About the role
AI summarisedThe Senior Manager, Procurement & Contracts Management is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of contracts for design and build, operations, and maintenance activities within highly regulated industrial environments at Sembcorp, a leading energy and urban solutions provider. The role ensures contractual compliance, risk management, cost control, and alignment with corporate governance and regulatory requirements.
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Key Responsibilities
- Administer contracts from tender through execution, close-out, and final settlement, ensuring compliance with contractual terms and conditions.
- Interpret, advise on, and enforce contract provisions, including scope, pricing, variations, payment terms, claims, liquidated damages, and warranties.
- Manage contract correspondence, notices, change orders, extensions of time (EOT), and dispute-related matters.
- Support procurement and tendering activities, including prequalification, bid evaluation, contract drafting, and negotiations.
- Review contract pricing mechanisms (lump sum, unit rate, reimbursable, target cost, framework agreements).
- Coordinate with procurement, engineering, construction, QA/QC, and finance teams to ensure commercial alignment.
- Validate, assess, and negotiate variations, claims, and counterclaims submitted by contractors and vendors.
- Monitor potential contractual and commercial risks and implement mitigation strategies.
- Support dispute resolution processes, including negotiations, mediation, adjudication, or arbitration, where required.
- Ensure contracts comply with group policies, industry standards, regulatory requirements, and local laws.
- Enforce compliance with HSE, quality, sustainability, and ethical standards throughout contract execution.
- Maintain accurate contract documentation, records, and audit trails.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 10–15 years of relevant experience in contract administration within Industrial and other relevant industries.
- Proven experience managing Design and Build, EPC, EPCM, maintenance, and service contracts.
- Strong understanding of standard contract forms (e.g. FIDIC Design and Build contracts).
- Solid knowledge of construction law, contract law, and regulatory requirements in a highly regulated environment.
- Familiarity with industrial projects.
- Strong commercial acumen, negotiation, and analytical skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including drafting formal contractual correspondence.
- Detail-oriented, organized, and able to manage multiple contracts and stakeholders simultaneously.
- Ability to work independently and support cross-functional project teams.
- Proficient in contract management systems and standard MS Office applications.
- Willingness to travel to other countries to visit project sites and support site-based teams when required.
- Proficient in spoken and written English.