Senior Contracts Manager - Power Plant EPC

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

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.