Senior Contract Manager - East Region

About the role

Penspen, a global energy services company with over 70 years of experience in asset integrity, engineering and consultancy for the oil, gas, hydrogen and energy infrastructure sectors, is looking for a Senior Contract Manager to cover the East Region's legal and commercial matters. The position is based in Abu Dhabi, full-time, fixed-term, and is open only to applicants with the right to work in the UAE.

Key responsibilities

• Advise on commercial and legal risks across project tenders to the creation of operating entities in new territories
• Ensure projects are executed in line with processes and procedures, meeting strategic and financial objectives
• Monitor statutory compliance, including sanctions, and advise management
• Oversee the formation and dissolution of entities and changes in entity structures at country level
• Develop and refine compliance policies (data privacy, competition law, anti-bribery and corruption, anti-money laundering, sanctions, human rights, human trafficking, anti-tax evasion) and train colleagues on them
• Negotiate client and supplier contracts, prepare and amend contractual instruments, and input into bids
• Liaise with Finance and the parent company on sureties, and manage outside counsel on disputes and litigation
• Contribute to enterprise risk management through the Regional Risk Register and escalate key risks
• Build relationships with regional leadership, clients and partners to support commercial decisions

Required profile

• University degree in a relevant field such as Contract Law
• Minimum 10 years in the same role or in contract administration and management, preferably with Middle East experience
• Experience in international markets, preferably Middle East and APAC
• Knowledge of legal and contractual laws governing projects and exposure to the EPC environment
• Right to work in the UAE

Required skills

• Contract law, contract management and project controls
• Negotiation, proposal writing and stakeholder management
• Reviewing, amending and negotiating insurances and bonds at pre-qualification, bidding and pre-award stages
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail

Applications are made through the company's careers site; the closing date is 20 November 2026.