Contracts & Risk Manager

Hill International

Hill International, with more than 4,300 professionals across 100+ offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management, project management oversight, advisory, facilities management, and other consulting services to clients across a wide range of market sectors.

 Hill is a GISI Consulting Group company.

 Hill International Project Management and Consultancy Inc. is seeking an experienced Contracts & Risk Manager to be based in our Istanbul Office and support a major hydropower and energy infrastructure development programme in the Kyrgyz Republic.

The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the Project Management Office in the establishment and implementation of effective contract administration, commercial and risk management processes across multiple project workstreams, consultants, contractors and future procurement packages.

 Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration or a related discipline,
• Minimum 10 years of relevant professional experience, with substantial experience in contract administration, commercial management and/or project risk management,
• Previous experience in a Contracts Manager, Contract Administration Manager, Commercial Manager, Risk Manager or similar senior role,
• Proven experience in large-scale infrastructure, energy, hydropower, dam, power generation and/or EPC projects is strongly preferred,
• Strong working knowledge and practical understanding of FIDIC Conditions of Contract, particularly Red, Yellow and Silver Books,
• Experience with EPC/EPCM, consultancy and major infrastructure contract structures,
• Strong knowledge of contract administration, contractual correspondence, variations, claims, extensions of time and dispute avoidance / resolution processes,
• Experience in the establishment and management of project risk registers, risk assessment methodologies, mitigation actions and risk reporting,
• Good understanding of procurement, tendering, contract packaging and commercial evaluation processes,
• Ability to interpret contractual, commercial, administrative and technical documentation and identify contractual and commercial implications,
• Experience in reviewing contractual programmes, milestones, deliverables, payment mechanisms, securities, insurances, liquidated damages and other key commercial provisions,
• Strong analytical, negotiation, problem-solving and decision-support capabilities,
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary and multicultural project teams,
• Full professional proficiency in written and spoken English, including contractual correspondence, reports, negotiations and presentations,
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office and relevant contract / risk management tools,
• No restrictions on international travel and willingness to travel to the Kyrgyz Republic as required.

 Key Responsibilities

• Establish, implement and maintain the project’s contract administration and risk management framework, procedures and controls,
• Support the development and implementation of appropriate contracting and procurement strategies for consultants, investigations, enabling works, EPC and other project packages,
• Review contracts and procurement documents to identify key contractual, commercial, schedule and risk implications,
• Advise the Project Management Team on contractual rights, obligations, liabilities, interfaces and potential areas of exposure,
• Administer and monitor consultancy, service, works and other project contracts in coordination with the relevant project disciplines,
• Prepare and/or review contractual correspondence, formal notices, instructions, variations, claims-related documentation and other commercial communications,
• Monitor compliance with contractual obligations, milestones, deliverables, securities, insurances, payment provisions and other key contract requirements,
• Review and assess variations, claims, extension-of-time submissions and other contractual entitlements, in coordination with the Project Controls and technical teams,
• Support the identification, assessment and management of contractual interfaces between different consultants, contractors and project packages,
• Establish, maintain and periodically update the Project Risk Register, covering contractual, commercial, technical, schedule, financial, environmental, stakeholder and other material project risks,
• Facilitate structured risk identification and assessment workshops with relevant project stakeholders,
• Coordinate the development, assignment and follow-up of risk mitigation and response actions,
• Monitor changes in project risk exposure and escalate significant emerging risks to Project Management and Senior Management,
• Integrate contract and risk information with project controls, schedule, cost, procurement and change management processes,
• Support the assessment of alternative procurement, contracting and implementation scenarios from a contractual and risk perspective,
• Develop and maintain contract and risk dashboards, registers, trackers and management reports,
• Prepare weekly, monthly and ad-hoc contract / risk reports for Project Management and Senior Management,
• Provide ongoing contractual and risk management support to the Project Management Team and relevant technical, procurement, project controls and management functions.