Senior Contracts Specialist – Arabic Speaker

Hill International

Basra, Iraq

Ref: KP002-234

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

• Ensuring that the requirements of the contract documents are implemented and maintained throughout the Contract period
• Assist in the review of contractual notices of claims and providing contractual advice to the Engineering in their administration of the Construction Contract.
• Interaction with the Client representatives, the Project Management Consultant, and relevant Contractors in respect of all contractual matters
• Assists in the drafting of commercial terms for design, engineering and/or construction services for approval by the Contracts Director
• Reviews all contract documents to ensure congruity and to minimize patent and latent ambiguities
• Assists with administration of on-going Contracts, including monitoring Contractor and commission compliance with the Contract documents
• Investigates problems and recommends corrective action
• Prepares correspondence and maintains records necessary to ensure the effective administration of all Contractual matters
• Facilitates the preparation of Contract change and prepares the relevant variation orders
• Facilitates the contract close-out procedures to ensure that all terms and conditions of contracts have been complied with prior to final payment to contractor
• Ensures that all contractual procedures are implemented and maintained
• Assists on all contractual matters
• Assists in the review of Contractor’s claims in accordance with the provisions of the Conditions of Contract and ensures the Client’s interests are protected
• Ensures all warranties, bonds, insurances, guarantees, etc. are in place and maintained and updated in accordance with the Contract and are in compliance with the Clients requirements
• Assists the Estimation and Project Control teams in respect of contractual implications of change orders
• Prepare for review Recommendations for Release of Retention and Bonds
• Prepare monthly Reports for review
• Assist in the preparation of Monthly Progress Reports
• Responsible for the preparation and maintenance of Engineer’s Instructions, Variation Orders and Claim Logs
• Attends Commercial Meetings and records minutes of meetings

Requirements

Qualifications:
• B.Sc. Degree in Civil / Quantity Surveying and have a minimum of 15 years’ experience
• Professional Membership such as RICS, and training in construction contract law are required
• Proven claims background
• Experience as claims writers
• Worked for previously for claims/ consultants
• Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)
• Member of Chartered Institute of Building (MCIOB)
• Associate Member of Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (Assoc RICS)
• Member of the Society of Construction Law
• LB (Hons)
• MRICS and/or MCIArb professional qualifications
• Ideally a legal qualification, Construction law ideal
• Arabic speaker

About the Company

Hill International, with more than 2,900 professionals in 70 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management, and other consulting services to clients in a variety of market sectors.

Hill has participated in over 10,000+ project assignments with a total construction value of more than $600 billion. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as the eighth-largest construction management firm in the United States.

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