AGM/ DGM - Contracts (NHAI /Railway Projects)- HO - Raipur (C.G.)

Barbrik Project; Raipur; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

PRA India Private Limited (An associated company of Barbrik Project Limited) seeks an AGM/ DGM - Contracts for its National Highway and Railway project at the Raipur Head Office, Chhattisgarh. The role emphasizes contract administration, compliance, disputes, and extensive subcontractor oversight.

The candidate will interpret complex contracts, prepare EOT claims, defend against LDs, and lead arbitration/DRB processes while coordinating with project directors and site teams.

Responsibilities

• Contract Analysis: Interpret concession and EPC contracts to identify risks and ambiguous clauses.
• Compliance Framework: Create contract compliance tools for site teams to monitor milestones.
• Contract Interpretation: Provide interpretations to project directors on disputes and scope.
• Claim Preparation: Build EOT and prolongation claims using critical path data (Primavera P6).
• Risk Mitigation: Defend against liquidated damages and penalties from clients like NHAI/MoRTH.
• Dispute Resolution: Lead DRB, conciliation committees, and arbitration processes.
• Agreement Drafting: Draft and standardise back-to-back subcontracts for earthwork and structures.
• Commercial Negotiation: Negotiate with vendors, flyover subcontracts, and material suppliers.
• Dispute Settlement: Reconcile final accounts and close out variations with subcontractors.
• Change Management: Identify and quantify Change of Scope items from alignment or utility shifts.
• Rate Analysis: Oversee rate analysis for non-BOQ items and get client approval.

Job description

Roles and Responsibilities

Job Opportunity: Immediate Hiring for National Highway Project

Company: PRA India Private Limited (An associated company of Barbrik Project Limited)

Project Location: Head Office (Raipur , C.G.)

Project Type: National Highway / Railway Project.

Designation: AGM/ DGM - Contracts

Core Responsibilities

1. Contract Administration & Compliance

• Contract Analysis: Interpret complex concession agreements, EPC contracts, and FIDIC-based documents to identify financial risks, liabilities, and ambiguous clauses.
• Compliance Framework: Establish rigorous contract compliance matrix tools for site execution teams to monitor key project milestones and obligations.
• Contract Interpretation: Provide legal and practical contract interpretations to project directors regarding execution disputes, delays, and scope boundaries.

2. Claims & Dispute Management (EOT)

• Claim Preparation: Build comprehensive Extension of Time (EOT) and prolongation cost claims using critical path analysis data (e.g., Primavera P6 logs).
• Risk Mitigation: Defend the company against Liquidated Damages (LD) and penalty impositions by clients like NHAI or MoRTH.
• Dispute Resolution: Lead formal dispute mechanisms, including the Dispute Review Board (DRB), Conciliation Committees, and Arbitration proceedings.

3. Subcontractor & Vendor Management

• Agreement Drafting: Draft, standardise, and execute robust back-to-back subcontracts for earthwork, structures, paving, and specialized tolling systems.
• Commercial Negotiation: Direct high-value commercial negotiations with critical vendors, flyover subcontractors, and material suppliers.
• Dispute Settlement: Reconcile final accounts, close out commercial variations, and resolve contractual deadlocks with site subcontractors.

4. Variation & Change of Scope (CoS)

• Change Management: Identify, document, and quantify Change of Scope (CoS) items or variations resulting from alignment changes, extra structures, or utility shifts.
• Rate Analysis: Oversee detailed structural rate analysis for non-BOQ (Bill of Quantities) items and secure formal client approval for new rates.