Senior EPC Contracts Manager - Power Projects

TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING S.A DUBAI BRANCH; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 720,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING S.A DUBAI BRANCH is seeking an experienced Contracts Manager to oversee power plant project contracts across development, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operations. You will manage PPA, EPC, GSA, and O&M agreements, ensuring compliance, risk mitigation, and alignment of obligations through the project lifecycle.

The role requires a strong background in EPC contract management, FIDIC-based conditions, and proven stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Business, or 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 contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders and other project agreements.
• Review contractual provisions, scope of work, technical specs, payment mechanisms, milestones and liabilities.
• Identify and manage interfaces across project agreements to align obligations and risk.
• Monitor PPA obligations including milestones, capacity, availability, testing, metering and invoicing.
• Manage contractual matters under the EPC Contract including milestones, testing, guarantees, defects liability and handover.
• Monitor obligations under the Gas Supply Agreement including quantity, quality, delivery pressure and payments.
• Monitor O&M Contract compliance including performance, availability, maintenance and incentives/penalties.
• Prepare, evaluate, and negotiate variation/change orders and settlements.
• Maintain risk registers and develop mitigation measures for commercial risks.
• Coordinate with engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, operations, finance, insurance, and legal teams to resolve issues.

Skills

Negotiation

Commercial analysis

Drafting

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, QS, Construction Management, Business or related discipline

Job description

TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING S.A DUBAI BRANCH is seeking an experienced Contracts Manager to oversee power plant project contracts across development, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operations. You will manage PPA, EPC, GSA, and O&M agreements, ensuring compliance, risk mitigation, and alignment of obligations through the project lifecycle.

The role requires a strong background in EPC contract management, FIDIC-based conditions, and proven stakeholder management.