Interim Contract / Project Claims Manager

Aalter Temporary View Job Description
Support the resolution of contractual and financial disputes on an industrial project by ensuring that completed works are properly documented, justified, and successfully recovered from the client.

Updated on 29/10/2026

  • Engineering Market leader
  • Potential long term contract

About Our Client

Our client is a major industrial engineering and technical services company delivering complex installation projects within a large-scale industrial environment.

Job Description

  • Review executed works against contracts, work orders, invoices, and project documentation to validate claims.
  • Gather, structure, and consolidate technical, commercial, financial, and administrative evidence supporting completed works.
  • Manage and resolve client disputes related to executed activities, variations, and invoicing.
  • Collaborate closely with project and operational teams to verify scope execution and contractual compliance.
  • Lead negotiations to secure outstanding payments while maintaining a constructive and professional client relationship.

The Successful Applicant

  • Proven experience as a Contract Manager, Claims Manager, or commercially driven Project Manager within industrial projects.
  • Strong understanding of contract management, claims preparation, invoicing, and commercial risk mitigation.
  • Solid technical background enabling the assessment and validation of industrial installation works performed on site.
  • Excellent negotiation, stakeholder management, and conflict-resolution skills with the ability to challenge client positions when required.
  • Hands-on, pragmatic professional capable of combining technical, contractual, financial, and administrative expertise to drive results.

What's on Offer

  • Freelance mission.
  • Full-time assignment.
  • Initial duration of 6 months.
  • Immediate or short-term availability preferred.
  • Primarily site-based presence within an industrial environment.
Contact
Charlotte Paillas
Quote job ref
JN-092026-7097909

Job summary

Sector
Procurement & Supply Chain
Sub Sector
Contract & Vendor Management
Industry
Industrial / Manufacturing
Location
Aalter
Contract Type
Temporary
Consultant name
Charlotte Paillas
Job Reference
JN-092026-7097909

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