Contracts Manager (M&E Main contractor, not M&E service)
Date Submitted: 14-01-2020 | End date:
| Industry Specialization | : | |
| Type of Employment | : | Permanent |
| Minimum Experience | : | 5 years or more |
| Work Location | : | Central Singapore |
Roles and Responsibilities
- Responsible for Pre & Post tender preparation, Preparation of costing, tender contracts negotiation, evaluation, execution and submission
- Negotiate legal & commercial terms and conditions for new and/or changed contracts. Analyse contracts to ensure they comply with laws and regulations
- Advise management on contractual risks during tender preparation. Risk management including reviewing of tender document, NDA etc, highlighting potential risk to Business Development team
- Review contract estimates, including proposed materials, production costs, etc and determine whether they seem reasonable and accurate
- Attend meetings to assess progress on projects which are in motion, and take detailed notes to share with stakeholders
- Negotiate and approve contract terms while ensuring that projects remain within the established budget
- Responsible for planning, scheduling, conducting and coordination of the technical aspects of various projects with costing as a crucial component
- Lead the Quantity surveyors to tender for new projects and ensure that all contractual issues are fully understood and complied with at existing/new projects
- Responsible for the administration of sub-contract and main-contract including variation Order (VO) and settlement of final accounts
- Oversee the invoicing process ensuring that the project maintains free cash flow.
- Oversee Maintaining contractual records and documentation such as receipt and control of all contract correspondence contractual changes and other document of all projects
- Create regular status reports regarding progress on projects and to follow up with progress claims
- Lead team on all quantity surveying related work; e.g. progress claims, final accounts settlement. Provide support to project teams in preparation of claims correspondences.
- Work with finance department to co-ordinate contractual insurance requirements, including administration of claims from 3rd parties in relation to damages due to project execution
- Check and monitor material usage against tender to provide data base for management’s use
- To arrange for fulfilling company contractual requirements like submission of warranties, final accounts etc
- To submit monthly report for progress payment claim for all projects
- To prepare budget for all successful tenders
- Responsible to identify Potential Claims based on review of the contract deviations
- Review and negotiate with the sub-contractors recommended by the project manager as and when necessary
- Any other ad-hoc tasks assigned by the Management
Requirements
- Candidate must possess at least Bachelor’s Degree/Post Graduate Diploma/Professional Degree in Engineering (M&E), Law or equivalent.
- At least 5 Year(s) of working experience as Contracts Manager in a Construction/M&E Sector is required.
- 5 days work week
- Good letter writing skills in respect of contract provision and external communication
- Proficiency in handling and finalizing projects
- An eye to capture critical details and items in understanding drawing convention against BQ
- Able to present project report in MS Words and project tabulation in MS Excel
- Proficient in MS Office and strong knowledge in Contracts Management
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills
- Knowledge of best practices and methodologies
- Ability to work independently and in a Team and meet deadline
- Ability to use discretion and deal effectively with uncertainties, changes and ambiguities
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with analytical and problem-solving approach