Contracts Administrator

Country/Region: SA
Field: Project Management
Location: Riyadh, SA
Type of Contract: Permanent
Level of experience: ‎05-‎10 years
Job number:
About SYSTRA
The global leader in public transport infrastructure, SYSTRA has specialised
in the mass transit and rail market since ‎1957. The main shareholders of
SYSTRA are SNCF and RATP. Its ambition is to serve emerging needs for
collective and sustainable mobility throughout the world. With a presence in
‎80 countries, SYSTRA manages over ‎3,000 projects for high-speed systems,
traditional rail lines, metros and tramways throughout the world.
Understand better who we are by visiting www.systra.com.

Context

Systra is currently looking for a Contracts Administrator to administer all
matters related to contracts management and ensure that the requirements of
the Contracts are implemented and maintained throughout the Contract period.

Main duties

• Administer and managing the contracts lifecycle from pre-bid stage to project execution and warranty phases


• Responsible for the timely preparations of legal and contractual documents such as Request for Proposal (RFP) and other legal or contractual or tender package as required


• Carry out the pre-award activities including pre-award schedules, provide advertisement for tenders and participates in the pre-award meetings, evaluates, and negotiates a bid.


• Advises on contractual matters at the project level about the strategy for and the conduct and recoding of contract pre-award negotiations.


• Prepare initial contract review, organize contract induction meetings, issue reports, interpretations and assessments on contracts.


• Administration of the construction contract and timely issuance of notifications, monitoring of milestones and payment in cooperation with the project team.


• Monitoring, drafting and reviewing all contractual correspondence between Systra and sub consultants.


• Verifying that all insurances and guarantees required are in place and maintained.


• Carry out contractual change management process like but not limited to drafting and review of change orders, claims, back charges and penalties, defense of incoming claims


• Preparation, drafting and management of notices, Contract Risk Registers, Claims and Compensation events logs.


• Co-ordination and act as liaison with the technical, finance, legal, project team and subconsultants to mitigate and/or resolve possible disputes.

Degrees

Bachelor degree in Civil engineering

Other degrees

Technical skills

• Bachelor Degree in Quantity Surveying with suitable contractual, legal or commercial background


• At least ‎5 years of post-qualification experience in a similar capacity


• Demonstrable expertise in Contracts Administration for high value contracts


• Good knowledge and experience in FIDIC


• Proficient in MS Applications, particularly Excel / Word / PowerPoint / Outlook

Personal qualities

• Well versed in contracts / agreements: principles, theory and application, terminology and development as well as practices and procedures


• Experience with claims management and arbitration support


• Ethical, credible, and commercially astute


• Able to work independently and work under pressure


• Self-motivated, able to prioritise work with target-oriented approach


• Excellent communication skills verbal and written


• Experience in KSA as a consultant will be preferred
  Systra is an equal opportunities company; this position is open to all
  applicants.

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