Al Khobar, Eastern, Saudi Arabia
As a Contracts and Claims Manager at Zamil Industrial, I have over 16 years of experience in managing contracts and commercial operations. I am skilled in dispute resolution, negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and legal consultation. I have successfully handled various types of contracts, agreements, and documents related to regulatory requirements, claims, and settlements. I have also developed company contract templates, standardized RFQs, MRFs, quotation comparison formats, prequalification criteria, and monitored all aspects of procurement. I have advised on domestic and international business transactions, including a wide variety of commercial activities. I hold a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Aligarh Muslim University.
Set up the Contracts department. Standardization of subcontract templates, Risk assessment and mitigation at precontract and at post Contract, leading all aspects of Contracts management and administration, Protecting Company interests, tracking & protecting legitimate changes, developed process and frameworks, Resolving Disputes and supporting legal team and Leading Governance and audit
Claims Management, Contract Writing and +5 skills
( Continues From Summary/ About Above ) # Dispute identification, negotiation for dispute resolution, dispute mediation , dispute Arbitration and Issuing notice of unresolved dispute(s). #Engaging third party claim consultants or legal consultants, Furnishing them with project records and data, #Preparing case summary for legal department, Substantiation of claims or counter claim, making the legal team understand strengths and weaknesses of the case. Following up the case with legal team. #Liaison (direct or Indirect) with court appointed Arbitrators and Engineering Consultants. Submitting the required substantiation, Assisting legal team. # Familiar with Shariah law, Saudi Commercial Court of Arbitration (SCCA), Saudi Commercial Court, Dubai Courts, UNCITRAL and ICC rules. Cost Control, Claims , Back Charges & Project Control : # Setting up baseline(s) for project(s); continual monitoring and taking timely actions to ensure the overall project health to stay within budget and time, also adapting change management to illustrate the effects on scope, cost, or schedule. Preparation of budget and cashflow exercises for new and/or ongoing projects. # Project Claims (Cause & Effect Based) related to Time & Cost, Extension of Time (EOT) Claims, Disruption Claims & Acceleration Claims. Attending Negotiations with the Consultants for Variations, Claims, Interim/Final Payments etc. Areas and Clients: Experience includes Riyadh Metro, Deep Underground stations, Bus Stations, Industrial, Civil, Infrastructure, Petrochemical, Oil & Gas, Power Plants; Aluminum smelters; Steel Smelters; Cement Plants, Factories, Shopping Malls; Warehouses; and Airport Hangers Dealt with : Saudi Aramco, SABIC, SEC, Riyadh Development Authority; STC; MODON; Port Authorities; Saudi Rail; GE Power; Alstom; Mitsubishi Heavy Engineering (MHI); DOOSAN; Technicas Rheunidas, AlBawani, Al Mabani, Bachtel, Various Entities of Govt Of Saudi Arabia, UAE and Oman
Developing contract administration flow chart and setting up triggers. Actively contributing & Managing to the review, amendment, negotiation and drafting activities of all types of contracts, agreements and documents related to regulatory requirements. Devising strategy for claims and drafting the agreements for settlements of disputes. Third party claim consultants or legal consultants. Development, Developing company contract templates, standardizing RFQs, Material Request forms (MRFs), Quotation Comparison formats, Prequalification criterions and monitoring all aspects of procurement. Advising on aspects of company's domestic or international business transactions, including a wide variety of commercial contracts (with input from business/technical partners), supplier contracts, leases, licensing agreements, lucrative project and EPC contracts and corporate transactions. Participation in Company and Corporate strategic planning activities as well as for specific projects (e.g., risk assessment, bid/no bid analysis, participation in business plan development, etc.).Participates in the definition and development of corporate policies and procedures and providing advice on contractual matters and on legal implications of all corporate governance, business strategy and compliance matters under the relevant jurisdiction (English and Saudi law).Reviewing the contractors’ payment applications and supplier’s monthly invoices and participate in the timely preparation of monthly payment requisition. Reviewing the payment applications & preparation of payment logs. Assessment and Cross Verification from field through project site teams.Evaluation of change orders be determined in accordance with contract conditions. Reviewing and commenting on tender documents, bills of quantities, unit rates, cost estimates and participate in tender evaluation. Estimating the risks strategically, identifying and mitigate risks. Monitoring milestone dates, contract compliance.
Receiving Tender Documents. Evaluating the Risks, Requirements in the ITB. Raising bid clarification questions, Sites Visits, Participating in Bid Clarification meetings, Arranging Bid Bonds, Estimation, Coordination with team and with vendors. Preparation and submission of bids. Value Engineering, Participating in Bid opening. Analysis of lost jobs and lesson learnt. Hand over of successful projects to Operations