Contract Administrator

Job description / Role

A Quantity Surveyor with excellent contract administration skills is required to take up the vacancy of Sub-Contract Administrator with a leading International main contractor. The successful primarily be responsible for managing a large number of sub-contractors on a US $2Bn mixed use project on behalf of the main contractor in Doha, Qatar.

Duties & Responsibilities:
You will report into the Commercial Manager of this project and your purpose will be to effectively manage a large number of sub-contractors with particular emphasis on submitting claims for EOT and other issues arising with sub-contractors.

Specific Duties include:
- Assist in administering Contracts, Subcontracts and other Agreements to ensure compliance with liable terms and conditions. (FIDIC)
- Identify events that may lead to Extension of Time (EOT) entitlements.
- Assist in drafting interim particulars, as required by the contract and correspondences in a professional / contractual manner.
- Assist in preparing, analyzing and resolving EOT claims.
- Collect data and coordinate with other Projects Departments.
- Handle contractual, legal, commercial etc issues related to subcontracts and with lower tier subcontractors.
- Ensure that contractual and commercial matters are handled efficiently by minimizing claims from the subcontractors.

Requirements

- A degree or similar equivalent qualification is desired.
- Excellent contract administration skills, with particular emphasis on administering sub-contracts is essential.
- Knowledge and experience of administering FIDIC form of contract is highly desirable.
- Experience of working as part of a commercial team on large construction project(s) is essential.
- Previous experience in the Middle East region is desired.
- Experience of working for a prolonged period of time for a reputable main contractor which works to leading international standards is essential.

- Salary: 35k - 42k QAR p/m
- 6-days a week with 2 Saturdays off in a month;
- 21 calendar days
- Flights
- Medical

About the Company

Maxim Recruitment is an independent recruitment consultancy established in January 2003 to service the building, civil engineering and consulting sectors.

At Maxim, we enjoy talking about the practical ways in which we can help people to find a suitable construction job or recruit a new member of staff for a client.