Assistant Manager - Contract Management

About the role

The person to be hired is responsible on contract administration, claims & dispute resolution, variation and change management, compliance and reporting and risk management.

Key Accountabilities

• Contract Administration: Manage day-to-day contract correspondence, ensuring all obligations and procedures strictly adhere to FIDIC clauses.
• Claims & Dispute Resolution: Evaluate contractor claims, assess extensions of time, and manage resolutions under the Engineer's determinations.
• Variation & Change Management: Assess, negotiate, and document project variations and change orders while protecting the company's bottom line.
• Compliance & Reporting: Monitor project timelines, draft performance reports for management, and ensure bond and insurance requirements are consistently met.
• Risk Management: Identify potential commercial risks, notify senior directors, and advise project managers on legal and operational implications.

Qualities, Skills and Experience

• Graduate of Civil Engineering, Law, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management
• With 5 to 15 years of professional construction or infrastructure project management, with a heavy emphasis on handling contracts.
• Good communication skills

About Asian Terminals Incorporated

ATI operates the Manila South Harbor – the premier international trade gateway for Metro Manila, the Batangas Container Terminal – the most modern container port for Calabarzon, the Integrated Batangas Port which includes the Batangas Passenger Terminal – recognized as the Biggest, Busiest, and most Modern interisland transport hub in the country, and strategic Inland Logistics Terminals in Manila, Laguna and Batangas which serve as major dry port infrastructure and linchpins to economic zones in Luzon. In 2024, ATI launched its most recent marine infrastructure and innovative trade solution the Tanza Container Barge Terminal, operated by its subsidiary Tanza Container Terminal Inc. The container barge terminal is operationally linked to Manila South Harbor, offering direct connectivity for Cavite-based industries to international destinations, while contributing to reducing carbon emissions and road traffic congestion by moving boxes more efficiently via barging.

By combining top quality Filipino management with the international leadership of DP World, ATI takes pride in providing comprehensive and reliable terminal and logistics services for commodities and people across markets, including containerized and non-containerized cargoes, bulk and break-bulk cargoes, roll-on/roll-off shipment, and local and international passengers -- comprehensive service offerings which come second to none in the Philippine port industry.

Anchored on four decades of proven industry track-record, ATI sets its sights into the future by continuously investing on terminal infrastructure, processes, and technologies to further increase efficiency, safety, and productivity, while keeping in step with the robustly expanding economy. ATI ensures that these vital economic pillars remain responsive to market needs and competitive to customer demands in line with and in fulfilment of its commitment with the Philippine Ports Authority.