Senior Contract & Claims Management – Infrastructure Project

Project overview

Initial Situation:

Experienced support is sought for contract, change, and claims management for a large energy infrastructure project. The focus is on managing contract-related issues, identifying and evaluating risks and opportunities, and advising on the enforcement of contractual claims against clients, partners, and subcontractors.

Responsibilities

Framework Data:

• Management of commercial, i.e., construction, supply, and service contracts, cooperation agreements
• Systematic recording of concluded contracts, including follow-up and ensuring contractual obligations
• Availability of (commercial-contractual) contract information and preparation for the respective program management and internal stakeholders
• Advising project management, purchasing, contract management
• Review, evaluation, and follow-up of contract-related issues in cooperation with construction management
• Advising on the interpretation, application, and enforcement of contractual provisions towards contractors, subcontractors, planners, and service providers
• Identification of opportunities and risks arising from contract deviations, scope changes, hindrances, schedule delays, and cost increases
• Early detection, structuring, and commercial evaluation of change orders, counterclaims, notices of hindrance, notices of additional costs, and deviations in performance
• Review of contractor claims as well as preparation, negotiation, and enforcement of own claim positions in an advisory capacity with the relevant project functions
• Start date: 15.11.2026
• Duration: Until *, 5 months)
• Utilization: Approx. 3 PT/week, total 240 PT
• Location: 70% Remote / 20% Onsite in Berlin / 10% Travel (construction offices in Magdeburg, Leipzig, and Gera)
• Project language: German

Requirements

• Completed (business) law or commercial degree (or equivalent)
• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience and solid knowledge in Contract & Claim Management / Contract Execution / Commercial Project Management, ideally in the energy, industrial, or infrastructure sector
• Proficient in standard PC software, especially MS Office
• Very good German and English skills (C1 each) in speaking and writing
• Strong communication skills
• Consulting skills
• Structured way of working
• Stakeholder management

Project details

• Start: 2026-11
• Duration: 17 Monate
• Location: DE
• Languages: German