Job Pupose-The role is a Head Office position providing contractual authority and governance across all active projects, including utility-scale renewable energy developments (Wind, Solar PV and BESS) and industrial and commercial construction. The individual will act as the primary contractual reference for the organisation, managing EPC and subcontract frameworks, driving proactive risk identification, safeguarding company interests through precise contractual communication, and leading claims and dispute processes. Close coordination with engineering, planning, commercial and legal functions is a core requirement.Contract Governance & Lifecycle ManagementOwn and govern the full contractual lifecycle for all construction and renewable energy contracts from pre-tender through to final account close-out and performance certificate issuance.Lead contract review and negotiation during the tender phase: identify contractual risks, ambiguities and gaps before contract award and propose protective amendments.Establish and maintain a structured contracts register covering all active EPC, subcontract, supply and service agreements across the project portfolio.Define and enforce contract management procedures, notice protocols and correspondence standards across the construction department.Ensure all contractual obligations, milestones, conditions precedent and hold-point requirements are identified, tracked and met throughout project execution.Lead contract close-out activities including final account settlement, defects liability management, performance security release and lessons-learned documentation. EPC Contract Review & ManagementConduct thorough review and risk analysis of EPC contract documents including conditions of contract, scope of work, technical specifications, payment schedules and performance requirements.Identify and document gaps, contradictions, ambiguities and risk allocations within EPC contract packages and present findings to senior management with recommended mitigation actions.Proactively identify and bridge contractual gaps between Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), grid connection agreements, EPC contracts and subcontract packages, ensuring alignment and protection of the Owner’s position throughout.Monitor EPC contractor compliance with all contractual obligations on a continuous basis: programme adherence, quality plan implementation, insurance and bond obligations, reporting requirements and notification deadlines.Review and advise on EPC contractor contractual entitlements, including variations, time extensions and financial claims, ensuring the company’s position is protected at all times.Manage contractor-side deliverable submission schedules and ensure timely review and response to avoid deemed approval or contract breach. Claims ManagementLead the preparation, substantiation and submission of all contractual claims on behalf of the Owner, including Extension of Time (EOT) claims, prolongation cost claims, disruption and loss of productivity claims, and acceleration claims.Manage the defence and rebuttal of claims submitted by EPC contractors, subcontractors and suppliers: assess entitlement, quantum and supporting evidence, and prepare structured counter-claim or rejection responses.Ensure strict compliance with FIDIC and contract-specific notification provisions for all claims: deadlines, form of notice, content requirements and supporting records.Maintain a comprehensive claims register covering all active, pending and resolved claims across the portfolio, with regular status reporting to senior management.Coordinate with planning engineers on forensic delay analysis to support EOT claims and delay rebuttals: Time Impact Analysis (TIA), As-Planned vs. As-Built and Windows Analysis methodologies.Coordinate with cost controllers and quantity surveyors on claim quantum preparation, cost substantiation and financial exposure assessments. Notices, Approvals & Deadline ManagementMaintain a structured notices and approvals tracker covering all contractual time-sensitive obligations across every active contract.Proactively track, prepare and issue all required contractual notices within prescribed deadlines, including:Delay notices: immediate identification and notification of delaying events in compliance with FIDIC or equivalent contract provisions.Extension of Time (EOT) notices: formal interim and final EOT submissions with full supporting programme and narrative substantiation.Variation notifications: timely identification, notification and pricing of scope changes, instructed variations and constructive changes.Claims submissions: preparation and timely submission of fully substantiated claims in compliance with contract notice and submission requirements.Suspension notices: identification of grounds, formal notification and preservation of associated cost and time entitlements.Payment applications: preparation, review and timely submission of interim payment applications and final account statements in compliance with contract payment provisions.Ensure that no contractual right is waived through late notice, inadequate form or insufficient substantiation. Contractual Communication & Strategic CorrespondenceOwn and control all formal contractual correspondence across the project portfolio: draft, review and approve all contractual letters, notices, instructions and responses before issue.Apply disciplined language control to all outgoing contractual communications: ensure wording is legally precise, protects company entitlements, avoids unintended admissions and is appropriate in tone and content for the contractual context.Establish and enforce a correspondence protocol across the construction department, ensuring that site teams and project managers understand what can and cannot be committed to in writing without contractual review.Review all incoming contractual correspondence from EPC contractors, clients, consultants and authorities