Contracts Engineer

NMDC Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

NMDC Group in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Contracts Engineer to lead the commercial interface of projects, ensuring timely valuations, invoices, and payments, while protecting the company’s position through robust contractual, insurance, and legal processes.

You will work within the project team to manage risk, procurement of sub-contractors, variations and claims, and promote knowledge sharing to build a focused, delivery‑driven commercial capability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Strong understanding of commercial and contractual processes.
• Experience with valuations, procurement, variations and claims.

Responsibilities

• Understand risks to the project and manage risk registers and contingencies.
• Comply with NMDC Commercial Procedures at site level.
• Maximise cash flow through timely valuations, invoices, and receipt of payment.
• Ensure project teams have strong commercial focus and leadership.
• Provide input for timely procurement of sub-contractors.
• Prepare variations and claims and contribute to dispute input.
• Promote knowledge sharing and develop a proactive commercial team.

Skills

Commercial knowledge

Contractual processes

Insurance processes

Legal processes

Valuations

Procurement

Variations and claims preparation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Job Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Work Mode: On-site

Date Posted: 2 October 2026

Job Reference/ID: 2645

Job Description / Role:

The Contracts Engineer will perform the commercial function of the project with a strong interface with the delivery team to ensure the success of the project. This role involves working as part of the Project Team to manage commercial, contractual, insurance, and legal processes to protect the company’s position.

Key Responsibilities:

• Understand risks to the project and be aware of risk management, risk registers and contingencies that are in place to manage and minimise the identified risks.
• Comply fully with NMDC Commercial Procedures at site level.
• Ensure the maximising of cash flow by the providing timely input into valuations, submission of invoices and receipt of payment.
• Ensure that project teams have a good commercial understanding and focus, giving the appropriate motivation and leading by personal example.
• Provide input to ensure the timely procurement of sub-contractors.
• Prepare variations and claims and provide input into the preparation of disputes.
• Promote knowledge sharing and learning and develop a team who are able to think outside the box.

Education Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree

Skills Required:

• Commercial and technical knowledge
• Contractual processes
• Insurance processes
• Legal processes
• Valuations
• Procurement
• Variations and claims preparation

Employment / Job Type: Full Time

About the Company:

Abu Dhabi listed engineering and construction group built around the National Marine Dredging Company. Its work covers dredging, land reclamation, port and harbour construction, coastal protection, marine transport, and offshore and onshore energy EPC. NMDC operates one of the largest dredging fleets in the Middle East and has delivered major regional reclamation projects.

Company Industry: Construction

Department / Functional Area: Engineering

Closing Date: 30 October 2026