Contract Administrator – Full Lifecycle Management

About the role

The Contract Administrator will oversee the complete lifecycle of contracts, from initial drafting through execution, monitoring, and closeout. The role ensures contractual obligations are met, risks are mitigated, and projects run efficiently within legal, financial, and operational boundaries.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and draft various contracts such as service agreements, NDAs, and purchase agreements to align with company policies and legal standards.
• Assess financial, operational, and legal risks, proposing mitigation strategies and highlighting deviations from standard terms.
• Lead or support negotiations of commercial and legal terms, ensuring clarity on obligations, liabilities, and performance criteria.
• Collaborate with legal, finance, technical, and procurement teams to incorporate inputs and secure internal approvals.
• Manage contract execution, ensure timely signatures, and distribute fully executed agreements to stakeholders.
• Monitor performance against milestones, deliverables, and KPIs; approve resource CVs and track contractor timesheets.
• Handle change orders, amendments, and variations to scope, schedule, or price.
• Address disputes and conflicts following formal escalation and resolution procedures.
• Verify compliance with contractual obligations, applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies.
• Support invoice certification and financial tracking related to contracts.

Required profile

• Strong understanding of contract law, commercial terms, and risk management.
• Excellent analytical and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work cross‑functionally with legal, finance, technical, and procurement teams.
• Detail‑oriented with strong organizational and documentation abilities.
• Proactive approach to identifying and mitigating contractual risks.

Required skills

• Contract drafting and review
• Risk assessment and mitigation
• Negotiation of commercial and legal terms
• Performance monitoring and KPI tracking
• Change order and amendment management
• Dispute resolution procedures