learned.
• Ensure contract management tasks are scheduled without interfering with project goals.
• Develop and implement plans and procedures for contract administration and compliance.
• Promote SHEQ (Safety, Health, Environment, and Quality) procedures and guidelines in contract management.

Required Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge and Skills

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in contract management in a construction environment, preferably in power plants or large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Proven experience in management of international industrial projects (including on-site).
• Engineering degree or equivalent
• In-depth understanding of contract management practices and procedures.
• Proficiency in technical aspects of contract administration and compliance.
• Technical career path in at least one of the Group's core businesses
• Organized, rigorous, ability to step back
• Inter-functional, intercultural and interpersonal facilitation skills
• Ability to listen, lead and convince in a non-hierarchical position
• High negotiation capability maintaining a balance between assertiveness and flexibility
• High standard of Oral and written communication skills
• Competency in Microsoft Office is essential.

Language

• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Arabic and French languages skills a plus.

Location/travel

• Based at site, Abu Dhabi, UAE - full-time site based
• Flexibility to travel throughout the region.

About ENGIE

ENGIE group is a global reference in low-carbon energy and services. Together with our 96,000 employees, our customers, partners and stakeholders, we are committed to accelerate the transition towards a carbon-neutral world, through reduced energy consumption and more environmentally friendly solutions. Inspired by our purpose (“raison d’être”), we reconcile economic performance with a positive impact on people and the planet, building on our key businesses (gas, renewable energy, services) to offer competitive solutions