Assistant Manager / Manager, Contract Management

PACC Offshore Services Holdings Limited; Batam; On-site; IDR 1,073,345,000 - 2,146,691,000; Full time

Job summary

PaxOcean is seeking an Assistant Manager / Manager, Contract Management to oversee the full lifecycle of contracts from tender through close-out in Batam, Indonesia. The role ensures compliance, manages risks, and protects commercial interests while supporting project teams.

Ideal candidates have extensive contract management experience in shipbuilding or oil and gas projects, with strong English and Bahasa Indonesian communication skills and proficiency in MS Office.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Bachelor degree.
• Qualification in Contract Law, Construction Law, Construction Management, Negotiations, Project Management preferred.
• Experience in Ship Building, Oil & Gas, or Petrochemical projects is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Oversee contract management across the project lifecycle, from tender to close-out.
• Support project teams on contract compliance, risk management, and change orders.
• Track milestones, payment stages, and prepare contractual claims.
• Identify and discuss potential issues with Legal to resolve or mitigate disputes.
• Assist procurement and subcontracting with flow-downs and key terms.
• Provide guidance and training on workflow and contract governance.
• Organize contract familiarization and change management workshops for project teams.
• Drive continuous improvement of contract processes and governance.

Skills

Contract management

Change management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Project management

English

Bahasa Indonesian

Independence

Education

Diploma

Bachelor degree in Law or Engineering

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Assistant Manager / Manager, Contract Management

Posting Start Date: 26/08/2026 Country/Region: Indonesia Work Location: Batam PT. Dok Warisan Pertama Business/Function: PaxOcean Req ID: 811

Job Summary

The Contracts Manager is responsible for overseeing and managing all contractual matters throughout the project lifecycle, from tender and contract negotiation through project execution, claims and change management, to contract close-out. The role provides strategic contractual support to Project Managers and project teams, ensuring contractual compliance, effective risk management, and protection of the Company’s commercial and contractual interests.

The position also plays a key role in identifying and mitigating contractual risks, managing claims, disputes and change orders, and strengthening contract governance and processes to support successful project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Job Description:

• This role reports to the Senior Contracts Manager and support Project Managers and project team on all aspects of contract management over the entire project lifecycle – involvement starts from contract negotiation during the tender stage to contract administration during execution and eventually completion and contract close-out.
• Work with Project team to fulfil contract performance against contractual obligations, ensuring compliance with contract terms, preparation and maintaining contemporaneous records and notifications, managing non-routine change requests, contractual claims, disputes, settlements and resolution throughout the project lifecycle.
• Work with Project team to track project milestones, payment stages, verify and prepare claims, Change Orders to Client from a contractual perspective.
• Anticipate any potential issues such as delays or disputes that may arise in the project, raise for discussion with Legal to work out appropriate strategy to resolve or mitigate the impact of such issues / disputes.
• Support the procurement and subcontracting teams with compliance of key flow downs and critical terms from the main contract. Where required support the development of frame agreements for strategic suppliers / subcontractors or templates and forms to improve work processes and governance.
• Providing guidance and training to project teams on workflow, procedure to secure contract compliance.
• Organize and conduct contract familiarization and change management workshops for Project team to ensure team are aligned on the Project’s contractual risks and opportunities.
• Proactively engage in continuous improvement and review of existing processes, systems and policies that may support the project’s contract management and administration.

Risk Management:

Enforce governance of internal processes to identify potential challenges or problems before they occur during projects execution; contracts administration, cost management etc.

Key Requirements

Preferred Experience :

• Diploma or Bachelor degree.
• Minimum 8 years Contracts or Subcontracts or Legal function working experience in capacity of Manager, Principal or Lead for Ship Building or Oil and Gas and Petrochemical industry equivalent project experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience as member of Project Management Team preferred.
• Good understanding of CapEx Project Lifecycle and experience of Project value at minimum USD 100 million preferred.
• Proficiency in MS Office generally.
• Strong communications skills and good command of written and spoken Bahasa Indonesian and English.
• Ability to work independently.
• Experience with working in Indonesia a plus.
• Personal Characteristics & Attributes :
• Excellent interpersonal, stakeholder management, negotiation and collaboration skills.
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of contracts and contractual laws for ship building, construction projects.
• Meticulous, analytical, proactive and has a keen eye for details.
• Professional with high integrity and credibility.

Education and Key certificate necessary :

• Diploma or Bachelor degree or its equivalent
• Qualification or Certification in Contract Law, Construction Law, Construction Management, Negotiations, Project Management, Building Management preferred.

Education

Diploma Bachelors in Law or Engineering