Contract Manager Building Construction

Reports To: Managing Director

Compensation: Highly Competitive

Our client is a renowned leading Civil Engineering and Construction firm in Nigeria.

The Company is seeking to hire an experienced Contract Manager to coordinate and manage all activities of the contract department.

Job Objective: The Contract Manager be responsible for all Precontract and Post contract activities analyzing tender or contract terms to identify areas of possible risks (threat and opportunities) monitor and manage contracts attend progress meetings (Internal or External) develop policies/ procedures and liaising with other functions.

Key Responsibilities:

Establish strategies and KPI s for efficiency on Contracts Management

Extensively study contract documents full scope of projects specifications book schedule of rates drawings and bill of quantities for the project.

Ensure participation in key and offsite meetings recording in real time all major decisions and or changes communicating to key members of management on planned actions.

Prepares comprehensive monthly report covering sites submitting projecttracking register weekly.

Prepares contract (with PO) ensuring 100% alignment of T&Cs with main contract from date of receipt of approval requisition.

Submits all deliverables (precedent to effectiveness of contract) in liaison with finance.

Manages timely contractual correspondence

Notify client of claimable occurrences/ instructions from date of being aware.

Liaise with Company s Contract team to ensure timely submission of VO/claims.

Prepares claim matrix / register and submits for further reviews by management.

Defines and Monitor claims strategy working with Project Team.

Monitoring parties compliance to contractual requirements (milestone payments and other receivables contractual progress deadlines and possible delay/noncompliance etc).

Formulate needed policies that will strategically align the department achieve organizational objectives.

Liaising and closely working with various departments to ensure delivery of project within budget and schedule without compromising quality and safety.

Requirements

First degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent

A degree in Contract law and or Construction law is desirable

10 years experience in contract management in the oil and gas sector

NIQS registered or equivalent QS certification

Experience in contract management within the oil and gas sector.

Experience in claims strategies within the oil and gas sector.

Experience of supporting corporate prioritization and decisionmaking

Staff management experience

Experience in developing policy and strategy

Knowledge of building construction sector processes

Skills and Abilities required

Excellent verbal and written skills

Excellent knowledge in Microsoft packages

Good presentation skills

Ability to write reports

Ability to collaborate working as part of the management team

Benefits