Contracts Engineer - Roads and Infrastructure

Parsons; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons Corporation in Abu Dhabi is seeking a seasoned Contracts Engineer to manage and administer contracts for major roads and infrastructure projects. The role includes pre-contract and post-contract administration, claims assessment, variation orders, EOT submissions, and commercial risk monitoring.

You will collaborate with engineering, planning, cost control, and site supervision teams to interpret contractual requirements, prepare commercial recommendations, and maintain records for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Quantity Surveying.
• Minimum 12 years of professional experience in large infrastructure projects.
• Knowledge of pre-contract and post-contract administration.
• Ability to review and interpret construction contracts and associated commercial requirements.
• Understanding of contractual correspondence, notices, claims, and variation procedures.
• Ability to prepare accurate contractual and commercial documentation.
• Experience coordinating with multidisciplinary project teams.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate clearly and logically with management and staff.

Responsibilities

• Administer pre-contract and post-contract activities for roads and infrastructure projects.
• Review, interpret, and support the implementation of construction contracts.
• Coordinate contractual matters with project management and commercial teams.
• Monitor compliance with applicable contract conditions and client requirements.
• Identify contractual obligations and communicate relevant requirements to project personnel.
• Provide advice on contract interpretation, compliance, and commercial responsibilities.
• Support consistent application of company and client contractual procedures.
• Prepare and manage contractual correspondence involving contractors, consultants, and project stakeholders.
• Draft formal notices, commercial letters, and other contract-related communications.
• Review correspondence for accuracy and compliance with contractual requirements.
• Monitor contractual notification periods and submission deadlines.
• Support responses to contractor and consultant correspondence.
• Coordinate with relevant departments to verify supporting information before issuing contractual communications.
• Maintain complete records of issued and received contractual correspondence.
• Review contractor and consultant claims in accordance with applicable contract provisions.
• Support the preparation and assessment of Extension of Time submissions.
• Coordinate with planning and engineering teams to obtain information supporting time-related claims.
• Review supporting documents and records used to substantiate contractual claims.
• Prepare technical and commercial assessments of relevant claims.
• Support the preparation of claims documentation on behalf of the Engineer.
• Verify that claims submissions follow applicable contractual procedures.
• Identify potential contractual issues and support measures intended to avoid disputes.
• Evaluate proposed variations and change orders.
• Review contractor and consultant submissions relating to changes in scope.
• Analyse the technical and commercial implications of proposed changes.
• Prepare detailed assessments and recommendations concerning variations.
• Support negotiations involving contractual changes and commercial adjustments.
• Coordinate with project teams to verify quantities, technical information, and supporting documentation.
• Maintain accurate records of variations and change-related correspondence.
• Monitor contract performance against relevant contractual requirements.
• Identify commercial risks and potential contractual exposure.
• Review compliance with contractual obligations, including bonds, insurance, warranties, and project milestones.
• Maintain current contract registers and compliance tracking records.
• Monitor outstanding contractual submissions and obligations.
• Communicate significant commercial concerns to relevant project personnel.
• Support timely action on contractual matters requiring attention.
• Assist in preparing and reviewing tender documentation.
• Review scopes of work and special contract conditions.
• Support the preparation of procurement packages for contractors and suppliers.
• Coordinate with technical and commercial teams to clarify tender requirements.
• Review relevant contractual information for consistency and completeness.
• Provide contract administration input during procurement-related activities.
• Work closely with engineering, planning, cost control, and site supervision teams.
• Gather and validate technical and commercial information required for contract administration.
• Coordinate supporting documentation for claims, variations, and contractual assessments.
• Clarify contractual matters with relevant project stakeholders.
• Support the alignment of project activities with applicable contract requirements.
• Communicate commercial and contractual findings to project management personnel.
• Maintain contractual correspondence logs and internal registers.
• Update contract tracking tools and compliance records.
• Organize documentation relating to claims, variations, notices, and contractual obligations.
• Ensure that relevant commercial records remain accurate and traceable.
• Monitor outstanding contractual issues and associated submissions.
• Maintain supporting records for contractual reviews and potential claims.
• Support effective document control throughout the contract administration process.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Stakeholder management

Contract monitoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Quantity Surveying

Job description

Contracts Engineer - Roads and Infrastructure Job Snapshot - Role: Contracts Engineer - Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Industry: Civil Engineering - Function: Contracts Administration - Experience: Minimum 12 years of experience in large infrastructure projects - Job Type: Full Time - Work Arrangement: On-site Position Overview Parsons Corporation is seeking an experienced Contracts Engineer to manage and administer contracts for major roads and infrastructure projects in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The role covers pre-contract and post-contract administration, contractual correspondence, claims assessment, variation orders, Extension of Time (EOT) submissions, and commercial risk monitoring. The Contracts Engineer will work closely with engineering, planning, cost control, and construction supervision teams to ensure contractual requirements are properly interpreted, documented, and implemented. The successful candidate will review contractor and consultant submissions, assess contractual obligations, prepare commercial recommendations, and maintain accurate records to support contract compliance and dispute avoidance. Applicants must hold a Bachelor 's degree in Civil Engineering or Quantity Surveying and have at least 12 years of experience in large infrastructure projects. Knowledge of pre-contract and post-contract administration, strong communication skills, and the ability to interpret contractual requirements are essential.

