Senior FIDIC Engineer/Administrator (m/f/d)

Overview

As a FIDIC Engineer/Contract Administrator at Linesight, you will work with highly experienced, culturally diverse, and passionate teams nurturing a strong social dynamic and a shared sense of achievement. You will gain vast industry experience that will open doors for you, extend your skillset and expand your perspective. We will empower, support, and enable you to take real responsibility in your role so that you can take charge of your career progression with us. You will be mentored and supported by industry leaders and given the tools to grow. You will also be involved in and contribute to our business strategy as we continue to evolve. For us lasting trusted relationships are everything, both with our teams and our clients. 

The Opportunity

In this role, you will:

• Act as the contract administrator, ensuring that all contractual obligations under the FIDIC form of contract are properly executed and administered.

• Lead and manage the contract administration process, including notices, instructions, claims, and variations, ensuring compliance with contractual timelines and procedures.

• Coordinate closely with the client, consultant, and contractor teams to ensure alignment and effective communication on contractual and commercial matters.

• Provide clear, accurate and timely advice on FIDIC contract interpretation, claims assessment, and dispute resolution.

• Lead and attend key project and progress meetings, providing expert guidance on contract administration and performance monitoring.

• Implement and monitor key project procedures, ensuring consistent compliance with project governance and FIDIC requirements.

• Support continuous improvement by reviewing and enhancing contract administration processes.

We would love to hear from you if you:

• Have a minimum of 5 years’ experience administering FIDIC construction contracts.

• Hold a degree or equivalent qualification in Construction Management, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or a related discipline.

• Possess strong technical knowledge of FIDIC contract forms and their practical application on construction projects.

• Have a proven ability to manage contract correspondence, notices, and claims with precision and professionalism.

• Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a focus on clarity and accuracy.

• Are detail-oriented, highly organised, and confident managing documentation and processes across multiple stakeholders.

• Thrive in a collaborative environment, building strong relationships with clients, consultants, and contractors.

• Ideally hold contract administration certification (e.g. MRICS, MCIOB, PMP).

All interviews are conducted either in person or virtually with video required.

About us

Linesight is a highly successful global project and cost management consultancy that keeps clients coming back. And for that we have our people to thank. You see we’re not like the others. We’re different. Unique. It’s our fresh thinking and focus on what matters that has led to our evolving. We are on a journey working in some of the most exciting innovative sectors with some of the world’s most prestigious companies delivering major projects that deliver a more sustainable built environment. We have an open culture and a flat structure where you can expect to be treated with genuine care, respect, and empathy. With Linesight, you can truly discover the power of team!  

Diversity, inclusion and accessibility   

Linesight is committed to transparent, equal opportunity employment practices. We are building a diverse and inclusive organisation, accessible to all, based on having a safe culture which enables all our people to be their true selves. We are a people business, and we understand that the more inclusive we are, the happier our people and better our work will be. We will ensure that individuals with disability are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or recruitment process and are accommodated in the workplace. If you require assistance or accommodation of any kind, please mention this in your application, we would love to hear from you!