Senior Contracts Specialist (Transportation industry)

Job description / Role

Senior Contracts Specialist (Transportation industry) - Qatar

Linum Consult’s client is currently seeking a Senior Contracts Specialist with a background in the Transportation/Infrastructure industry to join their team in Qatar. This is a client-side role.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Managing and advising on contractor and employer claims, in close cooperation with project teams
• Providing assurance assessment on variation orders and claims
• Providing contractual interpretation and implementation advice to project teams during the life cycle of the contract
• Overseeing contract close-out processes and procedures
• Arranging for final contract document review and acceptance by legal, end-user department and contractor
• Monitoring and reporting the status of deliverables under letters of conditional award, prior to contract signing
• Evaluating and monitoring contract performance to ensure compliance with contractual obligations
• Advising corporate procurement department on tendering and contracting issues
• Drafting and updating claims and contractual procedures as appropriate
• Keeping abreast of new legislation, government policy, best practice, and relevant external factors relevant to claims and contracting matters

Requirements

• At least a Bachelor’s degree qualification preferably in Law. However, a Quantity Surveying or Engineering degree, with a formal legal qualification of contracting experience would also be accepted
• At least 15 years’ experience in the construction industry, with a minimum of 8 years working for consultants or end-clients
• Claims, commercial, or legal experience on major infrastructure construction projects, such as highways, rail, airport complexes, etc.
• Excellent experience of drafting and/or defending cost and time-related claims
• Working knowledge of the FIDIC suite of contracts
• Strong ability to write persuasively and concisely
• Previous history of working internationally and in the Middle East

About the Company

Linum Consult is a niche global consultancy specialising in international recruitment of white collar workers across the Construction & Engineering, Mining and Oil & Gas sectors. We provide a full 360 consultancy service for clients, candidates and partners to eliminate the potential pitfalls of international mobilisation.

All Linum Consultants are industry experts with in country, international, multi-cultural experience. We provide precise market information combined with local knowledge to help facilitate informed decisions that are often life changing.