Senior Contract Manager

About the role

AECOM is seeking a Sr. Contract Manager to serve as the PMC lead for contract administration, commercial management, and contractual risk management across an airport development project. The role reports to the Project Director/Project Head and acts as the central point for all contractual and commercial matters, administering project contracts, managing change and claims processes, assessing entitlements, monitoring contractor compliance, and mitigating risks to safeguard the Employer's interests. The position is based on-site in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.

What you’ll do

• Administer and manage project contracts in accordance with contractual provisions, Employer requirements, and project objectives.
• Review, interpret, and advise on contractual obligations, rights, liabilities, entitlements, and risk allocation mechanisms.
• Manage contractual correspondence, notices, instructions, determinations, and formal communications.
• Maintain contract registers, obligations matrices, correspondence logs, and contractual documentation systems.
• Monitor contractor compliance with contractual obligations and recommend corrective actions where required.
• Administer change management, variation, and compensation event processes.
• Review and evaluate variation proposals, change requests, and commercial impacts.
• Assess Extension of Time (EOT) requests, delay claims, and associated cost implications.

What you’ll bring

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Cost Management, Law, Contract Management, or related discipline.
• Overall 15-20 years of professional experience in contract administration, commercial management, and claims management.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in aviation projects involving airport terminal buildings, airside works, landside infrastructure, utilities, and airport support facilities under EPC, Design-Build, PMC
• Strong expertise in FIDIC, EPC, Design-Build, Item-Rate, and Lump-Sum contracting frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience in administration of large complex infrastructure or commercial projects.
• Experience in PMC, EPC, Client-side, or Independent Engineer environments.
• Proven experience in claims management, variation assessment, change management, extension of time evaluations, and dispute resolution.
• Strong understanding of commercial controls, procurement practices, and contract governance frameworks.

Nice to have

• Master's Degree in Construction Management, Contract Management, Commercial Management, Cost Management, MBA, or equivalent qualification.
• Professional certification in Contract Management, Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, or related discipline.
• Experience in at least one Greenfield or Brownfield airport project of minimum 10 MPPA capacity involving terminal, airside, or major airport infrastructure works.

Skills

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, and disability benefits
• Paid time off and leaves of absence
• Voluntary benefits and perks
• Flexible work options and well-being resources
• Retirement savings plan and employee stock purchase plan