Contract and Commercial Lead.
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About the organisation.
Our client is a premier global professional services firm specializing in infrastructure, design, and engineering solutions. With a vast international footprint, they deliver complex projects that shape the built environment. They are known for fostering a collaborative culture that prioritizes technical excellence and sustainable development.
About the role.
We are seeking a seasoned Contract and Commercial Lead to oversee contractual obligations and commercial strategy for large-scale programs. Based in Ahmedabad, this role involves providing high-level advisory support to leadership regarding risk mitigation, dispute avoidance, and change control. You will act as a central point of coordination between planning, quantity surveying, and project delivery teams to ensure commercial integrity.
What you will do.
- Maintain contractual obligations, notice requirements, and commercial action registers across all project packages.
- Review package-level variations, extensions of time, claims, and payment support inputs for completeness.
- Advise the Program Director on entitlement, exposure, and change-control strategies.
- Coordinate with planning teams for delay substantiation and with quantity surveyors for measurement evidence.
- Monitor commercial risks, provisional items, and compensation events to ensure project profitability.
- Prepare high-level contractual briefing papers and records to support executive decision-making.
- Implement robust dispute-avoidance measures throughout the project lifecycle.
What you bring.
- 10–15 years of professional experience in contract management and commercial administration.
- Proven expertise in managing complex infrastructure or construction contracts.
- Strong understanding of delay analysis, claim substantiation, and quantity surveying processes.
- Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex contractual documentation.
- Demonstrated experience in advising senior leadership on commercial risk and change management.
- Ability to work effectively in a full-time office environment in Ahmedabad.
- Strong communication skills for stakeholder management and reporting.
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