Skills

- Knowledge & Posting Location: Arbitration, Contract Management

Minimum Qualification

- B.Tech/B.E. Bachelor's Program in Civil Engineering

Job Title: Head - Contracts Division/Function: Contracts

Aim: Overseas corporate contract function by supporting the business unit.

Responsibilities:

- To study the bid documents, identification of potential risk areas, contingency plan, and inform Tendering team so that it can be incorporated in the quotation of the works.
- To prepare the queries during the pre-bid stage for the client to bring more clarity in the assessment of the proposal.
- To prepare Contract Appreciation Document (CAD) for internal circulation.
- Monitoring the works from the contractual perspective, safeguarding the company's entitlements & performance of obligations.
- Preparation & submission of claims for various issues arising out of works at site, duly coordinating with the site.
- To monitor and guide the correspondence with the client on behalf of the company on a regular basis to address any issue, scope of work, delays, etc.
- To coordinate & interact with Dispute Resolutions Bodies (DRB) set up under the Contract.
- To coordinate & interact with Arbitration Tribunal constituted for the settlement of disputes.
- To pursue the matter in respective Court through Legal counsel and Advocate on record - various submissions and follow-up.
- Coordinate with the Legal counsel for Arbitration, duly supplying with proper inputs to strengthen the case.
- Preparation of High-Value work orders and/or Agreements with Subcontractors.
- Standardizing formats for various work orders/agreement to be made with subcontractors.
- To make the project team aware and sensitive about the importance of contract and correspondence with the client and identification of potential friction areas (red flags)



with the client during the execution of the project.

KRA: Financial Perspective:

- To generate revenue by claiming for extra work executed.

Operations Perspective:

- To highlight potential risks and recommend appropriate mitigation steps.
- To ensure common understanding with vendors / sub-contractors / JV partners w.r.t contract documents.

Customer Perspective:

- To delight internal customers.

Learning, Growth Perspective:

- Self-development - Upgrade knowledge & competencies.
- Team development - Build team's capabilities & competencies.

Qualification and Experience:

- Educational qualification: B.E. Civil, LLB
- Years of experience: 13 - 15 Years
- Other Specialization: Civil Engineering, PGD in Construction/Business Management

Behavioral Competencies:

- Studies/analyses industry trends.
- Evaluates several options before making a decision affecting a large group of people. Keeps alternative plans if things do not go according to the plan.
- Proactively seeks conflicting views to test their thinking, produces powerful new concepts or creative new solutions that change the way business is done.
- Anticipates and mitigates "negative impact" of change or innovation to maximize advantages.
- Promotes good working relationships regardless of personal likes or dislikes.
- Becomes closely involved in others' internal decision-making processes. Others approach him/her in critical conversations.
- Institutionalizes relationships with others to create mutual benefits.



Puts in place various forums to allow different groups or individuals to collaborate.
- Identifies critical capability needs and plans to address them for the future.
- Explains the team's objectives and expectations from them in person. Makes team members realize the importance of their contributions to overall goals. Emphasizes individual strengths and capitalizes them for broader objectives. Encourages and supports subordinates in taking on greater challenges.
- Commits significant resources and/or time (in the face of uncertainty) to improve performance, tries something new, reaches an entrepreneurial goal while taking actions to minimize downsides. This involves new services, new business lines, etc.
- Takes numerous, sustained actions over time in high-risk situations for the organization to reach an organizational goal. Confronts others openly and directly about performance problems.

Other Required Skills:

- Knowledge of appropriate laws & regulations related to contract management & claim realization - empanelment of/networking with external legal counsels, consultants, etc. for knowledge enhancement.
- Sound knowledge to understand, interpret, and manage Contracts - very much aware of latest trends/competitive practice. Prepares robustly for arbitrations/claim settlements.
- Drafting skills - Proficient in drafting all the types of documentation required for different types of contracts and complexities.
- Risk Analysis - Applies past experiences and quickly identifies probable risk factors. Sensitizes/supports/communicates to the stakeholders about mitigation/risk handling strategies.

Locations: Contracts and Claims Manager, LNT/CACM/1891931, TI-Transportation Infrastructure, ICC, Chennai

Posted On: 12 Oct 2026

End Date: 10 Apr 2027

📌 Contracts and Claims Manager (India)
🏢 Larsen & Toubro Infotech
📍 India