Contracts Specialist

Closing Date: 04 November 2026

Key Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of contracts, including procurement and service agreements.

• Collaborate with legal, procurement, and finance teams to develop and revise contracts, ensuring they align with organizational policies and objectives.

• Facilitate negotiations, ensuring all parties understand their obligations and rights.

• Ensure all contracts comply with legal regulations and organizational policies.

• Monitor contract timelines and deliverables, identify and mitigate potential risks, and maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant laws and regulations.

• Manage the entire contract lifecycle, from strategy planning to execution and closeout.

• Maintain accurate records of contracts, evaluate claims, and lead dispute resolution processes.

• Notify stakeholders of claims or potential disputes and assist in compiling necessary information to defend the organization's position.

• Collaborate with project managers to respond to queries from contractors and suppliers.

• Handle internal reporting of all commercial and contractual issues, oversee construction contract documentation, and track contract performance and compliance.

• Provide guidance and training on best practices for contract drafting, negotiation, and management.

• Develop and implement training programs to enhance contract law, compliance, and risk management skills.

• Advise senior management on contractual strategies and potential risks.

Key Requirements

Qualification

• BTech degree in the built environment/engineering and/or construction law

• Certification in design, built, engineering, and construction contract suites such as FIDIC, NEC, and GCC (advantageous)

Experience

• 6+ years' experience in contract and agreement documentation preparation, management and administration in large infrastructure, engineering, research & development and/or construction projects

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in all aspects of contract administration and management within a large-scale and multidisciplinary project

• Experience in determining specific contract change management processes, handling claims, and resolving disputes

• Extensive knowledge of design, built, engineering and construction contract suites such as FIDIC, NEC, and GCC

• Excellent PC skills (MS Office Suite, Google Workspace, Confluence, JIRA)

Knowledge

• Experience in negotiating commercial terms with suppliers

• A Project Management Office environment, EPC or EPCM

• Knowledge and experience of project management principles/standards

• Ability to understand and analyse details of non-contractual matters such as engineering, cost control, planning, and construction to provide relevant contractual support

• Project Management theory, principles, standards and best practice

• Public Finance Management Act

• Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of statutory procedures and technical standards.

• Cost/Schedule Integration

• Risk assessment

Additional Notes

Skills/Ability/Competencies

• Excellent communication – both verbal and written, in English

• Good analytical and planning skills

• Efficiency in a high-pressure environment

• Proactive

• Excellent technical writing skills, with good communication and time management skills

• Problem-solving

• Ability to integrate and cooperate with engineering and non-engineering disciplines.

• Willingness to work outside normal hours