Contracts Manager

Airswift; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A contracting company in Singapore seeks a Contract Manager with a Bachelor's degree in quantity surveying or related fields. The candidate should have a minimum of 10 years of experience in contract negotiation and administration. Responsibilities include overseeing commercial aspects of contracts, providing advisory throughout project stages, and managing disputes. Excellent communication and analytical skills are required to handle various stakeholders and drive successful project outcomes.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years relevant experience in contract negotiation, administration and/or management.
• Possesses knowledge in construction/contract law & different standard forms of contracts like PSSCOC, SIA, FIDIC.
• Strong sense of urgency and result-oriented mindset.

Responsibilities

• Oversee commercial and contractual aspects of projects.
• Provide contractual advisory throughout project stages.
• Manage contractual claims and disputes.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Management skills

Analytical mindset

Excellent communication

Problem-solving abilities

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantity surveying / construction management / civil engineering or related fields

Job description

Responsibilities

• Overseeing commercial and contractual aspects related to the main contract and subcontracts, managing any commercial and contractual risk relating to the project and employ mitigation actions as quickly and effectively as possible
• Review external providers (i.e vendors and subcontractors) terms of service and project deliverables.
• Provides contractual advisory from the commercial perspective to the project through all stages: construction, subcontracting, completion and hand-over
• Provides support to the Quantity Surveyor team in the project, monitoring, reporting, planning and coordinating all aspects of their work.
• Proactively engages in continuous improvement and review of existing processes, systems and policies that may support the project’s contract management and administration.
• Advise on all contractual correspondence related to the project, considering commercial impact
• Identify, assess and manage / advise on contractual risk
• Manages contractual claims, disputes, settlements and resolution
• Communicates effectively with a wide range of stakeholders both verbally and in written notices eg. extension-of-time (EOT), change order, etc.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in quantity surveying / construction management / civil engineering or related fields
• Minimum 10 years relevant experience in contract negotiation, administration and/or management
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, analytical mindset, problem solving abilities, as well as keen interest and motivation in a high growth and entrepreneur environment
• A high level of integrity, dependability with a strong sense of urgency and result oriented
• Possesses knowledge in construction/contract law & different standard forms of contracts eg. PSSCOC, SIA, LTA, REDAS, FIDIC, NEC, etc.
• Possesses leadership skills to manage internal and external stakeholders, thinks strategically and critically, exercising judgement after consideration for all aspects.
• Possesses analytical and problem-solving skills. (Is required to work both in corporate office and/or at project sites.)