Senior Contract Manager

Boskalis; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading marine infrastructure company seeks a senior contract manager to provide overall contractual support for complex international marine infrastructure projects from its Abu Dhabi office. The role requires at least 7 years of experience and a relevant degree, with a focus on contract negotiation and attention to detail. You will work closely with project teams, ensuring proper administration of contracts and guiding junior colleagues. This fulltime position offers opportunities for career development and a warm onboarding process.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Online onboarding program

Access to Boskalis academy courses

Qualifications

• At least 7 years of experience in a similar role.
• Knowledge of international construction contracts such as FIDIC/LOGIC is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Provide contractual and commercial support during project preparation.
• Implement project administration for variation orders and claims.
• Ensure timely submission of contract deliverables.
• Review documents related to projects like agreements and contracts.
• Draft and review letters, variation orders, and claims.
• Contribute to contract negotiations.
• Liaise with insurance and legal counsel.
• Increase contractual awareness within the project team.
• Guide less experienced colleagues in contract management.

Skills

Construction management

Contract negotiation

Attention to detail

Team player

Excellent communication skills

Education

Master's/Bachelor's degree in construction management, business administration, civil engineering, law or related field

Job description

How you can make your mark

You can make your mark as a senior contract manager by being responsible for the overall contractual support to the project management on (complex) international marine infrastructure projects of Boskalis and general contractual support to the relevant business units of the company.

You will be working from our Abu Dhabi office and will be part of our contract and legal team based in The Netherlands. Flexibility is required as you might need to move from project to project on short/long term assignments.

Your responsibilities as senior contract manager

• Following project award providing contractual and commercial support on a proactive basis during the preparation and of complex projects.
• Developing and implementing a proper project administration including the administration of variation orders and claims.
• Ensure the proper and timely submission of contract deliverables in relation to the main contract and subcontracts.
• Reviewing documents in relation to specific project(s) such as: joint venture or consortium agreements main contracts and subcontracts.
• Drafting and reviewing of (covering) letters variation orders and claims addressed to or received from partners client and subcontractors.
• Proactively contributing in all required contract and / or subcontract negotiations during the phase of a project.
• Liaising with the insurance procurement and treasury department and the legal counsel involved.
• Increasing contractual awareness within the project team and supporting and developing expertise within the legal & contract management department.
• Guiding less experienced colleagues with regard to contract management.

Your qualities and experience

You can move ahead as a senior contract manager if you have:

• Master / bachelors degree in construction management business administration (civil) engineering law or related field.
• At least seven 7 years of experience in a similar role.
• Knowledge in international construction contracts such as FIDIC / LOGIC contracts is an advantage.
• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills.
• Accuracy and attention to detail and being a teamplayer.

What you can expect

• Career opportunities: We challenge you every day to get better. Together we realize your full personal and professional career by creating development opportunities.
• Warm welcome: We warmly welcome our new colleagues so they feel at home as soon as possible. During your online onboarding program we give you all the ins and outs of Boskalis!
• Career development: Plenty of opportunities to realize your full potential. Challenge yourself with (online) courses in our Boskalis academy.

Extra information

• Your team: You will be part of our contract management and legal team based in The Netherlands.
• Where you will work: You will be working from our Abu Dhabi office but travel/project assignments are expected.
• Full/parttime job: The position of senior contract manager is a fulltime job.
• Next steps: Apply easily by completing the online application form. Interviews are held online or in the office. Once its clear were a good match well make you an offer and look forward to welcoming you to the company.

Additional Information

Well be happy to answer your questions about the position of senior contract manager. Please contact Catherine Buenaagua corporate recruiter via our careers page.

Disclaimer for recruitment and selection agencies

We appreciate your interest in our vacancies and understand that your candidate might be enthusiastic about this exciting opportunity. However our recruitment process is not structured this way at Boskalis we handle recruitment ourselves. Therefore we do not accept unsolicited applications or CVs from recruitment agencies. Any submission will be treated as a direct application.

Remote Work

No

Employment Type

Fulltime