Contractual Dispute Management Expert- Fixed Term

ICF International; New Delhi; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

ICF invites a qualified legal/commercial professional in New Delhi to join a fixed-term Programme Management Unit assignment for 3 years, with field travel as required. The role focuses on contract administration, public procurement and regulatory compliance within renewable energy and infrastructure projects.

You will review contractual obligations, support dispute resolution, audit documentation and manage CFA/subsidy milestones, ensuring transparent records and governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Law (LL.B.) with a Master's in Management or MBA in Finance/Operations.
• Minimum 5 years in public procurement, contract administration, dispute management and regulatory compliance in infrastructure or energy.
• Experience with statutory and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Support contract administration and commercial dispute management in public procurement.
• Review contractor and system-integrator compliance with contractual obligations, maintenance requirements and performance guarantees.
• Identify contractual, statutory and regulatory risks affecting scheme implementation.
• Support management of contractor disputes, claims, force majeure events and arbitration proceedings under applicable contractual and legal frameworks.
• Review tender qualification requirements, DCR clauses and technical evaluation criteria for legal or trade-dispute exposure.
• Audit compliance documentation and verify evidence supporting milestone completion.
• Provide documented legal and regulatory inputs for clearance of CFA/subsidy disbursement milestones within the approved governance process.
• Maintain transparent and traceable records for CFA, state subsidy and fund-disbursement processes to support statutory and government audit scrutiny.
• Support anti-fraud, documentation and escalation controls in contract and vendor-management processes.
• Prepare dispute notes, contractual risk summaries, action trackers and management briefs.

Skills

Public procurement experience

Contract administration

Commercial dispute management

Regulatory compliance

Documentation, audit trail

Education

LL.B. + MBA in Management or Finance/Operations

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

Provide contract administration, public procurement, statutory and commercial-dispute support for renewable energy and infrastructure programme implementation. The role reviews contractual compliance, supports resolution of disputes and claims, and strengthens auditable documentation for milestones and CFA/subsidy processes.

Assignment

Programme Management Unit

Deployment

Fixed Term( 3 years) client-site deployment with field travel as required

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support contract administration and commercial dispute management in public procurement.
• Review contractor and system-integrator compliance with contractual obligations, maintenance requirements and performance guarantees.
• Identify contractual, statutory and regulatory risks affecting scheme implementation.
• Support management of contractor disputes, claims, force majeure events and arbitration proceedings under applicable contractual and legal frameworks.
• Review tender qualification requirements, DCR clauses and technical evaluation criteria for legal or trade-dispute exposure.
• Audit compliance documentation and verify evidence supporting milestone completion.
• Provide documented legal and regulatory inputs for clearance of CFA/subsidy disbursement milestones within the approved governance process.
• Maintain transparent and traceable records for CFA, state subsidy and fund-disbursement processes to support statutory and government audit scrutiny.
• Support anti-fraud, documentation and escalation controls in contract and vendor-management processes.
• Prepare dispute notes, contractual risk summaries, action trackers and management briefs.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Education

Bachelor's degree in Law (LL.B.) together with a Master's degree in Management, or an MBA in Finance/Operations.

Experience

Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in public procurement, contract administration, commercial dispute management and regulatory compliance in the infrastructure or energy sector.

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Public procurement governance
• Contract administration
• Commercial claims and dispute management
• Statutory and regulatory compliance
• Documentation, audit trail and risk control

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS AND DELIVERY EXPECTATIONS

• Work closely with client, internal PMU colleagues and relevant state, utility, financial, vendor or technology stakeholders.
• Maintain role-specific work plans, action trackers, deliverable calendars and supporting records.
• Produce clear, accurate and decision-ready outputs within agreed timelines and quality standards.
• Handle programme, beneficiary, financial, portal and stakeholder information confidentially and follow approved access and information-security requirements.
• Undertake field travel and support urgent programme reviews when required by the assignment.

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