Senior Commercial Contracts Lead - Infrastructure Projects

Kellogg Brown & Root; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR-Abu Dhabi is seeking a Commercial Contracts Support Manager to oversee contract administration across the Power and Water Transmission Scheme in Abu Dhabi.

You will lead claims management, dispute resolution, and ensure compliance with terms, notices and timelines, while coordinating with supervision consultants and EPCs appointed by the client.

The role demands 15+ years of contracts experience in large infrastructure programmes with MRICS preferred.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Law or Quantity Surveying; MRICS or equivalent preferred.
• 15+ years of contracts administration experience in large infrastructure programmes.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial and contractual support across all project lots.
• Monitor contract compliance and address deviations with delivery contractors and supervision consultants.
• Assist in contract negotiations, claims management, and dispute resolution.
• Prepare and review financial and commercial reports, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Administer main contracts and subcontracts per agreed terms and conditions.
• Interpret contract clauses and advise on obligations, entitlements, and risks.
• Ensure compliance with contract requirements, notices, timelines, and documentation procedures.
• Maintain contract registers, correspondence logs, and records of contractual events.
• Manage variation instructions, change requests, and compensation event procedures.
• Assess entitlement for time and cost from design changes, client instructions, delays, or disruption.
• Ensure changes are notified, substantiated, evaluated, and agreed.
• Track pending variations and support timely commercial closure.
• Lead efforts to resolve disputes through negotiation and structured correspondence.
• Support senior management in mediation, adjudication, arbitration, or litigation prep.
• Prepare contractual position papers and evidence files for disputed matters.
• Work to resolve issues early to avoid escalation and preserve project relationships.
• Manage contract close-out procedures, including completion obligations and release of securities.
• Negotiate and settle final accounts with EPCs.

Skills

Primavera P6

MS Project

Cost control software

Contract administration

EOT assessments

Negotiation skills

Education

Engineering

Law

Quantity Surveying

MRICS or equivalent

Job description

KBR-Abu Dhabi is seeking a Commercial Contracts Support Manager to oversee contract administration across the Power and Water Transmission Scheme in Abu Dhabi.

You will lead claims management, dispute resolution, and ensure compliance with terms, notices and timelines, while coordinating with supervision consultants and EPCs appointed by the client.

The role demands 15+ years of contracts experience in large infrastructure programmes with MRICS preferred.