and prepare structured, timely and contractually sound responses.Ensure notices comply with all form, content, delivery method and deadline requirements specified in the contract: written notice requirements, addressee specifications and notification timelines.Maintain a professional but commercially protective communication posture throughout the project lifecycle, balancing relationship management with robust defence of contractual position.Maintain a full and indexed correspondence register for every active contract, ensuring records are contemporaneous, retrievable and suitable for use in dispute or arbitration proceedings. Gap Analysis: PPA, Grid Connection & EPC AlignmentProactively review and cross-reference Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), grid connection agreements, financing agreements and EPC contract documents to identify contractual gaps, inconsistencies and misaligned obligations.Prepare structured gap analysis reports for senior management identifying areas where EPC contractor obligations do not fully satisfy Owner obligations to the off-taker, lender or grid authority.Propose and implement contractual remediation measures including back-to-back provisions, specific contractual protections and targeted amendment language to close identified gaps before execution.Monitor PPA performance obligation compliance throughout construction and commissioning, ensuring EPC contractor programme and performance obligations support timely COD achievement and avoid PPA termination risk.Identify and manage contractual interface risks between multiple contracts running in parallel across hybrid or multi-package project configurations.Risk Assessment & Executive ReportingMaintain a consolidated contractual risk register across all active contracts, covering financial exposure, schedule risk, claim risk, compliance risk and dispute risk, with regular review and update cycles.Provide proactive contractual risk alerts to senior management when identified risks exceed agreed thresholds or when contractor behaviour indicates emerging dispute or claim escalation.Prepare and present executive-level contractual status reports covering claims status, notices issued and received, financial exposure, dispute risk and key upcoming contractual deadlines.Deliver clear, decision-ready management presentations on contractual matters to senior leadership, Board-level stakeholders and project owners as required.Advise senior management on contractual strategy, negotiation positions, settlement options and dispute escalation decisions based on thorough contractual and commercial analysis. Subcontract & Supplier Contract ManagementManage the preparation, review and award of subcontract and supplier agreements across all project scopes, ensuring back-to-back alignment with the EPC contract where appropriate.Review subcontract terms for risk allocation adequacy, payment provisions, performance requirements and notice obligations, and propose protective amendments before award.Monitor subcontractor compliance with contractual obligations throughout execution and manage claims, variations and disputes at subcontract level.Ensure subcontract payment applications and certifications are processed in accordance with contract provisions and cash flow requirements.Manage flow-down of EPC contractor obligations to relevant subcontractors to maintain contractual integrity across the supply chain. Dispute Resolution & Arbitration SupportLead the preparation and management of formal dispute resolution processes including DAAB (Dispute Avoidance/Adjudication Board) referrals, adjudication, mediation and ICC or UNCITRAL arbitration proceedings.Coordinate with external legal counsel on arbitration strategy, pleadings preparation, document disclosure and witness statement support.Compile, organise and present contemporaneous project records, correspondence archives, programme analysis and cost substantiation documentation required for dispute proceedings.Manage the company’s contractual position throughout dispute escalation, ensuring all procedural steps, notice requirements and response deadlines are met.Provide strategic advice on dispute avoidance, early neutral evaluation and settlement negotiation to manage legal cost and reputational exposure.RequirementsGeneral ExperienceMinimum 10 years of professional experience in contract management within construction, EPC or infrastructure project environments.Minimum 5 years in a senior or lead contract management role with portfolio-level responsibility.Minimum 5 years of direct experience on renewable energy projects, specifically utility-scale Wind, Solar PV and/or BESS developments above 300 MW.Proven experience managing contracts across the full project lifecycle: tender, award, execution, commissioning and close-out.Demonstrated experience in claims preparation, submission and defence on EPC or large construction contracts.Experience working with Owners, Owner’s Engineers, IPPs, EPC contractors or international engineering consultants in a contractual management capacity. FIDIC Experience – MandatoryComprehensive working knowledge of FIDIC contract conditions is mandatory. Candidates must demonstrate direct hands-on experience administering FIDIC-based contracts, not merely theoretical familiarity.Minimum 5 years of direct FIDIC contract administration experience across at least one of the following: FIDIC Red Book (Construction), FIDIC Yellow Book (Plant & Design-Build) or FIDIC Silver Book (EPC/Turnkey), FIDIC White Book.In-depth knowledge of FIDIC notice provisions, time bar clausesEngineer’s role and determinations, dispute resolution procedures and DAAB mechanisms.FIDIC Accredited Training certificate (FIDIC ATC) or equivalent formal FIDIC qualification is strongly preferred.Experience with FIDIC 2017 edition provisions and their practical differences from the 1999 suite is advantageous.
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