Contracts Manager

Job description / Role

Job description

Job title: Contracts Manager - Infra
Company: KBR-Abu Dhabi
Location: Abu Dhabi
Experience required: 12+ years
Employment type: Full-time, Contract

About company

Belong, connect, grow, with KBR!

The KBR team delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives, while also helping achieve their sustainability goals.

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design and engineering capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.

Job responsibilities

• Coordination with all consultants, ensuring a unified response to the developer's vision, program, and standards.
• Managing the approval process with government and utility authorities, supported by the in-house Stakeholder & Approvals Coordinator.
• Leading regular progress meetings with consultants to maintain synergy throughout the project lifecycle.
• Engagement with the procurement & development teams to align design outputs with budget, schedule, and phasing requirements.
• Engage with delivery team ensuring alignment with the deliverables and logistics plan.
• Manage the approval process with government and utility authorities, supported by the in-house Stakeholder & Approvals Coordinator.
• Track deliverables, submissions, and key milestones to report progress.
• Support the Design Manager in facilitating value engineering and risk reviews.
• Provide contractual support to the client's project teams.
• Monitor contract compliance, addressing deviations with the client teams.
• Assist in contract negotiations, claims management, and dispute resolution.
• Prepare and review financial and commercial reports, ensuring accuracy and compliance.

Qualifications and experience

• Degree in Engineering, Law or Quantity Surveying. MRICS or equivalent certification is preferred.
• 12+ years of contracts administration experience in large infrastructure projects.

Technical skills

• Proficiency in Primavera P6, MS Project, and cost control software.
• Proficiency in contract management software (e.g. Oracle Primavera Unifier).

Soft skills

• Exceptional leadership and team management abilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively engage with stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities effectively.
• A proactive approach to risk management and conflict resolution.
• Negotiation and stakeholder management.
• Strong organizational and project management abilities.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality work.

About the Company

We deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 28,000 people performing diverse, complex and mission critical roles in 34 countries.

KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results. At KBR, We Deliver.