Our client is Malaysia's leading railway rolling stocks maintenance and engineering services provider serving the ASEAN region and beyond. They have been awarded two major contracts one to do the mid life refurbishment of vehicles supplied by Siemens for Line 1 of the Kuala Lumpur Metro and the other to refurbish locomotives and wagons for the Malaysian Railways and to then maintain them. 
They are looking for a Senior Contracts Manager with strong commercial and experience dealing with claims and variations and to handle legal aspects of all contracts. The person must have legal degree and experience in contracts and claims preferably in rolling stock.
The Senior Contracts Manager is to contribute to the leadership of the client's team to achieve business goals that meet shareholder expectations in terms of profitability and value creation with focus on safety, continuous improvement and good corporate governance. 
This role is based in Kuala Lumpur and will report to the Director Project Management
Duties and Responsibilities: - In conjunction with the Director Project Management develop and implement the overall contracts and commercial management and administration objectives and strategies for the refurbishment of vehicles supplied by Siemens for Line 1 of the Kuala Lumpur Metro. - In conjunction with the Director Project Management develop and implement the project milestones and costing and ensure timely and effective cost projection, cost management and monitoring processes are in place. - Develop Conditions of Contract for implementation of all Contracts - Monitor and ensure all work is in accordance with the contract document. - To verify and validate any variation orders and ensure it is reported and approvals are obtained from the Director Project Management as per the Limits of Authority (LOA). - To ensure timely and accurate report submission to the Management and other relevant parties. - To conduct project audit with regards to Contract document compliance at regular interval. - Responsible to report to the Management any variances on costs and scheduling that impact the project.- To analyze and attend contractual disputes and arbitration. - Ensure timely award of subcontracts. - To comply with legal and other requirements applicable to the project. - Attend all meetings. - Actively support planning, risk, design and construction activities