Job Details - Country: United Arab Emirates - City: Abu Dhabi - Industry: Civil Engineering - Function: Contracts Administration - Salary: Not disclosed - Gender: No Preference - Candidate Nationality: Not specified - Job Type: Full Time - Work Arrangement: On-site

What You 'll Be Doing

Contract Administration and Compliance

• Administer pre-contract and post-contract activities for roads and infrastructure projects.
• Review, interpret, and support the implementation of construction contracts.
• Coordinate contractual matters with project management and commercial teams.
• Monitor compliance with applicable contract conditions and client requirements.
• Identify contractual obligations and communicate relevant requirements to project personnel.
• Provide advice on contract interpretation, compliance, and commercial responsibilities.
• Support consistent application of company and client contractual procedures.

Contractual Correspondence and Notices

• Prepare and manage contractual correspondence involving contractors, consultants, and project stakeholders.
• Draft formal notices, commercial letters, and other contract-related communications.
• Review correspondence for accuracy and compliance with contractual requirements.
• Monitor contractual notification periods and submission deadlines.
• Support responses to contractor and consultant correspondence.
• Coordinate with relevant departments to verify supporting information before issuing contractual communications.
• Maintain complete records of issued and received contractual correspondence.

Claims and Extension of Time Administration

• Review contractor and consultant claims in accordance with applicable contract provisions.
• Support the preparation and assessment of Extension of Time submissions.
• Coordinate with planning and engineering teams to obtain information supporting time-related claims.
• Review supporting documents and records used to substantiate contractual claims.
• Prepare technical and commercial assessments of relevant claims.
• Support the preparation of claims documentation on behalf of the Engineer.
• Verify that claims submissions follow applicable contractual procedures.
• Identify potential contractual issues and support measures intended to avoid disputes.

Variations and Change Order Management

• Evaluate proposed variations and change orders.
• Review contractor and consultant submissions relating to changes in scope.
• Analyse the technical and commercial implications of proposed changes.
• Prepare detailed assessments and recommendations concerning variations.
• Support negotiations involving contractual changes and commercial adjustments.
• Coordinate with project teams to verify quantities, technical information, and supporting documentation.
• Maintain accurate records of variations and change-related correspondence.

Commercial Risk and Contract Performance Monitoring

• Monitor contract performance against relevant contractual requirements.
• Identify commercial risks and potential contractual exposure.
• Review compliance with contractual obligations, including bonds, insurance, warranties, and project milestones.
• Maintain current contract registers and compliance tracking records.
• Monitor outstanding contractual submissions and obligations.
• Communicate significant commercial concerns to relevant project personnel.
• Support timely action on contractual matters requiring attention.

Tender and Procurement Support

• Assist in preparing and reviewing tender documentation.
• Review scopes of work and special contract conditions.
• Support the preparation of procurement packages for contractors and suppliers.
• Coordinate with technical and commercial teams to clarify tender requirements.
• Review relevant contractual information for consistency and completeness.
• Provide contract administration input during procurement-related activities.

Engineering and Project Team Coordination

• Work closely with engineering, planning, cost control, and site supervision teams.
• Gather and validate technical and commercial information required for contract administration.
• Coordinate supporting documentation for claims, variations, and contractual assessments.
• Clarify contractual matters with relevant project stakeholders.
• Support the alignment of project activities with applicable contract requirements.
• Communicate commercial and contractual findings to project management personnel.

Contract Documentation and Records Management

• Maintain contractual correspondence logs and internal registers.
• Update contract tracking tools and compliance records.
• Organize documentation relating to claims, variations, notices, and contractual obligations.
• Ensure that relevant commercial records remain accurate and traceable.
• Monitor outstanding contractual issues and associated submissions.
• Maintain supporting records for contractual reviews and potential claims.
• Support effective document control throughout the contract administration process.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor 's degree in Civil Engineering or Quantity Surveying.
• Minimum 12 years of professional experience in large infrastructure projects.
• Knowledge of pre-contract and post-contract administration.
• Ability to review and interpret construction contracts and associated commercial requirements.
• Understanding of contractual correspondence, notices, claims, and variation procedures.
• Ability to prepare accurate contractual and commercial documentation.
• Experience coordinating with multidisciplinary project teams.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate clearly and logically with management and staff.

Preferred Experience

• Previous experience in roads and infrastructure projects.
• Experience working within an engineering consultancy environment.

Technical and Professional Competencies

• Pre-contract administration.
• Post-contract administration.
• Construction contract interpretation.
• Roads and infrastructure contract management.
• Contractual correspondence and notices.
• Contractor and consultant claims assessment.
• Extension of Time submissions.
• Variation orders and change orders.
• Technical and commercial assessments.
• Contractual risk identification.
• Contract compliance monitoring.
• Bonds, insurance, and warranty tracking.
• Contract milestone monitoring.
• Tender documentation review.
• Scope of work preparation and review.
• Special contract conditions.
• Contractor and supplier procurement packages.
• Claims substantiation documentation.
• Contractual dispute avoidance.
• Contract registers and correspondence logs.
• Commercial reporting and documentation.
• Engineering and planning coordination.
• Cost control and construction supervision coordination.
• Client and contractor communication.

Working at Parsons

As a Contracts Engineer, you will contribute to the commercial and contractual management of major infrastructure projects, helping project teams maintain compliance, manage changes, and address contractual matters throughout project delivery. The position provides an opportunity to work with multidisciplinary engineering and commercial teams while applying contract administration expertise to complex construction activities. Parsons emphasizes technical excellence, professional collaboration, employee wellbeing, and opportunities for career development.

About Parsons Corporation

Parsons Corporation provides engineering, technical consulting, design, and project services across infrastructure and development sectors. Its multidisciplinary teams support project planning, engineering coordination, construction supervision, and project delivery. The company promotes innovation, technical expertise, effective project management, and collaborative working practices.

Parsons is committed to equal employment opportunity without discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.