Head of Contracts Management

Your role

• Act as the PMCM representative for the Design and Engineering of the Project, being accountable and leading all commercial and contractual aspects of the Project, ensuring effective contract administration, financial performance, risk mitigation, and protection of the organizations' s commercial interests. The role is responsible for developing commercial strategies, managing claims and disputes and ensuring compliance with contractual obligations while maximizing value for stakeholders.
• Lead all commercial and contractual functions across the project lifecycle.
• Provide strategic commercial and contractual advice to the Project Director, the Client and the project leadership teams.
• Lead the administration and interpretation of project contracts.
• Develop and implement project commercial strategies aligned with organizational objectives.
• Ensure compliance with contract conditions, client obligations, and statutory requirements.
• Review and negotiate major contract amendments, variations, and commercial agreements.
• Ensure achievement of project financial objectives, profitability targets, and cash-flow requirements.
• Establish commercial governance frameworks, policies, and procedures.
• Monitor project performance against commercial KPIs.
• Direct project cost planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting activities.
• Monitor project financial performance and identify commercial risks and opportunities.
• Ensure effective change management and variation control processes.
• Review and approve cost reports, cash-flow forecasts, and financial analyses.
• Identify, assess, and manage contractual and commercial risks.
• Develop mitigation strategies to minimize financial and contractual exposure.
• Maintain project risk registers related to commercial and contractual matters.
• Advise senior management on emerging risks and recommended actions.
• Ensure proactive opportunity management to enhance project returns.
• Ensure timely preparation of executive commercial reports.
• Analyze project trends, forecasts, and key financial indicators.
• Provide recommendations to improve project efficiency and commercial performance.
• Support project audits and governance reviews.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with clients, joint venture partners, contractors, and government entities.
• Participate in executive-level meetings and project governance reviews.
• Support client negotiations and strategic decision-making processes.
• Oversee contract correspondence and contractual communications with client, DB Contractor and stakeholders.
• Ensure proper contract documentation and records management.
• Develop and execute claims management strategies.
• Lead preparation, evaluation, and negotiation of claims, counterclaims, and extension of time submissions.
• Manage dispute avoidance and resolution processes.
• Coordinate with legal advisors, consultants, and external specialists on dispute matters.
• Represent the organization during mediation, arbitration, adjudication, or litigation proceedings.
• Lead and mentor commercial and contract management teams.
• Establish performance objectives and professional development plans.
• Build a collaborative, high-performance commercial organization.
• Promote knowledge sharing and commercial best practices across projects.