Senior Contract Executive (Pre & Post Electrical Engineering Contracts)

About the company:

• Established Engineering & Sustainable Energy Solution provider.

About the role

• This role involves comprehensive contract administration and governance across main contracts and subcontracts, financial valuation and progress billing, variation and claims management, cost control and budgeting, subcontract procurement and administration, and final account settlement.
• You will administer contracts in compliance with standard forms (FIDIC, PAM, CIDB, JCT) and internal policies, monitor project milestones and critical contractual deadlines, and provide commercial advice to project and site execution teams.

Job responsibilities

• Administer main contracts and subcontracts in compliance with standard forms of contract and internal company policies
• Monitor project milestones, notice periods, and critical contractual deadlines to protect the organization's legal and commercial positions
• Interpret contract clauses and provide practical, risk-managed commercial advice to project and site execution teams
• Review monthly interim valuations and progress payment applications to clients
• Evaluate, negotiate, and certify subcontractor payment claims, ensuring alignment with work-done progress and back-to-back contract provisions
• Monitor retention sums, advance payments, performance bonds, and insurance renewals across all active projects
• Identify, evaluate, and price variations in accordance with contract pricing mechanisms
• Support negotiations with clients and subcontractors for disputed variations to reach mutually beneficial resolutions
• Take full ownership of project cost control, budget tracking, and cash flow forecasting, providing regular reports to the Contract Manager
• Generate monthly Commercial Status Reports highlighting cost variances, committed costs, projected margins, and financial risks

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or Quantity Survey
• Minimum 5 to 8 years of progressive working experience in electrical engineering pre or post-tender contract administration, preferably within main contractor or developer environments
• Ability to manage pressure, handle high-stakes negotiations, and multitask effectively across multiple concurrent projects
• Exceptional numerical literacy, financial acumen, and precision in measurement, take-offs, and pricing
• Strong negotiation skills backed by a firm understanding of risk allocation and dispute avoidance techniques
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office is a plus
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; capable of drafting clear contractual letters, notices, and commercial correspondence
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to dissect complex contractual text and financial data under tight deadlines
• Collaborative team player with the tact and diplomacy required to manage cross-functional relationships with clients, consultants, and subcontractors