Commercial Contracts Support Manager
Description
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Commercial Contracts Support Manager
Job Description
Job Title: Commercial Contracts Support Manager
Company: KBR-Abu Dhabi
Project: Power and Water Transmission Scheme
Location : Abu Dhabi
Experience Required: 15+ years
Employment Type: Full-time, Contract
About Company
"Belong, Connect, Grow, with KBR!
The KBR team delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives, while also helping achieve their sustainability goals.
KBR provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design and engineering capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets."
Job Purpose
The Commercial Contracts Support Manager will oversee the Scheme`s contract administration, contract compliance, claims management and dispute resolution.
This is a PMC role, and there will be multiple Supervision Consultants and EPC`s appointed directly by the Client. This role involves strategic planning, resource management, and collaboration with various stakeholders to meet project objectives, timelines, and budget constraints.
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Job Responsibilities
- Provide commercial and contractual support across all project lots.
- Monitor contract compliance, addressing deviations with DELIVERY CONTRACTORS and SUPERVISION CONSULTANTS.
- Assist in contract negotiations, claims management, and dispute resolution.
- Prepare and review financial and commercial reports, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
- Administer the main contract and subcontracts in line with the agreed terms and conditions.
- Interpret contract clauses and advise the project team on contractual obligations, entitlements, and risks.
- Ensure compliance with contract requirements, notices, timelines, and documentation procedures.
- Maintain contract registers, correspondence logs, and records of contractual events.
- Manage variation instructions, change requests, and compensation event procedures.
- Assess contractual entitlement for time and cost arising from design changes, client instructions, delays, or disruption.
- Ensure changes are properly notified, substantiated, evaluated, and agreed.
- Track pending variations and support timely commercial closure.
- Lead efforts to resolve contractual disputes through negotiation and structured correspondence.
- Support senior management in mediation, adjudication, arbitration, or litigation preparation where required.
- Prepare contractual position papers and evidence files for disputed matters.
- Work to resolve issues early to avoid escalation and preserve project relationships.
- Manage contractual close-out procedures, including completion obligations and release of securities where applicable.
- Negotiate and settle final accounts with EPC`s.
- Ensure all claims, variations, and outstanding contractual matters are resolved before final closure.
- Support lessons learned and close-out reporting.
Qualifications and Experience
- Degree in Engineering, Law or Quantity Surveying. MRICS or equivalent certification is preferred.
- 15+ years of contracts administration experience in large infrastructure programmes
Technical Skills
- Proficiency in Primavera P6, MS Project, and cost control software
- Proficiency in contract administration, management and negotiations.
- Proficient in EOT and variation claim assessments / evaluations and formal responses.
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Soft Skills
- Exceptional leadership and team management abilities.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively engage with stakeholders at all levels.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities effectively.
- A proactive approach to risk management and conflict resolution.
- Negotiation and stakeholder management.