Sr. Contracts Engineer- Borivali(W)- Real Estate Industry

Job Description:

We have an urgent opening for the position of  Sr. Contracts Engineer for one of our reputed builder clients in Borivali (W), Mumbai.

Key Responsibilities

• Flair for vendor development, negotiations, and cost control. Excellent command over technical language in expressing appropriate legal and other terms of contracts. Adept at contractual correspondence.
• To plan, develop, award, and administer construction contracts and work orders and optimize costs for all activities across the project life cycle, such as, plot surveys, piling, foundations, superstructures, finishes, MEPF services, elevators, parking systems, landscaping & infrastructure works and services, and AMCs.
• Develop appropriate terms of appointment for professional services, such as architects and consultants. 
• Develop comprehensive, ‘water-tight’, and legally enforceable documents that shall contain legal conditions, scope and deliverables, specifications, commercial conditions, reporting mechanisms, and all terms of delivery.
• Develop appropriate vendors for each type of contract. Suggest a contracting strategy, type of contract, and grade of contractors for each work package.
• Identify suitable grades of contractors based on specific project needs.
• Review the estimations and QS, provide inputs for cost optimization through value engineering and rate analysis, and arrive at reliable budgets. 
• Implement a work order plan for each project as per the construction schedule, so as to ensure the timely introduction of contractors at various stages of the project.
• Analyze bids, negotiate, and award work orders. 
• Monitor and administer contracts to ensure the fulfillment of all contractual obligations.
  Advise and support project managers to ensure effective and efficient delivery. 
• Verify invoices, issue payment certificates, and align with the Accounts Department.
  Provide regular reports on progress based on baseline work order plans, updated values of actual work done, the cost to complete, and the expected cash outflow for the coming month/quarter.
• Appraise contractors’ performance and recommend corrective measures.

Candidates profile:

• Graduate / postgraduate in civil engineering, from a recognized university with 15 years of experience, preferably in Mumbai, out of which a minimum of 8 years should have been in contracting and Contract administration.
• For residential and commercial high-rise projects at multiple locations in the western suburbs of Mumbai.