FIDIC Engineer (Site Based)
On-siteNewcastle, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Administer the FIDIC Red Book contract for a major £10 billion data centre campus in Northumberland, issuing notices, certificates, and determinations while monitoring progress and time-related risks. Review contractor submissions, assess claims and variations, and coordinate with technical consultants, cost advisors, and the general contractor on inspections, defects, and programme matters. Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly reports covering contractual status, payment certification, and dispute avoidance strategies to support Employer decision-making. Maintain transparent, auditable records and act neutrally on all contractual communications and decisions.
Required Qualifications
- Strong experience administering FIDIC Red Book contracts on major construction projects
- Detailed understanding of notices, instructions, determinations, variations, payment certification, EOTs, claims, and Taking-Over processes
- Ability to act neutrally and fairly when undertaking determinations
- Strong record keeping, audit trail, and correspondence discipline
- Experience working with project management teams, cost consultants, technical consultants, and contractors
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear, precise, and evidence-based contractual correspondence
- Ability to work effectively in a complex, fast-paced, multi-stakeholder project environment
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple live contractual matters simultaneously
- Independent and contractually disciplined
- Clear, precise, and evidence-based communicator
- Neutral and fair in determinations
- Detailed and organised record keeper
- Able to challenge appropriately while maintaining professional relationships
- Proactive in identifying contractual risk and recommending actions
- Calm, structured, and credible in high-pressure project environments
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