Contracts and Procurement Manager – Transmission Line and Substation

Contracts and Procurement Manager – Transmission Line and Substation Full-time State/Province: Gujarāt Business Group: DCS Legal Entity: AECOM India Private Limited Business Line: Energy Work Location Model: On-Site Operating Group: International Primary Location: IN - Ahmedabad Metro - 3rd Floor, Ka Company Description At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world. We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Job Purpose Administer project contracts and monitor procurement activities to protect the Client's contractual and commercial interests, including variations, claims, extension of time, RA bills, BOQ control and contractor compliance.

Review contract conditions, technical scope, BOQ, payment terms, milestones and contractor obligations. Establish contract-administration procedures, correspondence protocols and contractual registers. Monitor compliance with contractual notices, securities, insurance, warranties and statutory obligations. Review variation proposals, change requests and scope-deviation submissions. Assess contractor claims for additional cost and extension of time in coordination with planning and technical teams. Verify claim entitlement, causation, substantiation, records and contractual notice compliance. Review RA bills, milestone invoices, quantity measurements, material reconciliation and supporting documentation. Recommend payment certification, withholding or recovery based on verified contractual performance. Maintain variation, claim, EOT, payment, guarantee, insurance and contractual correspondence registers. Monitor procurement schedules, vendor approvals, manufacturing progress, inspection, dispatch and delivery of critical materials and equipment. Review vendor and subcontractor compliance with approved specifications and contractual requirements. Support commercial negotiations and preparation of recommendations to the Client. Identify potential contractual exposures and recommend mitigation or dispute-avoidance measures. Support contract close-out, final account settlement, completion certification and release of contractual securities. Ensure commercial assessments are evidence-based and supported by contemporaneous project records. Key Deliverables Contract-administration plan. Variation and change-control register. Claim and EOT assessment reports. RA bill and payment-certification recommendations. Procurement and expediting dashboard. Commercial-risk register. Final account and contract close-out report.

Minimum Qualification and Experience Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management or equivalent. Minimum 10 years of contract administration experience in major infrastructure or power projects. Experience in EPC, item-rate, turnkey or FIDIC-based contracts. Knowledge of variations, claims, extension of time, payment certification and dispute avoidance. Familiarity with transmission line, substation and HVDC equipment procurement.

The position will be site-based at Khavda or Surat and may require travel between project locations, contractor offices, manufacturing facilities and client offices. The successful candidate will work within a multidisciplinary AECOM Energy team supporting the safe and successful delivery of major HVDC and transmission infrastructure projects. At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this