Claims Manager 2 Civil Works Manila, Posted: 9/7/2026
Job Description
Job ID#:
15476
Discipline:
Contracts
Language:
Our client is looking for a Contracts Manager to work on the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) Project (Malolos - Tutuban) (NSCR-N1 Project) in the Philippines.
They are looking for a Civil Works FIDIC contract specialist with commercial/legal background, including Quantum and Delay/Extension of Time conducting forensic investigations, analyzing documentation, and providing expert opinions and reports on Variations and Contractors' claims; twenty (20) plus years in construction with ten (10) years longitudinal Infrastructure, preferably including a minimum of five (5) years in Railway projects.
Position Duties and Responsibilities:
A senior contract specialist with specific expertise for evaluation and settlement of Claims and Variations, to augment the current Contracts Team;
Interpreting Contracts, forensic investigation and analysis of Civil Works Contractor's Claims for extension of Time for Completion, and additional costs;
Delay analysis to establish Excusable and Non-Excusable delays (Concurrent delays), liaising with the Technical and Schedule Teams;
Liaising with Cost Team to establish Variation Order costs and Contractors' Claims for time related additional costs;
Liaising with local Contract Administrators and Technical Teams to understand Philippine Laws, Codes, Regulations and industry practices;
Preparation of reports on Contractor's Claims, and preparing other contractual documentation;
Collaborating, liaising/coordinating as necessary with the Employer's Project Management Organization (DOTr-PMO) and conducting PowerPoint presentations as may be required;
Monitoring incoming and outgoing correspondence and implementing required actions based on Change & Claims Logs, particularly with respect to the Engineer's response time obligations;
Advising on Contractors' contractual Interface obligations;
Consulting with the Employer and Contractors and preparing determinations;
Assisting with Dispute Board proceedings ("Standing' and "Ad-hoc' DBs), including review of Contractor's Position Papers, Referrals, and assisting with preparation of Employer's Position Papers and Rejoinders, attending Hearings and preparing Post-Hearing Statements.
Job Requirements
Bachelor Degree (BSc); and/or Higher National Certificate/Diploma (HNC/HND) in job related subjects.
Preferably formal qualification/accreditation in FIDIC Red/MDB Pink Book Forms, mediation/arbitration e.g. CIArb, with Dispute Board membership experience being an advantage.
twenty (20) plus years in construction with ten (10) years longitudinal Infrastructure, preferably including a minimum of five (5) years in Railway projects.
Civil Works FIDIC contract specialist with commercial/legal background, including Quantum and Delay/Extension of Time conducting forensic investigations, analyzing documentation, and providing expert opinions and reports on Variations and Contractors' claims;