DGM / AGM - Contracts

H G Infra Engineering (HGIEL); Jaipur; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

HG Infra Engineering (HGIEL) seeks a seasoned Contracts & Commercials professional to lead end-to-end contract management for major infrastructure projects. You will interpret EPC, HAM, Railway contracts and monitor risks, notices and commercial opportunities across pre-award to project closure.

You will negotiate EOTs, variations, price escalations and claims while coordinating with planning, finance, legal and procurement. Experience with dispute resolution support is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in end-to-end contract management for infrastructure projects.
• Ability to review EPC, HAM, Item Rate, BOQ and Railway contracts.
• Track record of managing risks, deviations, notices and commercial opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end contract management and administration for infrastructure projects from pre-award to closure.
• Interpret EPC, HAM, Item Rate, BOQ and Railway contracts including NHAI, MoRTH and Railways.
• Monitor obligations, identify risks, deviations, notices and commercial opportunities and act timely.
• Lead preparation, substantiation and negotiation of EOT, variations, price escalation and claims.
• Review delays and coordinate with planning for delay analysis and substantiation of claims.
• Draft and review notices, letters, amendments, MoUs and subcontract agreements.
• Coordinate with Project Heads, Planning, QS/Billing, Finance, Legal, Procurement and BD teams.
• Handle negotiations with clients/authorities/consultants on contractual issues and commercial matters.
• Support dispute resolution, conciliation, adjudication and arbitration with external counsel.
• Conduct pre-bid and tender reviews; identify onerous conditions and bid/pricing strategy.

Skills

Contract management

Risk identification

Negotiation

Dispute resolution

Bid/ tender reviews

Job description

• Lead end-to-end contract management and administration for Highway, Railway, EPC and other infrastructure projects from pre-award to project closure.
• Review and interpret EPC, HAM, Item Rate, BOQ and Railway contracts, including NHAI, MoRTH, Indian Railways and client-specific contractual conditions.
• Monitor contractual obligations, identify risks, deviations, notice requirements and commercial opportunities, and ensure timely action by project teams.
• Lead preparation, substantiation and negotiation of claims, Extension of Time (EOT), variation orders, price escalation, compensation events and additional-cost claims.
• Review project delays and coordinate with planning teams for delay analysis, contemporaneous records and claim substantiation.
• Draft and review contractual notices, letters, replies, amendments, MoUs, subcontract agreements and commercial correspondence to safeguard the company's contractual rights.
• Coordinate with Project Heads, Planning, QS/Billing, Finance, Legal, Procurement and Business Development teams for effective contractual and commercial management.
• Handle client/authority/consultant negotiations on contractual issues, variations, claims, deductions, recoveries, EOT and other commercial matters.
• Provide support in dispute resolution, conciliation, adjudication and arbitration, including preparation of case documentation and coordination with external legal counsel.
• Conduct pre-bid and tender-stage contract reviews, identify onerous conditions, contractual risks and commercial exposures, and provide recommendations for bid/no-bid and pricing strategy.
• Establish and monitor Contract Risk Register, Claims Register, Variation Register, EOT Register and Contractual Compliance Tracker across projects.
• Develop standardized contract management systems, SOPs, templates and best practices for Highway and Railway projects across the organization.
• Conduct periodic contractual audits and project reviews to identify revenue leakage, unclaimed entitlements, contractual non-compliances and potential disputes.
• Mentor and guide the Contracts, Commercial and Claims teams at project and corporate levels and build organizational capability in contract management.