Contracts Manager - Aviation.
This mandate is run by SYMPHONI HR, a Mumbai-based executive search firm, est. 2003. Applications are email-verified and reach the search team running the role — confidentially, always.
About the organisation.
SYMPHONI HR is a specialist recruitment agency partnering with a leading global engineering and infrastructure consultancy on senior commercial and contract roles. Our client operates at significant global scale across complex aviation and infrastructure programmes, with a strong focus on commercial rigour, collaboration and professional growth.
About the role.
The Contracts Manager will lead contract administration and commercial management for aviation infrastructure projects based in Mangaluru. The role covers the full contract lifecycle, from tender evaluation and negotiation through variation assessment, claims management and dispute resolution, working closely with project, engineering and procurement teams. The successful candidate will be a key commercial partner ensuring projects are delivered within contractual, financial and risk parameters.
What you will do.
- Lead contract administration across FIDIC-based EPC, design-build and lump-sum/item-rate contracts for aviation projects
- Manage the commercial lifecycle of contracts, including tender evaluation, negotiation and award
- Assess change requests and variations, and manage change management processes with clear commercial impact analysis
- Evaluate Extension of Time (EOT) claims and undertake delay analysis in coordination with project controls
- Prepare, defend and manage contractual claims and support resolution of commercial disputes
- Identify, quantify and mitigate commercial risks across the contract portfolio
- Coordinate procurement activities and provide commercial input on subcontractor and supplier agreements
- Produce regular commercial reporting for senior leadership and project stakeholders
- Support PMC functions in ensuring compliance with contractual obligations and commercial governance
What you bring.
- Proven experience in contract administration and commercial management on large infrastructure or aviation projects
- Strong working knowledge of FIDIC, EPC, design-build and item-rate/lump-sum contract forms
- Demonstrated expertise in claims management, variation assessment and EOT evaluation
- Experience in dispute resolution and contract negotiation
- Solid understanding of commercial risk management and project controls
- Experience with delay analysis methodologies and commercial reporting
- Degree in Engineering, Commercial, Law or a related discipline; contract management certification is an advantage
- Ability to work on-site in Mangaluru (Work From Office)
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