Contractual Dispute Management Expert- Fixed Term Contract

ICF; New Delhi; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

ICF is seeking a professional for programme management support in its Power & Renewable Energy Consulting practice, assigned to the Programme Management Unit. The fixed-term deployment (3 years) involves on-site work with field travel to support renewable energy projects and infrastructure milestones.

The role focuses on contract administration, public procurement reviews, and regulatory compliance to ensure auditable records and successful CFA/subsidy processing.

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 and regulatory compliance in infrastructure/energy.

Responsibilities

• Help manage contract administration and commercial dispute processes in public procurement.
• Review contractor compliance with contractual obligations and performance guarantees.
• Identify regulatory and contractual risks affecting scheme implementation.
• Support disputes, claims, force majeure events and arbitration under contract law.
• Audit documentation and evidence for milestone completion and subsidy disbursements.

Skills

Public procurement governance

Contract administration

Commercial claims & disputes

Statutory compliance

Documentation & audit trails

Education

LL.B. (Bachelor's in Law)

MBA in Finance/Operations

Job description

Practice

Power & Renewable Energy Consulting

Assignment

Programme Management Unit

Deployment

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

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.

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.