1. Claims Prevention and Early Identification • Project progress monitoring: Regularly track project progress and promptly identify potential issues that could lead to disputes or claims, such as delays, quality issues, or scope changes. • Contract-performance management: Monitor proje...
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The Role 1. Claims Prevention and Early Identification • Project progress monitoring: Regularly track project progress and promptly identify potential issues that could lead to disputes or claims, such as delays, quality issues, or scope changes. • Contract-performance management: Monitor project execution and ensure that all parties comply with the contracts terms and conditions, including schedule, payment, milestone, and other contractual requirements. • Preventive measures: Establish and implement systems and processes to prevent claims from escalating through stronger communication, complete documentation, and early issue resolution. 2. Claims Management • Claims assessment: Upon receipt of a claim, assess its validity against the contract terms, project records, and performance data. Identify the claims root cause, including whether it relates to schedule delay, cost overrun, design change, or another issue. • Claims-documentation coordination: Collect and organize all relevant documents, including schedules, reports, correspondence, and financial information, to support or rebut claims. Ensure documentation is accurate, complete, and compliant with contractual requirements. • Stakeholder communication: Communicate with internal and external stakeholders, including contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and clients, to understand their positions and facilitate discussions toward resolution. 3. Negotiation and Settlement • Negotiation: Negotiate with other parties and coordinate negotiations with external legal counsel and consultants. • Settlement strategy: Develop fair and reasonable settlement solutions that minimize the contractors exposure while protecting its legal rights and financial interests. • Litigation avoidance: Where possible, resolve disputes through alternative dispute resolution (ADR), including mediation, conciliation, or arbitration, to avoid formal litigation. 4. Claims Analysis and Risk Management • Risk identification: Analyze the causes of claims and identify potential risks that could affect future project performance. Assess whether patterns of claims indicate broader project-management or execution issues. • Risk mitigation: Recommend measures to reduce the risk of future claims, such as improving communication, revising contract terms, adjusting project plans, or strengthening documentation and reporting processes. • Assessment: Apply professional expertise to assess and manage claims, including evaluating risks in schedule- and cost-related contract provisions, challenging claims and final-inspection requests where appropriate, and recommending mitigation or acceleration measures. 5. Contract Review and Interpretation • Contract analysis: Review and interpret contracts, including provisions relating to claims, disputes, and entitlements. Ensure that all claims and disputes are managed in accordance with the contract. • Compliance with claims procedures: Supervise and guide project teams to ensure that all claims are submitted in the required manner, within contractual time limits, and in the prescribed format. Track claims through completion and maintain complete supporting records. 6. Dispute Resolution • Dispute management: Coordinate the dispute-resolution process when a claim escalates into a formal dispute, including arbitration, litigation, or other legal proceedings as applicable. • Collaboration with the legal team: Work closely with legal counsel to prepare defenses, counterclaims, or responses to claims. Assist with legal documents and evidence and ensure that all relevant facts and contract provisions are properly addressed. • Coordination with external experts: Engage external experts, such as certified public accountants, legal counsel, engineers, or other consultants, to evaluate complex claims or disputes.
Requirements • Masters degree in Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or Law (LLM) — required. • Professional certification such as RICS, CICES, BIOS, CIArB, CCP, or PSP — preferred. • At least 10 years of experience on construction or civil-engineering projects in the Middle East — required. • Relevant experience in planning, delay analysis, claims, project controls, contract management, and project management — required. • Strong knowledge and practical experience across the full project lifecycle, including planning and cost and schedule control — required. • Fluent English and excellent communication skills — required.
About the company Founded in 1980, China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd. (CHEC) is a subsidiary of China Communications Construction Company Ltd (CCCC), one of the Global Fortune 500 companies. CHEC has been developing and operating the oversea business on behalf of CCCC. Currently, CHEC has more than 80 oversea branch offices or subsidiaries serving clients in over 90 countries around the world. Today, our 10 billion USD worth of projects globally. Since entering Saudi market in 2007, CHEC has undertaken more than 30 ports and large-scale municipal infrastructure projects, such as Red Sea Gateway Terminal Civil Works, The Ras AL Khair Port Facilities Project with Maaden, Construction and Site Development for the Waterfront Phase Ⅲ, Jec Port Dredging And Reclamation,King Fahad Causeway Island Project A and so on. The total contract value of these projects has been more than 5 billion US dollars. CHEC has made a positive contribution to economic development of Saudi Arabia, shapes an excellent enterprise brand, and further enhance CHECs favorable Chinese corporation visualize in Saudi Arabia. Based on the enterprise principle, CHEC impresses the locals with its responsible image. CHEC acted as an important role in the MAHARAT training program and create more than 10000 local jobs. CHEC will remain committed to carrying forward the public work, and making contributions to local community as a responsible corporate citizen. Since the inception, CHEC has committed to the core values of keen responsibility, quality return, and win-win cooperation. Motivated by the morale of inclusiveness, integrity, innovation and dedication, CHEC has delivered a series of landmark projects with international reputations. CHEC actively fulfills its enterprise responsibility with due diligence, helping develop the economy and communities around the countries and regions, sharing common interest and goals, and conducting the sustainable growth together with our partners.
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