Contract Specialist

Job Description

Contract Lead – Roads & Highways

Project Site / Corporate Office (as applicable)

Location- Pune

Salary - Negotiable

Role Purpose

The Contract Specialist will be responsible for contract administration, claims management, variation handling, and commercial risk mitigation for EPC, PPP (HAM/BOT), and PPI road & highway infrastructure projects, ensuring compliance with contractual, statutory, and financial requirements throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

- Manage and administer contracts for EPC, PPP (HAM/BOT), and PPI highway projects from award to closure. - Interpret contract documents including Concession Agreements, EPC Contracts, FIDIC-based contracts, MoRTH/NHAI contracts. - Ensure compliance with contract conditions, obligations, and timelines. - Maintain contract correspondence, records, and contractual registers - Identify contractual risks, claims, and entitlement opportunities. - Prepare, review, and submit Extension of Time (EOT), cost claims, and variation claims. - Support dispute resolution through DRB/DAB, arbitration, or amicable settlement - Review and process Variation Orders (VOs) and change requests. - Evaluate commercial impact of design changes, scope additions, and statutory changes. - Coordinate with engineering, planning, and billing teams for valuation of variations. - Support preparation and certification of RA bills, milestone payments, and final bills. - Coordinate with client, engineer, and internal teams for bill approvals. - Review subcontractor and vendor contracts, claims, and bills. - Review and administer Concession Agreements. - Ensure compliance with Authority requirements (NHAI / State Authorities). - Identify commercial and contractual risks and propose mitigation strategies. - Ensure compliance with statutory, insurance, performance security, and guarantee requirements. - Support audits, lender reviews, and internal commercial reviews.

Requirement

- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering - 12-18 years of experience in contracts & commercial management - Mandatory experience in road/highway infrastructure projects - Hands-on exposure to EPC, PPP (HAM/BOT), and/or PPI models - Strong knowledge of MoRTH, NHAI & FIDIC contract conditions - Claims preparation & contractual interpretation - Negotiation & stakeholder management - Commercial acumen & risk assessment