Contract Manager

Dialog Group Berhad; Selangor; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Jora Malaysia is seeking a Contract Manager to protect the company's contractual and commercial interests on projects, ensuring adherence to policies and maximizing commercial opportunities. The role covers main contract administration, cost control, and procurement across activities.

You will guide project teams, manage claims and variations, oversee risk, prepare reports, and maintain governance. A senior professional with strong negotiation, communication and English skills is preferred to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying or relevant discipline preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in a similar contract management role.
• Strong understanding of contract terms and conditions.
• Excellent negotiation and stakeholder management abilities.
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office and project management tools.

Responsibilities

• Guide project team to ensure adherence to the main contract.
• Ensure client notifications are issued within contract timeframes.
• Prepare, negotiate and settle claims and variations with Client.
• Prepare and maintain a Potential Change and Client Change Register.
• Identify and notify insurance claims to Client.
• Prepare interim progress claims and negotiate amounts with Client's representative.
• Issue insurance certificates in line with contract and Group principles.
• Agree terms of Performance and Retention Guarantees per main contract.
• Prepare and negotiate final account with client representatives.
• Contribute to cost control and planning by producing management reports.
• Provide flow-downs from the main contract to subcontract and purchase orders.
• Assist with negotiation of commercial terms and deviations from standard terms.
• Assist with evaluation and settlement of claims and variations.
• Contribute to internal/external Risk Workshops.

Skills

Strong negotiation skills

Exceptional communication

Stakeholder dialogue

Written and spoken English

MS Word/Excel/Project/PowerPoint

Task & priority management

Interpersonal skills

Team player

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying or relevant discipline

10+ years of experience in a similar role

Job description

Jora Malaysia will close on 16th September 2026. Thank you for being with us, we are cheering you on as you continue your career journey.

The Contract Manager shall satisfactorily protect the contractual and commercial interest of the company in respect of the project in all its activities and transactions, ensuring that all company policies and procedures are adhered to. Also needs to pursue and maximize the commercial opportunities as well as issue project reports accurately that shall reflect the current commercial status of the project and the likely outcome at completion.

Responsibilities:

Main Contract Administration

• Providing guidance to the project team to ensure adherence to the requirements of the main contract.
• Ensuring that all notifications to the client are issued within the timeframe set out in the main contract.
• Preparation, issue, negotiation and settlement of claims and variations to the client, working in collaboration with the Project Manager.
• Preparation and maintenance of a Potential Change and Client Change Register.
• Identification and notification of insurance claims to Client.
• Preparation of interim progress claims and negotiation and agreement with clients representative of the amounts claimed.
• Insurance certificates are issued to the client in compliance with the terms and conditions of the contract and the requirements set out in “Group Contracting Principles”.
• Agreement of terms of Performance and Retention Guarantees in accordance with the requirements of the main contract.
• Preparation and negotiation of final account with client representatives.

Cost Control and Planning

• Providing input to cost control and planning teams and assistance on the production of Project Management Reports and other management reports as required by Senior Management.

Subcontract and Procurement

• Providing the Subcontract Procurement team with the appropriate flow downs from the Main Contract to be incorporated into the subcontract and purchase orders.
• Where necessary, assisting Subcontract Procurement team with the negotiation of commercial terms and conditions and approval of any deviations from standard group terms.
• Assisting the Subcontract Procurement team with the evaluation, negotiation and settlement of claims and variations.
• Assist with input into internal and external Risk Workshops.

Other

• Maintain awareness of, and compliance with, the Management System procedures which directly affect the work undertaken.
• Provision of feedback to functional management and other project teams on project progress and any issues that may arise, or lessons learned that may be pertinent to other projects.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying or relevant experience in pertinent discipline is preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in a similar role. Familiarity with market rates would be preferred.
• Good understanding of contract terms and conditions.
• Strong negotiation skills and experience.
• Understand inter disciplinary relations and requirements.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to provide open and direct dialogue with stakeholders.
• High level of integrity and ethics.
• High standard of written and spoken English.
• PC skills with proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet, project, and presentation software.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Interpersonal skills, including but not limited to:
• Organisational Skills Time Management
• Ability to manage change
• Cost aware
• Results focused
• Proactive committed approach
• Good team player
• Self-motivated and persistent
• Decision Making Additional Information
• Continuously raise standards, Innovative, Solution-oriented