Contracts Manager

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Job Description:

Job Description:

Parsons is seeking an accomplished Contracts Manager to lead and manage all contractual, commercial, and claims-related aspects of a major hospitality resort development, including hotel and villas. You will act as the commercial backbone of a high-profile project, overseeing complex, high-value contracts and ensuring robust contract governance, risk management, and stakeholder alignment throughout the contract lifecycle.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Review contractors IPC & manage internal invoicing process provided to client.
• Manage the full contract lifecycle, from RFP and tender documentation through award, execution, and close-out.
• Lead pre- and post-contract activities including procurement support, contract drafting, negotiations, and amendments.
• Oversee contractual compliance, ensuring adherence to conditions of contract, procedures, and reporting requirements.
• Identify and manage commercial and contractual risks, implementing effective mitigation strategies.
• Lead the evaluation, negotiation, and settlement of variations, change orders, claims, and extensions of time.
• Maintain accurate contract records, notices, correspondence, and commercial logs in line with governance requirements.
• Coordinate with planning, engineering, cost control, and finance to align contract obligations with project progress and budget.
• Provide expert advice on contract interpretation and support dispute avoidance and, when necessary, dispute resolution.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in, Construction Management, Law, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in contract administration and management on large, multidisciplinary construction projects, including hospitality, resort, and hotel developments.
• Strong experience with FIDIC and other international standard forms of contract.
• Proven expertise in managing claims, variations, and extensions of time, including entitlement assessment and negotiation.
• Strong commercial, analytical, communication, and contract drafting/negotiation skills, with the ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Professional accreditation such as MRICS, MCIPS, MCIOB, or equivalent.
• Experience on high-profile hospitality, resort, mixed-use, or similar complex developments.
• Familiarity with commercial and contract management tools and platforms (e.g., Aconex, ERP or contract administration systems).
• Experience contributing to commercial procedures, templates, and governance frameworks on major projects.
• Strong capability in dispute avoidance and support to alternative dispute resolution processes.

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