Senior Lead Commercial

Ascentis; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascentis in India seeks a Senior Tender & Contracts Manager to oversee pre-contract and post-contract activities, lead negotiations, and manage vendor prequalification. The role requires extensive experience with construction contracts and cost control across large projects.

You will coordinate with QS teams, prepare LOA and contract documents, monitor contract management, and support site teams on claims and changes. Significant seniority and proven tender leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• B. Tech in Civil Engineering with knowledge of construction contracts.
• Knowledge of FIDIC or other standard construction contracts is a plus.
• Min. 12+ years experience with renowned QS firms or PM companies in the construction industry with hands-on tenders.

Responsibilities

• Prepare long list of vendors for packages and lead prequalification.
• Prepare prequalification report and present for client decision.
• Coordinate with QS team for BOQ and tender documents.
• Lead tender administration end-to-end.
• Lead technical and commercial negotiations with support from design/QS.
• Participate in final negotiations including cost, terms, and payment schedule.
• Prepare final recommendation note to client for approval.
• Coordinate with bidder to obtain documents for contract issuance.
• Prepare LOA and contract documents and coordinate sign-off.
• Monitor management of contract documents.
• Review third-party QS monthly reports and project cost control sheets.
• Analyze cost deviations and propose contingency plans.
• Prepare cash flow projections and review change orders.
• Support site team to adjudicate contractor claims and contract correspondence.

Skills

Tender management

Contract negotiation

Cost control

Vendor coordination

Education

B. Tech in Civil Engineering

FIDIC knowledge

Tools

FIDIC contracts

Job description

Pre-Contract

• Prepare long list of vendors for respective packages and lead the prequalification process
• Prepare the prequalification report and support in presenting the same to the client for decision making.
• Coordinate with in-house QS team for BOQ preparation and prepare tender documents
• Lead the tender administration process end to end
• Lead the technical and commercial negotiation with support from design and QS Management team
• Participate in the final negotiation including cost, tender terms, payment schedule etc.
• Prepare and send the final recommendation note to client for approval.
• Coordinate with the successful bidder to get all documents required for issuance of the contract
• Prepare the LOA and contract document and coordinate with all stakeholders to get the same signed
• Monitor management of contract documents.

Post-contract

• Review the third-party QS monthly reports
• Prepare and track the Project Cost Control sheet in coordination with inputs from third-party QS and in-house procurement team.
• Analyze cost deviations/over-runs and propose contingency plans
• Prepare cash flow projections
• Review work change requests and change orders prepared by site team.
• Support the site team to analyze and adjudicate contractor claims or to write contractual correspondence

Education & Requirement

• B. Tech in Civil Engineering (Full time course from recognized university) with knowledge of construction contracts
• Training or working knowledge of FIDIC or other standard construction contracts will be a plus.
• Min. 12+ years experience with renowned QS firms or Project Management companies in the construction industry with hands-on experience in tenders,