Contracts Manager

• We are seeking an experienced Contracts Manager to lead and manage all
  contractual and commercial matters associated with the development and
  execution of the Project, with particular focus on the EPC Contract, the Power
  Purchase Agreement (PPA), the Project's insurance program and other major
  project agreements. The successful candidate will act as the Project Company's
  principal contractual and commercial focal point, protecting the Project
  Company's contractual position, minimizing exposure to contractor claims and
  delays, ensuring full compliance with contractual obligations, and proactively
  pursuing the Project Company's contractual entitlements. The role combines
  strong contract administration and claims-management capability with a
  proactive, owner-side commercial mindset to support successful project
  delivery.
  

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as the Project Company's
  principal focal point for administration of the EPC Contract, the PPA and other
  major project agreements.
  
• Develop and maintain a detailed
  understanding of all EPC contractual obligations, milestones, guarantees,
  deliverables, notice requirements and commercial mechanisms.
  
• Monitor the EPC Contractor's
  compliance throughout engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning,
  testing and project completion, tracking key milestones including Notice to
  Proceed, energization, commissioning, reliability testing, Provisional Acceptance,
  Commercial Operation Date and Final Acceptance.
  
• Maintain a contractual
  obligations register identifying obligations, responsible parties, notice
  periods, deadlines and current status.
  
• Identify potential EPC
  non-compliance, delay, default and contractual exposure at an early stage and
  advise project management on mitigation measures; preserve the Project Company's rights through timely notices,
  reservations of rights and formal contractual correspondence.
  
• Manage the variation/change order
  process end-to-end: review Contractor-submitted variation proposals and quotations,
  verify the contractual basis and pricing methodology, negotiate valuation, and
  process approvals through the Project Company's authorization levels; maintain
  a Variation/Change Order register.
  
• Assess, on a case-by-case basis,
  whether the EPC Contractor or other project counterparties are contractually
  entitled to take a particular action, issue an instruction, claim relief,
  invoke a specific contractual mechanism or make a given change, and advise the
  Project Director and Execution Project Director accordingly before the Project
  Company responds.
  
• Establish and maintain a
  proactive claims-avoidance strategy; identify potential claims before they
  crystallize and coordinate mitigation actions with the project team.
  
• Review and assess contractor
  claims relating to Extension of Time (EOT), additional cost, variations,
  disruption, acceleration, changes in law, force majeure, site conditions,
  employer-caused delay and other contractual entitlements; recommend acceptance,
  rejection, negotiation or settlement positions, including assessment of
  contractual time bars and substantiation requirements.
  
• Identify circumstances giving
  rise to Project Company claims and proactively pursue contractual entitlements
  against contractors; coordinate calculation of damages, delay costs, Liquidated
  Damages and other contractual compensation.
  
• Develop and maintain a thorough
  understanding of the PPA and the obligations of the Project Company and the
  Offtaker; monitor compliance with PPA milestones, performance obligations,
  payment mechanisms, reporting, force majeure, default and termination
  provisions.
  
• Prepare contractual notices and
  formal correspondence to the EPC Contractor, the Offtaker and other
  counterparties in accordance with the applicable
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quantity
  Surveying, Law, Construction Management, Commercial Management or a related
  discipline; a professional qualification in contracts, commercial management,
  construction law or quantity surveying is advantageous.
  
• Minimum 10–15 years of relevant experience,
  including significant experience managing EPC contracts on utility-scale power,
  renewable energy or major infrastructure projects; previous experience with
  utility-scale Solar PV and/or Battery Energy Storage System projects is highly
  desirable.
  
• Strong knowledge of EPC contractual structures
  and international contracting practices; familiarity with FIDIC or similar
  international forms of contract is advantageous.
  
• Demonstrated experience managing contractor
  claims, EOT submissions, variations/change orders and contractual disputes,
  including experience administering Power Purchase Agreements or other major
  offtake agreements.
  
• Working knowledge of project insurance programs
  for construction and operational assets (Construction All Risks, Delay in
  Start-Up, Third-Party Liability, Operational All Risks), including
  policy-wording review and coordination with brokers and insurers.
  
• Strong commercial and contractual judgment with
  an owner/SPV mindset; ability to identify contractual risks and entitlement
  opportunities before they become formal disputes.
  
• Excellent contract interpretation and
  risk-assessment capability, with the ability to determine, on a reasoned
  contractual basis, whether a contractor is entitled to take a particular action
  or invoke a specific contractual mechanism.
  
• Excellent written contractual correspondence
  and notice-drafting capability; strong attention to contractual deadlines,
  notice requirements, records and time bars.