Contracts Engineer

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, or related field
• Minimum 8–15 years of experience in contract administration for large infrastructure, dam, hydropower, or pumped storage projects
• Experience in FIDIC or internationally funded contracts preferred
• Familiarity with EPC and construction contract management
• Strong understanding of claims, variations, and commercial procedures
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and documentation skills
• Contract Administration
• Review EPC, consultancy, construction, and supply contracts
• Monitor contractor compliance with contractual obligations
• Maintain contract records, correspondence, and documentation
• Ensure proper implementation of contract provisions and procedures
• Support interpretation of contract clauses and commercial matters
• Review contractor variation requests and supporting documents
• Evaluate entitlement, cost, and time implications of claims
• Coordinate with technical and commercial teams on assessments
• Prepare recommendations for approvals or negotiations
• Maintain logs for claims, variations, and contractual changes
• Assist in reviewing contractor payment applications
• Verify contract quantities, milestones, and supporting documents
• Monitor contractual budgets and commercial performance
• Support forecasting of potential claims and variations
• Coordinate with quantity surveyors and cost engineers
• Draft contractual letters, notices, and responses
• Maintain document tracking and contract filing systems
• Ensure timely issuance of contractual notifications
• Coordinate with document control for proper records management
• Support preparation of reports related to contract administration
• Identify contractual and commercial risks
• Assist in dispute avoidance and resolution activities
• Coordinate with legal, technical, and project management teams
• Participate in meetings related to contractual matters
• Support preparation of contractual recommendations to management
• At Surbana Jurong, we put talent, hard work, teamwork and a fun workplace together to approach problems and solve them creatively and collaboratively.
• Join us in making a positive impact on the world! SMEC is a global engineering, management and development consultancy delivering innovative solutions for our clients and partners.
• Leveraging our 70-year history of delivering nation-building infrastructure, we provide technical expertise and advanced engineering services to resolve complex challenges across major infrastructure and energy projects.
• SMEC has a long and proud history which dates back to Australia’s iconic Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Scheme in 1949, one of the largest and most complex hydroelectric schemes in the world.