Purpose/Objective

Owns contract management and administration across the project — from Head Office policy to site execution.

Sets and standardizes contract-management policy, governs high-value NFAs, contractual risk, disputes, claims and change, and assures that site contract administration runs to process.

Protects the project's commercial position and is the senior contracts authority to the CPO and Project Heads.

Key Responsibilities of Role

Contract Policy & Governance (Ho) • Implement contract-management policies released from time to time and monitor adherence to process requirements.

- Develop and standardize contract-management policies, aligning them with organizational objectives.
- Work with Project Heads to ensure contract management aligns with project needs and goals.

NFA, Change & Dispute Oversight (Ho) • Ensure all high-value NFAs are reviewed before being put up to management.

- Oversee contract risk strategies, track potential issues and escalate high-risk matters to senior leadership.
- Oversee all contractual disputes; monitor major disputes and claims and ensure timely resolution.
- Negotiate all contract amendments and ensure release of change orders.
- Hold the monthly review meeting with the contractor.

Audit & Performance Governance (Ho) • Approve audit plans and review all corrective and preventive measures (CAPA) taken for findings.

- Define contract performance-evaluation criteria and ensure consistency in assessment metrics.
- Report on overall performance trends to senior management and guide improvement areas.

Site Contract Assurance & Support • Provide support to the site Contract Administration team to ensure contract compliance.

- Ensure contract changes are addressed with proper justification before processing.




- Validate all critical communications to the contractor processed by Site Contracts.
- Support contract administration in major disputes, seeking legal guidance from cross-functional teams; ensure adherence to process and proper documentation.
- Move each award from technical closure through to PO issuance within the agreed service level, working with engineering and procurement.
- Float RFPs in line with the revised packaging strategy from the engineering stage.

Decision Authority & Accountability • Approves contract-management policy, performance-evaluation criteria and contract amendments.

- Reviews and clears all high-value NFAs before they reach management.
- Approves audit plans and CAPA; escalates high-risk contractual matters to senior leadership / CPO.
- Accountable for contractual risk, dispute resolution, change governance and site contract compliance.

Internal Interactions CPO; Project Heads / Site Heads; CFMC; Pre-Construction; Engineering; PMO; Legal; Capex TC; Internal Audit External Interactions Contractors & sub-contractors; Legal counsel / arbitrators; Auditors; Consultants; Regulatory bodies

Technical Competencies

Budget Management-AAHL,Claims Management-AAHL,Contract Drafting and Review-AAHL,Contract Management-AAHL,Contract Performance Monitoring & Reporting-AAHL,Data-Driven Decision Making-AAHL,Litigation Management-AAHL,Regulatory Compliance-AAHL,Risk Management-AAHL,Service Level Agreement (SLA)-AAHL

Qualifications and Experience

Qualification: Bachelor's in Engineering with Law (LLB) / Contract Management; MBA / FIDIC certification Preferred Experience: 15+ years in contracts & commercial management on large EPC / infrastructure projects, with 5+ years leading contract administration

Head - Contract Administration

📌 Head - Contract Administration (Ahmedabad)
🏢 Adani Group
📍 Ahmedabad