Contract Manager

Job Title:

Contract Manager, CTM

Reference:

PIR  450301080

Project

      Silleno 4503 Kazakhstan

Job Location:

 Kazakhstan

Job type/Contract:

Start date April 2026

Job summary/Role description

Within the frame of the executive projects, the Contract Manager, manages the contractual relations with the client, consortium or Joint venture partners (if any), ensuring the compliance with the mutual contractual obligations, being also responsible for her/his team members’ activities.

Duties and responsibilities

• To transfer contractual documents and related information to the Project Team (for example, through dedicated contract-induction sessions);
• To supervise the preparation of the tools to be used during the Project execution, in particular: the Contract diagram, the list of contractual notifications, the drafts of contractual notifications;
• To ensure the identification of the contractual provisions which must be transferred to vendors and convey such provisions to the Project Procurement Manager/Coordinator in order to finalize the Project Special Purchase Conditions;
• To ensure the identification of the contractual provisions which must be transferred to subcontractors and convey such provisions to the Project Subcontracting Manager/Coordinator in order to finalize the Special Conditions for subcontracts;
• To prepare the documents necessary to ensure that confidentiality obligations towards the Client and the other parties involved are fulfilled by Operating Company, subcontractors and vendors;
• To assist the PM/PD and the other members of the Project Team in handling the contractually relevant matters;
• To ensure the draft of the correspondence concerning contractual matters;
• To keep record of the cases when client and partners do not fulfil their contractual obligations, assess the consequences thereof in relation to cost and time with the support of the Project Control Manager and inform the PM/PD in order to duly notify the involved party;
• To identify and promptly prepare the change order requests and the claims with the support of the Project Control Manager, the other members of the Project Team and, if required, the change order team, and timely issue such requests to the Client along with the required documentation;
• To participate in the negotiation of the change orders and claims, ensuring their status update;
• To identify, with the support of the other team members, the delays and disruptions attributable to the client, partners or to circumstances of force majeure and notifying them promptly to the relevant actors;
• To inform the Subcontract Administration Managers about potential critical issues for them and transpose proactively the issues notified by the Subcontract Administration Managers in order to evaluate the consequences;
• To participate in the negotiation of contract amendments, supported by the Contract Negotiator as required;
• To promptly inform the Legal Affairs and Contracts Function when disputes with Clients and partners are likely to result in litigation proceedings and support them in the related management;
• To support Project Risk/Opportunity Management in quantitative and qualitative evaluation of project risk during the executive phase;
• To support Group Treasury Function in management of project bank warranties;
• To support the Project Control Manager in the management of the invoices issued to the Clients and/or Partners;
• To manage the CAR/EAR Insurance activities following the current procedures;
• To support and ensure the adequate training is provided to the team.

Person Specification

Knowledge & Qualifications

• University Degree or Diploma in relevant discipline or equivalent

Experience

• Similar role covered at least in last three projects of comparable size;
• Relevant experience in construction/modernization of industrial/Refinery sector/EPC projects large plants;
• At least 8 years of experience in the specific discipline;
• Experience working on Contractor side.

Skills and Abilities

• Fluent English;
• Excellent IT and analytical skills;
• Excellent communications, team-oriented and interpersonal skills;
• Attention to details;
• Self-motivation and direction, with a strong bias toward timely performance and problem resolution.