Contracts and Procurement Manager – Transmission Line and Substation

Job Purpose Administer project contracts and monitor procurement activities to protect the Client's contractual and commercial interests, including variations, claims, extension of time, RA bills, BOQ control and contractor compliance.

Key Responsibilities Review contract conditions, technical scope, BOQ, payment terms, milestones and contractor obligations.

Establish contract-administration procedures, correspondence protocols and contractual registers.

Monitor compliance with contractual notices, securities, insurance, warranties and statutory obligations.

Review variation proposals, change requests and scope-deviation submissions.

Assess contractor claims for additional cost and extension of time in coordination with planning and technical teams.

Verify claim entitlement, causation, substantiation, records and contractual notice compliance.

Review RA bills, milestone invoices, quantity measurements, material reconciliation and supporting documentation.

Recommend payment certification, withholding or recovery based on verified contractual performance.

Maintain variation, claim, EOT, payment, guarantee, insurance and contractual correspondence registers.

Monitor procurement schedules, vendor approvals, manufacturing progress, inspection, dispatch and delivery of critical materials and equipment.

Review vendor and subcontractor compliance with approved specifications and contractual requirements.

Support commercial negotiations and preparation of recommendations to the Client.

Identify potential contractual exposures and recommend mitigation or dispute-avoidance measures.

Support contract close-out, final account settlement, completion certification and release of contractual securities.

Ensure commercial assessments are evidence-based and supported by contemporaneous project records.

Key Deliverables Contract-administration plan.

Variation and change-control register.

Claim and EOT assessment reports.

RA bill and payment-certification recommendations.

Procurement and expediting dashboard.

Commercial-risk register.

Final account and contract close-out report.

Minimum Qualification and Experience Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management or equivalent.

Minimum 10 years of contract administration experience in major infrastructure or power projects.

Experience in EPC, item-rate, turnkey or FIDIC-based contracts.

Knowledge of variations, claims, extension of time, payment certification and dispute avoidance.

Familiarity with transmission line, substation and HVDC equipment procurement.