Senior Contracts & Commercial Lead - Engineering & Construction

Pioneer International; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 590,000; Full time

Job summary

Pioneer IPMC is seeking a Contracts and Commercial Manager in Abu Dhabi to oversee the contractual and commercial administration of engineering and construction contracts throughout the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities include managing variations, claims, risk assessments, and commercial reporting while coordinating with multidisciplinary teams and ensuring timely compliance and notices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Construction Management, Commercial Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 12 years of experience in contracts administration and commercial management within engineering and construction projects.
• Proven experience managing contract variations, claims, extensions of time, and commercial negotiations.
• Strong knowledge of construction contract conditions, contractual risk management, and change control.
• Experience administering multiple contracts within major capital programmes is preferred.
• Experience in PMC, EPC, or engineering consultancy environments.
• Professional membership or certification such as MRICS or equivalent is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage the administration and commercial oversight of engineering, procurement, and construction contracts.
• Review contract terms, conditions, obligations, deliverables, and risk allocation.
• Administer variations, change orders, extensions of time, claims, and contractual notices.
• Evaluate contractor submissions, payment applications, and commercial proposals.
• Assess contractual entitlement, cost and time impacts, and supporting documentation for claims.
• Maintain contract registers, variation logs, claims records, and commercial risk registers.
• Support negotiations and resolution of contractual disputes with contractors and suppliers.
• Monitor contractual compliance and ensure notices and submissions are issued within required timeframes.
• Coordinate with project management, engineering, construction, planning, and finance teams.
• Prepare commercial reports, forecasts, risk assessments, and recommendations for management.
• Support procurement, tender evaluations, contract closeout, and final account settlement.

Skills

Contract administration

Commercial management

Change control

Risk management

Negotiations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Construction Management, Commercial Management, or a related discipline

Job description

Pioneer IPMC is seeking a Contracts and Commercial Manager in Abu Dhabi to oversee the contractual and commercial administration of engineering and construction contracts throughout the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities include managing variations, claims, risk assessments, and commercial reporting while coordinating with multidisciplinary teams and ensuring timely compliance and notices.