Website AltGen South Africa
About the job
A major renewable energy developer is seeking a senior EPC Contract Manager with over 10 years of construction and infrastructure experience to support the delivery of a large-scale utility solar portfolio.
This is a technical contracts role for someone who understands major construction projects. The focus is heavily on contract administration, claims management, variations, contractual compliance, and commercial risk mitigation across a multi-project environment.
Responsibilities:
- Administering EPC construction contracts across multiple projects
- Managing contractor claims, variations, and extension of time submissions
- Ensuring contractual compliance and proper notice procedures
- Supporting dispute avoidance and commercial risk mitigation
- Maintaining contract registers, claims logs, and change order tracking
- Working closely with Project Managers, contractors, and commercial teams
- Ensuring consistency in contract administration across the project portfolio
Requirements:
- 15+ years’ experience within construction, infrastructure, energy, or large EPC project environments
- Strong hands-on experience administering construction contracts on active project sites
- Proven experience managing claims, variations, EOTs, and contractor correspondence
- Extensive knowledge of EPC and FIDIC contracts
- Experience working with international contractors and multi-contractor environments
- Strong understanding of construction commercial risk and dispute avoidance
- Degree in Law, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or similar