LEIGHTON ASIA, established in 1975, is a leading international construction company, delivers a portfolio of high-profile infrastructure projects throughout Asia, operations specialize in civil engineering and infrastructure, rail, roads and tunnels, as well as building works.
We are a member of the CIMIC Group, one of the world's largest leading international contractors and the world's largest contract miner. Our Group Principles are Integrity, Accountability, Innovation and Delivery. Safety is more than a Principle, it underpins everything we do.
As a leading construction provider, Leighton Asia is what it is today because of our people. Our people are the key asset driving the business. One of the Group's highest priorities is to create a rewarding, challenging and safe workplace for all our people.
We invite high-calibre candidates to fill the following position in the Philippines.
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Job Duties
- Assist in the development and implementation of project and business-unit claims strategies.
- Identify potential claims, variations, and commercial opportunities at an early stage.
- Advise Project Leadership on contractual risks, entitlements, and mitigation measures.
- Establish and maintain claims registers, schedules, and supporting documentation frameworks.
- Interpret and apply contract provisions (primarily FIDIC Pink Book), including but not limited to:
- Variations
- Employer and third-party delays
- Access constraints and suspensions
- Unforeseen conditions
- Changes in law
- Payment and certification issues
- Ensure compliance with all notice, substantiation, and procedural requirements under the contract.
- Lead and prepare Extension of Time (EOT) claims.
- Manage delay analysis and demonstrate clear cause-and-effect linkage to critical path impacts.
- Apply and coordinate delay methodologies including:
- Time Impact Analysis
- Window Analysis
- Impacted As-Planned
- As-Planned vs As-Built Analysis
- Work closely with planners and project teams to align programme analysis with contractual submissions.
- Lead and prepare quantum and cost-based claims, including:
- Prolongation costs
- Additional preliminaries
- Head office overheads
- Disruption and productivity loss
- Labour and plant inefficiencies
- Escalation-related claims
- Perform detailed cost analysis and ensure all claims are supported by accurate financial records.
- Undertake quantity take-offs and quantity checks from IFC, preliminary, and tender drawings.
- Provide commercial and QS support to estimating, tendering, and project teams as required.
- Direct preparation of disruption and productivity loss assessments.
- Lead and review analyses including:
- Measured mile analysis
- Labour and plant inefficiency claims
- Resource disruption assessments
- Support procurement and subcontract commercial activities, including:
- Subcontract claims and variation assessments
- Progress monitoring and commercial reporting
- Conduct site visits where necessary to assess progress against subcontract requirements.
- Prepare and maintain cost-to-date reports and forecast costs for subcontractors.
- Lead preparation of claims for:
- Engineer's determinations
- Dispute Avoidance / Adjudication Board (DB) proceedings
- Arbitration or other dispute resolution forums (if required)
- Coordinate with external legal advisors, planners, and expert witnesses.
- Ensure all submissions are well-structured, evidence-based, and dispute-ready.
- Support Project Leadership during commercial negotiations with the Employer and Engineer.
- Provide clear contractual and financial advice to support dispute avoidance and resolution.
Job Requirements
- Degree or Diploma in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, or a related construction discipline
- MRICS
- MICE
- MCIArb or equivalent dispute resolution qualification
- Minimum 10-15 years experience in quantity surveying, construction claims, and commercial management.
- Extensive experience working under FIDIC contracts, particularly FIDIC Pink Book / MDB Harmonised Edition
- Proven experience in:
- EOT, delay, and disruption claims
- Quantum and cost-based claims
- Contractual dispute resolution (Engineer's determination, DB arbitration)
- Experience in leading or mentoring claims/commercial team member
Interested parties, please apply with full resume stating present and expected salary in your application. By submitting your personal data for recruitment purposes, Applicants understood and agreed that the Company may retain such personal data up to a period of two years for the recruitment of any suitable position within the Company.
Information provided will be treated in strict confidence. Applicants who are not invited for an interview within 8 weeks may consider their application unsuccessful for the applied post.
For more information about Leighton Asia, please visit our Leighton Company Website.
