Senior/Contracts Associate

Surbana Jurong Consultants Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Surbana Jurong Consultants Pte Ltd in Singapore is seeking an experienced contracts/quantity surveying professional to lead procurement strategy, advise on contract forms, prepare tender documents, and evaluate tender submissions for complex projects.

You will draft contractual correspondences, review variation and time/expense claims, maintain risk registers, and support negotiations. Regular updates on legal developments are required as part of project support.

Qualifications

• Recognised Degree in Legal and/or Quantity Surveying with good understanding of the construction process.
• 5-10 years of experience in a QS consulting environment, preferably in infrastructure, container port, marine terminals or coastal development.
• Proficient with Public Sector Standard Conditions of Contract and various contract types.
• Strong writing, communication, negotiation and mediation skills.
• Excellent analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Attention to detail to spot inconsistencies in contracts.
• Resourceful, able to work independently and a good team player.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to integrate within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Willing to travel overseas for overseas projects.

Responsibilities

• Formulation of procurement strategy, advise on form of contract, preparation of tender documentations, pre-qualification, tender administration, evaluation, and tender recommendation report.
• Provide contractual advice to project teams, draft correspondences, review variation/extension of time/loss & expense claims, and maintain project risk registers.
• Support negotiations of claims, manage contractual changes and resolve disputes with contractors.
• Monitor and provide updates on legal developments in the construction industry to project teams.

Job description

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Formulation of procurement strategy, advise on form of contract, preparation of tender documentations in particularly contractual provisions, carry out pre-qualification, administration of tender process, evaluation of tender submissions and preparation of tender recommendation report.

• To work closely with the project teams and provide contractual advice, draft of contractual correspondences, review variation claims, extension of time claims and loss & expense claims, prepare and maintain project contractual risk register.

• Support negotiations of claims, manage contractual changes and resolve disputes or conflict resolution with contractors.

• Continuous monitoring and reviews of the legal developments in the construction industry and provides regular updates to the project teams.

REQUIREMENTS

• Recognised Degree in Legal and/or Quantity Surveying with good understanding of the construction process.

• Preferably possess at least 5 - 10 years experience in a QS consulting environment, preferably with experience in infrastructure, container port, marine terminals or coastal development projects.

• Must be well versed with the Public Sector Standard Conditions of Contract and various types of Contract Conditions.

• Has good writing and communication skills and strong negotiation and mediation skills.

• Must have excellent analytical thinking skills and problem-solving abilities.

• Possesses superior attention to detail in order to spot inconsistencies in contracts.

• Resourceful and able to work independently and is a good team player as well.

• Possess excellent people skills with the ability to integrate within a multi-disciplinary team.

• Willing to traveloverseas as and when required for handling of overseas projects.