Senior Claims & Contract Administration Specialist

Provide end-to-end claims management and contract administration services to an oil and gas operator, protecting the client’s commercial and contractual position through forensic delay and quantum analysis, robust contract administration and support in negotiation and dispute resolution.

• Claims management: assess, negotiate and close out contractor claims, variations and EOT requests; verify entitlement, notices and time-bars; prepare counterclaims, narratives and assessment reports.
• Delay analysis: forensic schedule analysis (TIA, windows, as-planned vs as-built, collapsed as-built); critical path, concurrency and disruption assessment.
• Quantum analysis: evaluate prolongation, disruption, acceleration and overhead costs; value variations; audit pricing, quantities and records.
• Contract administration: pre-contract risk review, notices, change control, correspondence, registers and close-out; interpret liability, indemnity, LD and termination provisions.
• Dispute resolution: support negotiation, escalation, mediation and arbitration; prepare position papers and dispute documents; coordinate external experts.
• Governance & reporting: maintain the claims register; report KPIs (resolution time, cost recovery); comply with delegation of authority.
• Capability building: train and mentor client staff; document lessons learned and drive process improvement.

• Education: degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management or Law;
  Master’s in Construction Law / Dispute Resolution desirable.
• Experience: 5–6 years of relevant experience in claims and contract administration, mainly in oil and gas (EPC, drilling, facilities, pipelines, O&M).
• Disputes: demonstrable arbitration experience; employer-side claims experience preferred; GCC/Oman experience an advantage.
• Contract forms: FIDIC, LOGIC, NEC and operator in-house conditions.

• Software: Primavera P6 (expert), MS Project, advanced Excel; document control/claims platforms.
• Expertise: delay and quantum analysis, contract administration, claims management, contract law and risk management; strong report writing.

• Communication: clear, persuasive presenter to senior management and tribunals; fluent English (Arabic an advantage).
• Behaviours: skilled negotiator and stakeholder manager; analytical and detail-oriented; high integrity and confidentiality; collaborative team player and mentor.