Job Purpose
- The role is a Head Office position providing contractual authority and governance across all active projects, including utility-scale renewable energy developments (Wind, Solar PV and BESS) and industrial and commercial construction. The individual will act as the primary contractual reference for the organisation, managing EPC and subcontract frameworks, driving proactive risk identification, safeguarding company interests through precise contractual communication, and leading claims and dispute processes.
Close coordination with engineering, planning, commercial and legal functions is a core requirement.
Own and govern the full contractual lifecycle for all construction and renewable energy contracts from pre-tender through to final account close-out and performance certificate issuance. Lead contract review and negotiation during the tender phase: identify contractual risks, ambiguities and gaps before contract award and propose protective amendments. Establish and maintain a structured contracts register covering all active EPC, subcontract, supply and service agreements across the project portfolio.
Define and enforce contract management procedures, notice protocols and correspondence standards across the construction department. Ensure all contractual obligations, milestones, conditions precedent and hold-point requirements are identified, tracked and met throughout project execution. Lead contract close-out activities including final account settlement, defects liability management, performance security release and lessons-learned documentation.
Conduct thorough review and risk analysis of EPC contract documents including conditions of contract, scope of work, technical specifications, payment schedules and performance requirements. Identify and document gaps, contradictions, ambiguities and risk allocations within EPC contract packages and present findings to senior management with recommended mitigation actions. Proactively identify and bridge contractual gaps between Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), grid connection agreements, EPC contracts and subcontract packages, ensuring alignment and protection of the Owner’s position throughout.
Monitor EPC contractor compliance with all contractual obligations on a continuous basis: programme adherence, quality plan implementation, insurance and bond obligations, reporting requirements and notification deadlines. Review and advise on EPC contractor contractual entitlements, including variations, time extensions and financial claims, ensuring the company’s position is protected at all times. Manage contractor-side deliverable submission schedules and ensure timely review and response to avoid deemed approval or contract breach.
Management
Lead the preparation, substantiation and submission of all contractual claims on behalf of the Owner, including Extension of Time (EOT) claims, prolongation cost claims, disruption and loss of productivity claims, and acceleration claims. Manage the defence and rebuttal of claims submitted by EPC contractors, subcontractors and suppliers: assess entitlement, quantum and supporting evidence, and prepare structured counter-claim or rejection responses. Ensure strict compliance with FIDIC and contract-specific notification provisions for all claims: deadlines, form of notice, content requirements and supporting records.
Maintain a comprehensive claims register covering all active, pending and resolved claims across the portfolio, with regular status reporting to senior management. Coordinate with planning engineers on forensic delay analysis to support EOT claims and delay rebuttals:
Time Impact Analysis (TIA), As-Planned vs. As-Built and Windows Analysis methodologies. Coordinate with cost controllers and quantity surveyors on claim quantum preparation, cost substantiation and financial exposure assessments.
Maintain a structured notices and approvals tracker covering all contractual time-sensitive obligations across every active contract. Proactively track, prepare and issue all required contractual notices within prescribed deadlines, including:
- Delay notices: immediate identification and notification of delaying events in compliance with FIDIC or equivalent contract provisions.
- Extension of Time (EOT) notices: formal interim and final EOT submissions with full supporting programme and narrative…
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