Contracts Manager - Power Plant - Abu Dhabi

TRACTEBEL; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 450,000 - 850,000; Full time

Job summary

TRACTEBEL in Abu Dhabi seeks an experienced Contracts Manager to oversee the contractual & commercial aspects of power plant projects, spanning PPA, EPC, GSA, and O&M contracts. The role requires 15+ years in power plant EPCs and strong FIDIC knowledge.

You will coordinate across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, operations, and legal teams to ensure compliance, risk mitigation, and timely closeout of contracts throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Business, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience, preferably in power plant EPC projects.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex EPC contracts from award through construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Strong knowledge of FIDIC or equivalent EPC contract conditions, claims management, and change control.
• Excellent negotiation, commercial analysis, drafting, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer PPA, EPC, GSA, O&M, subcontracts, purchase orders, and other project agreements per their terms and conditions.
• Review contractual provisions, scope of work, technical specifications, payment mechanisms, milestones, performance obligations, warranties, liabilities, and liquidated damages.
• Identify and manage interfaces across project agreements and risk allocations.
• Monitor compliance with PPA obligations, milestones, testing, metering, invoicing, and payment adjustments.
• Manage EPC-related milestones, completion requirements, acceptance testing, performance guarantees, defects liability, and handover obligations.
• Monitor Gas Supply Agreement terms including delivery, quantity, quality, and payment terms.
• Oversee O&M obligations, performance, maintenance, and penalties.
• Handle contractual correspondence, notices, claims, variations, EOTs, and compensation requests.
• Track deliverables and deviations; recommend corrective actions.
• Assess claims relating to delays, disruption, changes in scope, and non-performance.
• Coordinate with project controls on schedule reviews and cost impacts.
• Prepare, evaluate, and negotiate variation/change orders and settlement agreements.
• Maintain contract risk and obligation registers; develop mitigation measures.
• Coordinate with engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, operations, finance, insurance, and legal teams.
• Liaise with purchasers, EPC contractor, gas supplier, and other counterparties on compliance.
• Support dispute avoidance and resolution with legal advisers.
• Prepare contractual reports, forecasts, and claims assessments.
• Support final account settlement, project closeout, and transition to operations.

Skills

Contract management

EPC contracts

FIDIC knowledge

Negotiation

Risk management

Change control

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

Job Title: Contracts Manager - Power Plant - Abu Dhabi

Contracts Manager

Minimum experience : 15 Years

Position: Contracts Manager

Department: Project Management / Commercial

Manage the contractual and commercial aspects of power plant projects across development, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operations, covering the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), EPC Contract, Gas Supply Agreement (GSA), Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Contract, and other related agreements. Ensure contractual compliance, alignment of obligations across agreements, effective change and claims management, risk mitigation, and protection of the Employer’s commercial interests throughout the project lifecycle.

Key responsibilities

• Administer the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Contract, Gas Supply Agreement (GSA), Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Contract, subcontracts, purchase orders, and other project agreements in accordance with their respective terms and conditions.
• Review contractual provisions, scope of work, technical specifications, payment mechanisms, milestones, performance obligations, warranties, guarantees, liabilities, and liquidated damages.
• Identify and manage interfaces across project agreements, ensuring alignment of obligations, schedules, performance requirements, and risk allocation.
• Monitor compliance with PPA obligations, including commercial operation milestones, capacity and availability requirements, performance testing, metering, invoicing, and applicable payment adjustments.
• Manage contractual matters under the EPC Contract, including progress milestones, completion requirements, acceptance testing, performance guarantees, defects liability, and handover obligations.
• Monitor obligations under the Gas Supply Agreement, including supply commencement, gas quantity and quality, delivery pressure, nomination procedures, metering, payment terms, and supply interruptions.
• Monitor compliance with the O&M Contract, including operating performance, availability guarantees, maintenance obligations, reporting requirements, spare parts provisions, and applicable incentives or penalties.
• Manage contractual correspondence, notices, claims, variations, extensions of time (EOT), and requests for additional compensation, ensuring compliance with contractual procedures and notification deadlines.
• Track contractual deliverables, milestones, obligations, and deviations, and recommend timely corrective actions.
• Assess claims relating to delays, disruption, acceleration, additional work, changes in scope, and non-performance.
• Coordinate with project controls teams on programme reviews, critical-path analysis, delay assessments, and associated cost impacts.
• Prepare, evaluate, and negotiate variation orders, change orders, contract amendments, and settlement agreements.
• Maintain contractual risk and obligation registers and develop mitigation measures for commercial and contractual risks.
• Coordinate with engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, operations, finance, insurance, and legal teams to resolve contractual issues.
• Liaise with the power purchaser, EPC contractor, gas supplier, O&M contractor, subcontractors, and other counterparties on contractual compliance and performance.
• Support dispute avoidance and resolution in coordination with legal advisers and relevant stakeholders.
• Prepare contractual reports, commercial forecasts, claims assessments, and recommendations for management.
• Support final account settlement, project closeout, transition to operations, and resolution of outstanding claims and obligations.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Business, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience, preferably in power plant EPC projects
• Demonstrated experience managing complex EPC contracts from award through construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Strong knowledge of FIDIC or equivalent EPC contract conditions, claims management, and change control.
• Excellent negotiation, commercial analysis, drafting, and stakeholder management skills.