Based in Accra, the Contract Management Specialist will lead the provision of contract monitoring services under Crown Agents’ ongoing VFM services offering.

Pre-Contract Value for Money Assessments

• Review the Bill of Quantities to check that it is adequate to correspond with the Employers Requirements (e.g. specifications and drawings)
• Review the conditions of contract relating to time control, payment and other commercial terms
• If necessary, identify the relevant conditions of contract that potentially alter the balance of risk and reward between Contractor and Employer and make recommendations to restore balance to the contract
• Evaluate the suitability and coherence of Employer’s Requirements for infrastructure development/construction projects
• Evaluate the completeness and responsiveness (to the Employer’s Requirements) of Contractors’ proposals for infrastructure development/construction projects

Responsibilities: Independent Contract Monitoring

• Monitor the progress of work against the agreed Contractor’s Programme to pinpoint delays and if necessary, recommend measures to mitigate the delays
• Prepare work progress report
• Review, if requested, the interim payment certificates of the Contractor to ensure that these comply with the terms of the contract (retention money, advance payment, etc.)
• If requested, review and check any contract changes (variation orders, change orders), and requested extension of time from the Contractor
• Review technical and contract documentations in the course of the work to identify any issues which are not in compliance with relevant contract terms and conditions
• If necessary, undertake a site inspection to identify any defects in construction and check that the payment certificates correspond with the actual value of works completed  
• Any other contract management tasks as requested by the Team Leader

Reports to: Country Director – Ghana

About you

Essential Skills and Knowledge

• Familiar with construction industry standards and specifications as applied in developing countries (specifically in West Africa)
• Working knowledge of FIDIC Conditions of Contract Turnkey Projects (EPC) or other types of construction contracts (e.g. NEC)
• Must possess the ability to engage in and lead high stakes/high-profile negotiations on behalf of clients
• Skilled in report writing and presenting of complex information in a professional manner
• Previous experience in independently assessing the progress of civil works construction projects

Personal Qualities

• Highly driven
• Politically astute
• Professionally credible
• Culturally sensitive
• Loyal and committed to the project

Experience 

• Overall post graduate experience of at least 10 years in health infrastructures such as hospitals (minimum district level), clinics, medical stores, or any public health facilities with designs procurement and/or construction
• Minimum 5 years’ experience of contract management of large works projects, particularly health facilities

Qualifications

• A degree in Civil Engineering or Architecture, desirable