Contract Manager - Hydropower Project - Rwanda

Reference: CM/HYDRO/SG/2025_1751520260

Contract Manager - Hydropower Project | Rwanda

  • Location: Rwanda (Site-based)
  • Contract Type: Fixed-Term
  • Duration: 12-24 months (potential for extension)
  • Sector: Renewable Energy / Hydropower

About the Role
Our client, a leading international renewable energy developer, is delivering a flagship hydropower project in Rwanda. They are seeking a skilled Contract Manager to lead contractual and commercial oversight throughout the project lifecycle-from contractor procurement through to execution and completion.

This role will play a critical part not only in construction-phase contract management but also in the tendering, evaluation, and negotiation of the EPC contractor.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage all aspects of contract administration, from tender stage to project close-out

  • Support and advise during the tendering, technical evaluation, and commercial negotiation phases of contractor selection

  • Ensure contract execution aligns with technical and commercial expectations

  • Administer FIDIC-based contracts, ensuring compliance and performance

  • Identify, assess, and manage variations, claims, and disputes

  • Liaise closely with legal, engineering, and project management teams

  • Prepare contractual reports and participate in regular progress meetings

  • Proactively identify and mitigate risks across the project lifecycle

Candidate Requirements

  • Degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Law, or related discipline

  • Minimum 8 years' contract management experience within energy or infrastructure projects

  • Demonstrable experience with FIDIC contract forms, particularly Yellow and Silver Book

  • Experience in EPC procurement, including contractor tendering, evaluation, and negotiation

  • Previous involvement in large-scale hydropower or renewable energy projects

  • Excellent commercial, legal, and stakeholder management capabilities

  • Prior experience in East Africa or comparable emerging markets is an advantage

  • Fluent in English (French an asset)

What's on Offer

  • Competitive salary and expatriate benefits package

  • On-site accommodation, local transport, and support services

  • Opportunity to contribute to a nationally significant renewable energy project

  • Collaborative international project environment with long-term growth prospects

Contact: [email protected]

This is a rare opportunity to play a pivotal role in one of Rwanda's most important hydropower developments. If you bring strong FIDIC contract experience, a strategic mindset, and the ability to operate in a dynamic international setting, we encourage you to apply and be part of a transformative infrastructure project in East Africa.

ewi is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. ewi is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

$10,000.00 - $13,000.00
Month
USD10000 - USD13000 per month + expat benefits

Rwanda

Fixed Term Contract

Added 03/07/2025
Reference: CM/HYDRO/SG/2025_1751520260

Contract Manager - Hydropower Project - Rwanda

Rwanda
Fixed Term Contract

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