Mining Contracts Lead — Onsite, NEC/FIDIC Expert

Unitrade 745 (Pty) Ltd; Rustenburg; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Unitrade 745 (Pty) Ltd is seeking a Contracts Specialist to manage onsite mining contracts in Rustenburg, overseeing day-to-day administration and ensuring terms and deliverables align with project needs.

Role requires NEC/FIDIC experience, strong procurement and contract-management skills, SAP/MS Office proficiency and robust negotiation capabilities; focus on risk mitigation and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher is required.
• Minimum 3 years' experience in Contract Management.
• Minimum 5 years' Procurement experience.
• Hands-on contract administration and management capability.
• Mining industry exposure essential.
• NEC and/or FIDIC experience – essential.
• SAP and MS Office proficiency with strong Excel skills.
• Strong negotiation and stakeholder management abilities.
• Commercially focused, highly organized and detail-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day management and administration of mining contracts.
• Ensure contractual terms, obligations and deliverables are interpreted and administered.
• Apply NEC and/or FIDIC principles for notices, claims, variations and changes.
• Evaluate contractor and vendor performance; address non-compliance.
• Review commercial documentation, pricing proposals and payment claims.
• Monitor and mitigate commercial, contractual and procurement risks.
• Assist negotiations, contract amendments, extensions, renewals and close-out.
• Keep contract registers, notices, variations and commercial records up to date.
• Ensure vendor and B-BBEE compliance.

Skills

Contract management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Contract administration

Mining industry

NEC

FIDIC

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Unitrade 745 (Pty) Ltd is seeking a Contracts Specialist to manage onsite mining contracts in Rustenburg, overseeing day-to-day administration and ensuring terms and deliverables align with project needs.

Role requires NEC/FIDIC experience, strong procurement and contract-management skills, SAP/MS Office proficiency and robust negotiation capabilities; focus on risk mitigation and compliance.