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This is an 18-month contract employment with possible extension subject to project needs. Based at Jacobs Gateway Office with occasional site visits.\n\nRole Summary:\nProvide the contract administration for various projects with a functional reporting line to the Contracts and QS Group Manager. \nWill work closely with the Project Managers, Engineers, Construction Managers & Construction Site Staff, Contracts Manager in Jacobs, Client staff, Subcontractors or Vendor and be able to effectively communicate and coordinate with all the parties to deliver projects on budget, schedule, and quality targets.\n\nResponsibilities: \nDevelop Cost Estimation. \nCompilation of bid documents including preparation of commercial documents, price schedule etc \nEvaluate bids submission, perform negotiation and recommendation of awards.\nContract documents preparation\nEvaluation and preparation of progress payment \nCost estimation on the Request of Instruction, preparing Instruction for endorsement \nAssists in the close monitoring of project costs and cost report preparation \nAssessment of variation claims including claims for EOT etc up to account finalisation. \nContracts administration including drafting replies to the contractor’s general correspondence and notices of claims.\nResolve contractual and commercial issues with clients, contractors and/or suppliers\nContract Close out.\nEquipment Procurement: Develop procurement strategies and plans aligned with project schedules for Client’s equipment using Client's platforms (ie Candex/eBuy). Manage RFI/RFQ/RFP processes, conduct technical and commercial bid evaluations with engineering stakeholders, negotiate pricing and terms, issue POs, and expedite deliveries. Optimize costs through trade-in, disposal, and lifecycle analysis, and ensure all equipment meets requirements (ie cGMP, HSE, and regulatory standards) with audit-ready documentation.\nSubcontract Management: Manage EPC/EPCM/CM-at-risk/Design & Build subcontracts and on-site service contractors (project management, project controls, CQV, HVAC, civil, HSE, QA/QC). Coordinate with the approved engineering supplier panel during feasibility/concept design. Draft, negotiate, and administer subcontract agreements; evaluate contractor capability and safety performance; manage scope changes, claims, variations, and disputes; and track contractor performance against cost, schedule, quality, and safety KPIs.\nCommercial & Cost Management: Support Client CAPEX budgeting and forecasting, track commitments and expenditures, prepare commercial evaluation reports and award recommendations, identify cost-avoidance and value-engineering opportunities, and support financial/cash-flow reporting and cost control during execution.\nVendor & Supplier Management: Build strategic supplier relationships, conduct qualification and performance assessments, manage supplier risks and improvement plans, and resolve non-conformances and delivery issues. \nProject Execution Support: Participate in project meetings/reviews, align procurement deliverables with project schedules, support change control for procurement-related scope changes, and help identify and resolve commercial risks and obstacles affecting delivery. \nClient Compliance: Ensure all procurement and subcontracting activities comply with Client's requirements (ie cGMP policies, HSE standards, local Singapore regulations, and site SOPs); maintain audit-ready documentation; and participate in supplier audits and qualification for critical equipment and service providers.\n\nTo be a successful candidate, you shall posses: \nDegree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Quantity Surveying, Business, or related field. \nExperience in Pharmaceutical projects (must).\nMinimum 8 years of relevant working experience in EPC/EPCM contract structures, procurement regulations, and supplier qualification processes.\nExperience in CAPEX procurement and/or subcontract management in pharmaceutical, biotech, or process industries, including proven delivery of large-scale capital projects in a GMP-regulated environment.\nFamiliarity with Candex, eBuy or equivalent ERP/procurement platforms\nExperience in biopharmaceutical manufacturing (single-use technology, biologics, vaccines), and knowledge of Singapore regulatory and HSE requirements for pharmaceutical manufacturing.\nGood attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks/ projects at one time. \nPlease note: If you are being represented by a recruitment agency you will not be considered, to be considered you will need to apply directly to Jacobs. Jacobs complies with the Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices (TGFEP), including the prevailing guidelines on recruitment. All qualified applicants will be considered for the position regardless of age, race, religion, language, nationality, marital status, or family responsibilities. \nSkills\nBid Submission, Endorsements, Document Preparation, compilation of bids, Construction, payment of claims, Quantity Surveying, awards submission, Payment Processing, Attentive, Cost Estimation, Adaptive Learning, Contract Documents, Engineering Contract Management, Writing Skills, Project Costing","description_format":"text","description_chars":5242,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":8,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Biotechnology","Professional Services","Science & Engineering"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-27T10:28:25Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":3,"expected_fill_days":28,"reasons":["seen:3","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-30T05:48:23Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":74952,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/jacobs-contracts-engineer-life-sciences","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/jacobs-contracts-engineer-life-sciences.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-31T05:59:44Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":8680,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-01T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":58630},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=58630"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fjacobs-contracts-engineer-life-sciences"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fjacobs-contracts-engineer-life-sciences"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fjacobs-contracts-engineer-life-sciences"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/jacobs-contracts-engineer-life-sciences\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fjacobs-contracts-engineer-life-sciences"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3328837}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"jacobs.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3328837},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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