Senior Contract Manager - Dubai, UAE

Senior Contract Manager - Dubai, UAE Apply now » Apply now Apply Now Start apply with LinkedIn Start Please wait... Date: 28 Oct 2026 Location: Dubai, AE Company: Alstom Req ID: 533481 At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, more than 80 000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars. Could you be the Senior Contract Manager we’re looking for? Take on a new challenge and bring your contract and claims management expertise to complex mobility projects. As Senior Contract Manager, you’ll be a key member of the project team, working closely with Project Managers, Project Directors and colleagues across Finance, Planning, Sourcing, Legal and other functions. Your impact will be to turn contractual insight into proactive action, helping the project anticipate risk, protect Alstom’s interests and identify opportunities throughout the project lifecycle. You’ll take the lead on contract and claim management strategies, including contractual notices, variations, extensions of time, amendments, claims and counterclaims, while ensuring that the project maintains the robust records and substantiation needed for effective negotiations. Your role, your impact We’ll look to you to: Shape and drive the project’s contract and claims strategy, anticipating contractual risks and opportunities and translating them into pragmatic actions. Protect contractual and commercial interests by monitoring obligations, milestones, correspondence and notices, and ensuring contractual actions are taken at the right time. Lead complex claims and change management, including variations, extensions of time, amendments, claims and counterclaims, from identification and substantiation through negotiation and closure. Partner with project leadership and cross-functional teams to provide clear contractual and commercial analysis that supports project decisions, risk mitigation and project profitability. Strengthen contract management capability by sharing expertise, developing colleagues and promoting proactive contract management practices across the project. What you bring We value the expertise, behaviours and judgement that will help you succeed in the role. You’ll bring: • A degree in Law, Engineering, Finance, Economics, Business or another relevant discipline. • Strong expertise in contract and/or claims management, ideally gained within complex project environments. • The ability to interpret contractual terms, technical requirements and project schedules and turn them into clear commercial actions. • Sound understanding of project financials and how effective contract and claims management can influence project profitability. • Strong written and verbal English communication skills, with the confidence to communicate complex contractual matters clearly with customers, partners and internal stakeholders. • A proactive, pragmatic and collaborative approach, with the ability to anticipate risk, manage competing priorities and develop solutions in complex situations. • The ability to work effectively across functions and with senior stakeholders, customers, partners, suppliers and external advisers. Ready to bring your contractual expertise to projects that move people and cities? We’d love to hear from you. You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you! Important to note As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone. Job Type:​Experienced​ Job Segment: Change Management, Manager, Management Apply now » Apply now Apply Now Start apply with LinkedIn Start Please wait... Find similar jobs: Legal Jobs Who we are Sustainable mobility The Alstom Foundation Privacy policy Opens in a new tab. Opens in a new tab. Opens in a new tab. Opens in a new tab. Opens in a new tab. © 2021 Alstom. All Rights Reserved. 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• A degree in Law, Engineering, Finance, Economics, Business or another relevant discipline. • Strong expertise in contract and/or claims management, ideally gained within complex project environments. • The ability to interpret contractual terms, technical requirements and project schedules and turn them into clear commercial actions. • Sound understanding of project financials and how effective contract and claims management can influence project profitability. • Strong written and verbal English communication skills, with the confidence to communicate complex contractual matters clearly with customers, partners and internal stakeholders. • A proactive, pragmatic and collaborative approach, with the ability to anticipate risk, manage competing priorities and develop solutions in complex situations. • The ability to work effectively across functions and with senior stakeholders, customers, partners, suppliers and external advisers.

Shape and drive the project’s contract and claims strategy, anticipating contractual risks and opportunities and translating them into pragmatic actions. Protect contractual and commercial interests by monitoring obligations, milestones, correspondence and notices, and ensuring contractual actions are taken at the right time. Lead complex claims and change management, including variations, extensions of time, amendments, claims and counterclaims, from identification and substantiation through negotiation and closure. Partner with project leadership and cross-functional teams to provide clear contractual and commercial analysis that supports project decisions, risk mitigation and project profitability. Strengthen contract management capability by sharing expertise, developing colleagues and promoting proactive contract management practices across the project.