Deputy Contracts Manager

WS ENGINEERING & FABRICATION PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

WS ENGINEERING & FABRICATION PTE. LTD. seeks an experienced contract lawyer to review tenders and commercial agreements, manage risk, and coordinate with finance and project teams in Singapore.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in contract review, a strong background in commercial and construction law, and experience with litigation/arbitration is advantageous. This role requires collaboration across internal and external stakeholders and coverage of insurance-related risk.

Qualifications

• Requires a law degree from a recognized university in Singapore or Malaysia.
• Adept in consumer law, contract law, construction law and commercial law in Singapore/Malaysia.

Responsibilities

• Review tender instructions, terms and conditions and highlight risk areas with potential cost/delivery impact.
• Collaborate with Finance and Purchasing to review letters of credit, surety bonds, and vendor qualification forms.
• Coordinate requirements for surety bonds and parent company guarantees when required.
• Administer and review letters of support and other ad hoc agreements (representative, distributorship, co-operative).
• Develop and execute negotiation strategies with customers and suppliers to minimize losses and maximize profits.
• Review contractual matters with Project Management Teams, draft/ review variation orders and settlement agreements.
• Engage internal/external stakeholders to ensure agreements are reviewed and ratified for the company.
• Negotiate on legal/regulatory requirements, contract standards, terms, and conditions.
• Ensure division activities are covered by appropriate insurance policies (excluding personnel/workmen).
• Perform other ad hoc assignments as directed by the VP, Legal.

Skills

Contract review

Commercial law

Litigation/arbitration

Education

LL.B. or equivalent law degree

Job description

• Review tender instructions, terms and conditions and ensure that all risk areas are properly addressed as well as highlighting areas of requirement with potential cost / delivery impact.
• Work together with Finance and Purchasing to review letters of credit, surety bonds, and/or vendor qualification forms to ensure that proper information and corporate requirements are provided or implemented by business units.
• Coordinate requirements and applications for surety bonds and parent company guarantee when required.
• To administer, coordinate and review letters of support and other ad hoc agreements such as representative, distributorship and co-operative agreements.
• Establish and maintain strong business relationships with customers and suppliers including effectively managing contract enquiries, issues, disputes, variations, and risks; and develop and execute negotiation strategies with customers and suppliers as required to minimize potential losses and maximize profits for the company.
• Work together with Project Management Teams to review contractual matters of the projects, draft and review contract letters, variation orders, settlement agreements and execute meetings and negotiation alongside with Project Management Teams to manage contract variations, disputes, risks, etc.
• Work closely with relevant internal stakeholders and external stakeholders to ensure agreements are being reviewed and ratified to company's interests.
• Engage relevant internal stakeholders in negotiation decisions involving legal or regulatory requirements, contract standard and terms and conditions.
• Ensure that all inherent risks of the division company's activities are covered by policies of insurance (except personnel/workmen based policies) and to administer and maintain these insurance policies.
• Other ad hoc assignments as may be assigned by the VP, Legal.

Requirements:

• Law degree in recognized university in Singapore/ Malaysia
• Adept in consumer law, contract law, construction law and commercial law in Singapore/Malaysia
• At Least 5 years in contract review / commercial contract review
• Litigation / arbitration experience would be advantageous