Claim Manager

Pre-award phase: • Review of tender documentation, terms and conditions, unit price lists and their preamble prior to contract award for claim prevention. • Participate in the definition of the negotiation strategy with the shortlisted bidders. • Participate in the contractual clarification and negotiation meetings with the shortlisted bidders. • Participate in the preparation of the Award Recommendation to Client. • Participate in the preparation of Letter of Award and the Contract.Post-award phase: • Participate weekly subcontract and construction meetings to monitor the status and recommend where necessary with the aim of claim prevention. • Monitor the status of Variation Requests received from Contractors and advise / recommend where appropriate. • Support Subcontract Administrators when necessary for preparing Change Orders, provide support for contractual matters. • Prepare first draft of Letters to be sent to Contractors, monitor the official correspondence (letters, etc) received from Contractors, liaise with related departments. • Update continuously the Claims Register, issue them regularly to inform management of the status of claims received, analyzed, negotiated and settled. • When a claim is received from a Contractor, distribute the claim officially according to the distribution matrix and inform internally all related parties. • Verify claims from contractual entitlement point of view and provide first feedback. • Analyze claims, liaise with related departments, provide a negotiation range and submit the evaluation to Subcontract Administration Manager and Project Director for review. Following internal review, organize a dedicated meeting with Client and eventually issue the tabulation for claim settlement to Client approval. • Following Client’s authorization to proceed, organize claim meetings with Contractors to find an amicable settlement. • Prepare the draft of the Contract Revisions for the claim settlements for Subcontract Administration Manager review.

• Hold a relevant degree (i.e. technical & commercial / law (or construction law) degree with minimum 15 years of experience in resolution of construction claims for Chemical and Oil & Gas industries, preferably including arbitration / adjudication experience. • You have a very good level of written and spoken English, Dutch is a plus. • Have good experience in MS Office programs with complex Excel files. • Very good communication and leadership skills. • Be used to work in an integrated team on complex projects. • Be able to supervise one or more Subcontracts Specialist. • Be eligible to work in Belgium. • Be available to work at construction site.

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