Senior Contract & Claims Leader - Complex Projects

Alstom; Dubai; On-site; AED 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Alstom in Dubai seeks a Senior Contract Manager to lead contract and claims management on complex mobility projects. You will work with Project Managers and leaders across Finance, Planning, Sourcing and Legal, turning contractual insight into proactive actions to mitigate risk and protect interests.

You will manage notices, variations, extensions of time, amendments, claims and counterclaims, ensuring robust records for negotiations and project profitability.

Qualifications

• A degree in Law, Engineering, Finance, Economics, Business or another relevant discipline.
• Strong expertise in contract and/or claims management.
• Ability to interpret contractual terms and turn them into clear commercial actions.
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
• Proactive, pragmatic and collaborative approach.
• Ability to work effectively across functions and with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Shape and drive the project’s contract and claims strategy, anticipating contractual risks and opportunities and translating them into pragmatic actions.
• Protect contractual and commercial interests by monitoring obligations, milestones, correspondence and notices, and ensuring contractual actions are taken at the right time.
• Lead complex claims and change management, including variations, extensions of time, amendments, claims and counterclaims, from identification and substantiation through negotiation and closure.
• Partner with project leadership and cross-functional teams to provide clear contractual and commercial analysis that supports project decisions, risk mitigation and project profitability.
• Strengthen contract management capability by sharing expertise, developing colleagues and promoting proactive contract management practices across the project.

Skills

Contract and claims management

English communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk management

Education

Degree in Law or Engineering or Finance or Economics or Business

Job description

Alstom in Dubai seeks a Senior Contract Manager to lead contract and claims management on complex mobility projects. You will work with Project Managers and leaders across Finance, Planning, Sourcing and Legal, turning contractual insight into proactive actions to mitigate risk and protect interests.

You will manage notices, variations, extensions of time, amendments, claims and counterclaims, ensuring robust records for negotiations and project profitability.