Contracts Manager Resume Example
Clause layout: numbered clause-style section headings, a contract-lifecycle arrow strip and a portfolio figures row for commercial contract managers.
Use this example Template: Contracts Manager
Daniel Mathew
Contracts Manager — EPC & Infrastructure (FIDIC)
daniel.mathew@example.com+971 50 336 9184Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirateslinkedin.com/in/danielmathew-contracts
Contract lifecycle
- Tender
- Negotiation
- Award
- Administration
- Claims
- Close-out
63Live contracts
AED 310MClaims closed 2025
2Disputes to DAB
Summary
Commercial contracts manager with 11 years on EPC, infrastructure and facilities contracts across the UAE and India. I draft and negotiate FIDIC and bespoke contracts, manage variations, claims and notices day to day, and keep project teams on the right side of time bars. My current portfolio is 63 live contracts worth AED 4.8B; last year I closed out AED 310M of claims and recovered 87% of the value we put in.
Experience
Contracts Manager
Aldar Properties · Abu Dhabi
Jan 2020 – Present
AED 4.8BLive portfolio
87%Claims recovery
0Missed time bars
- Manage 63 live contracts (FIDIC Red, Yellow and Silver, NEC and bespoke FM) across residential, retail and infrastructure developments worth AED 4.8B
- Negotiated a AED 1.2B design-and-build package for Saadiyat Grove: capped LDs, a balanced risk register and a 30-day dispute-avoidance board
- Set up a notices and time-bar tracker in Aconex linked to programme updates; no time-barred claims in 4 years, against 9 in the 2 years before
Assistant Contracts Manager
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) · Mumbai
Jun 2014 – Dec 2019
INR 3,400 CrMetro & highway contracts
- Prepared and defended 40+ extension-of-time and variation claims on metro and highway contracts, recovering INR 410 Cr
- Drafted subcontract templates and back-to-back terms used across 3 business units
Selected projects
Contract playbook
Approved positions and fallbacks for 120 clauses; first-draft turnaround cut from 10 to 4 days
Summary example
Commercial contracts manager with [N] years on EPC, infrastructure and facilities contracts across the UAE and India. I draft and negotiate FIDIC and bespoke contracts, manage variations, claims and notices day to day, and keep project teams on the right side of time bars. My current portfolio is [N] live contracts worth [$X]; last year I closed out [$X] of claims and recovered [X%] of the value we put in.
Example bullet points for a Contracts Manager
- Manage [N] live contracts (FIDIC Red, Yellow and Silver, NEC and bespoke FM) across residential, retail and infrastructure developments worth [$X]
- Negotiated a [$X] design-and-build package for Saadiyat Grove: capped LDs, a balanced risk register and a [N]-day dispute-avoidance board
- Set up a notices and time-bar tracker in Aconex linked to programme updates; no time-barred claims in [N] years, against [N] in the [N] years before
- Prepared and defended [N]+ extension-of-time and variation claims on metro and highway contracts, recovering [$X]Cr
- Drafted subcontract templates and back-to-back terms used across [N] business units
Replace the [brackets] with your own numbers and facts. Never claim results you didn't achieve.
Skills to include
- FIDIC 1999 / 2017 & NEC4
- Drafting & negotiation
- Variations & claims
- Delay analysis (TIA)
- Risk allocation
- Aconex
- Primavera P6
- Icertis CLM
- SAP Ariba
Tips for a Contracts Manager resume
- Put the hard requirements recruiters screen for in the top third: FIDIC 1999 / 2017 & NEC4, Drafting & negotiation, Variations & claims.
- List current credentials with the issuing body, e.g. MCIArb — Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, FIDIC Certified Contract Manager.
- Give every recent role at least one measured result — for example live portfolio.
- Match the job title in your headline to the posting where it is honest to do so.
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