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Responsible for managing contractual and financial aspects of construction projects, ensuring cost efficiency, protecting entitlements, and upholding quality standards throughout the project lifecycle, including contract preparation, administration, and dispute resolution.

Minimum Requirements

• Matric/Grade 12 with tertiary qualification as BSc/BTech/Advanced Diploma in Quantity Surveying/ National Diploma in Building or similar
• At least 5-8 years in the engineering/construction industry
• Must have a driver’s license

Duties and Responsibilities

• Contract Administration
• Drive Contractual processes (Measure, EW/IN/Claims/Variations/DAB Issues) on sites
• Provide awareness of tender information/entitlement to construction team
• Promote and support the initiation of claims, correctly documented and referenced to the conditions of contract
• Lead the identification of Variation Orders and complete process of recovery
• Ensuring entitlement of time is claimed to match budget increases and producing forecast to completion using first principle
• Assist with accurate cash flow calculation utilising the Program
• Assist with debtor management as and when required
• Manage and oversee correspondence to client and drive responses to correspondence with Project Manager
• Understand project specification to identify risks and possible future risk
• Ensure CPA (Contract Price Adjustments) entitlements are claimed as per contract conditions with Project Accountant
• Assist in ensuring all guarantees for Contract and Subcontractors are in place and extended as required.
• Ensure applicable insurances are in place and claims are initiated within time
• Management of subcontractors
• Contracts Management
• Ensure that contracts and proposals are properly entered into organizational databases and securely maintained.
• Perform appropriate quantifiable, administrative, and operational research to support proposal and contract development.
• Conduct contract strategy meetings to identify issues and client requirements, facilitate pricing discussions during project execution, and obtain senior management input on deliverables and agree on timelines.
• Draft/advice on contractual provisions based on strategy discussions, senior management input, and organizational needs and expectations.
• Manage and report on the provision of a contract management service and ensure the validation and maintenance of accurate information (commercial register).
• Initiate contract management analysis and provide reports
• Provide inputs in the development of processes and procedures and ensure efficient execution thereof.
• Assist with the management and resolutions of contract disputes, adjudications, arbitrations and legal proceedings
• Assist with the tender evaluation processes, contract clarifications and cost negotiations
• Other
• Manage and report commercial goals and achievements
• Manage and report associated project risks including penalties and damages