Contract Administrator (Subcontractors)

Grupo SanJose

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Ref: NP322-82

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

- Administers subcontractors’ contracts maintaining a continual review of progress and providing management with information regarding projected financial or technical difficulties.
- Provides support service when required in interpretation of contract during the course of the contract and ensures its close-out is in accordance with established procedures.
- Monitors and administers the business provisions of subcontractors’ contracts to ensure compliance with contractual terms and conditions.
- Advise the Contracts/Commercial Manager regarding scope, financial, and risk issues and concerns of applicable subcontractors’ contracts.
- Identifies contractual problems and possible claims by contractor and takes appropriate action to ensure a satisfactory resolution and informing management/client of the same.
- Manage variations and changes to the contract in liaison with the Quantity Surveyor and prepare, demonstrate, negotiate and follow up of Final Accounts, Variations and Claims, until settlement of subcontractor’s contracts
- Develop and manage contractual issues related to time and cost implications, for all contractual arrangements with subcontractors.
- Control, administration and reporting of each subcontractor on the project, to ensure that the contractor/supply is properly formulated, controlled and closed out.
- Prepares periodic status reports for management.
- Generates and maintains documentation for analyzing, negotiating, and drafting change/variation orders with contractors.
- Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

Requirements

- Bachelor in Civil Engineering or Professional Qualification in Quantity Surveying.
- 5+ years’ postgraduate experience.
- Subcontractors’ contract administration is a MUST.
- GCC/Middle East Experience is required.
- Fluent in English, both written and verbally

About the Company

SANJOSE is a listed, robust and diversified business Group. It carries out its activity in several countries in Europe, America and Africa through its main business lines:

SANJOSE Construction SANJOSE Real Estate SANJOSE Energy and Environment SANJOSE Concessions and Services

With a turnover of EUR 752 million in 2011, SANJOSE is characterised by financial strength, competitiveness, innovation, participation in the development and implementation of unique projects and its high-technology training.

The structure of its internal organisation is distinguished by its flexibility, dynamism, expertise and ability to adapt to customer needs and the market characteristics where it operates.

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Contract Administrator salaries in UAE

Average monthly compensation
AED 24,000

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