Senior Manager - Contract Administrator
- Full-time
- Department: Real estate
Company Description
Who is Turner & Townsend?
All over the world people are using buildings, infrastructure, and assets we helped to deliver. It could be the hospital they work in, the railway they travel on every day, the fuel that powers their car or the data centre they depend on at work. For more than 75 years we’ve been helping to deliver transformational programmes across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors, making a difference to people’s lives and ensuring a return on investment for our clients and their investors.
Our purpose:
Transforming performance for a green, inclusive, and productive world.
The world is changing and we have a responsibility to support that change, helping drive it and be part of it. Through the commitment, capability and care our team brings, we build trust between clients, suppliers, governments and society. Delivering better outcomes that have a positive impact on the world around us. We work smarter to face the challenges of the future; bringing the clarity that helps teams realise their full potential across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors. It’s how we’ve made the difference for more than 75 years.
Our values:
Love a challenge: We love a challenge and we work hard to make change happen and see things through. We don’t stand still, challenging ourselves and others to do better every day. And we are trusted to do the right thing, raising standards all the time.
Stronger together: We’re stronger together by connecting people in diverse teams, so that we can all collaborate to deliver our best work. We focus on what matters and use our influence to build a better world for everyone.
Bring out the best in everyone: We bring out the best in everyone. We help each other to make the most of our potential, always learning from our experience. We treat each other with care and respect and make time to give everyone a voice
Job Description
- Assists with discerning whether a project is progressing according to the terms of the contract in proportion to, amongst others, procurements, supervision and site records, milestone achievements, valuations, payments assessments, submissions of claims for additional payments, variations, extensions of time and rectifications.
- Assess projects on a case by case basis as FIDIC acknowledges special conditions may be necessary for specific issues since no two projects are the same.
- Offer assistance on the practice of Particular Conditions and provide examples of areas that require special provisions.
- Inspect all works while carrying out routine testing.
- Issue Notices regarding any errors to be corrected.
- Issue Taking-Over, Performance and Payment Certificates.
- Assess and make a neutral determination.
- Ensure that personnel behave accordingly and remove them from the site if they are not
Other roles and not limited to
- Ensuring that the works are carried out and are progressing in accordance with the contract terms;
- Liaising with and reporting the progress of the works to the relevant authorities, bodies or departments;
- Managing the commissioning of works;
- Managing the timelines and milestones of the project in view of its targeted completion date;
- Managing the costs of the project, including adjusting the contract sum;
- Supervising and inspecting tasks that are to be, or are already, completed;
- Liaising with and instructing the main contractor of the project;
- Ascertaining variations and determining applications or requests for an extension of time;
- Inspecting and managing the defects and ensuring that such defects are remedied within the stipulated time frame;
- Record keeping such as records of site visits, site inspections, correspondences, invoices and payment slips; and
- Certifying works and issuing the relevant certificates (if applicable).
Qualifications
- Knowledge, skill and expertise to ensure that the parties’ obligations are fulfilled in accordance with the terms of the construction contract.
- The architect, lead consultant or quantity surveyor experience or equivalent.
- Experienced in The International Federation of Consulting Engineering Contracts (FIDIC Contracts)
- Experienced in The SIA Form of Contracts.
- 8 years experience or equivalent by practice
Additional Information
Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.
We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/
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