Contract Specialist

UAQ is currently seeking a Contracts Engineer to join our team.

The ideal candidate shall be following the mentioned below Responsibilities and

Qualifications:

• Proven experience in assisting contract drafting
  , ensuring clarity, accuracy, and compliance with the high standards and contractual frameworks.
• Capability to maintain a centralized contract repository and monitor contract performance
  , ensuring all milestones, deliverables, and obligations are tracked.
• Ability to obtain and regularly update logs showing the validity and expiry of bonds and guarantees.
• Experience in reporting contractual risks
  , maintaining a risk and disputes log
  , and keeping organized records of potential and actual conflicts.
• Familiarity with identifying risks that could lead to cost/time overruns or deviation from approved baselines.
• Competence in reviewing variations and analyzing extension-of-time (EOT) or scope change requests in accordance with contract terms.
• Diligence in tracking contract deadlines and obligations
  , ensuring compliance with submission schedules, payment conditions, and required notifications.
• Attention to detail in verifying contractual compliance prior to the approval of invoices and associated payments.
• Organizational skills to maintain accurate hard and soft copy records of all executed contracts, variations, and amendments.
• Ability to generate contract status reports and summarize performance and compliance metrics for internal stakeholders and decision-makers.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or equivalent.
• Certification in Contract Management.
• 5 to 7 years of experience in contract management or contract administration.
• Good knowledge of standard contracts, preferably FIDIC.
• Experience in writing and responding to contractual letters and notices.
• Strong skills in understanding and drafting contracts.

• Pay range or salary or compensation.