ANKIT GOEL
Dubai
Summary
Experienced professional Contracts Manager with expertise in overseeing intricate agreements and negotiations, emphasizing teamwork and achieving measurable outcomes. Skilled in risk management, compliance, and full contract lifecycle management. Recognized for consistent dependability and clear communication in demanding, high-pressure settings.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Contracts Manager
Siemens Logistics (Now Acquired by Vanderlande)
07.2020 - Current
- Negotiate and finalize contracts with clients and vendors for various airport projects
- Prepare contract and claim management strategies, ensuring alignment and clarification across departments.
- Submit change orders and claims addressing scope variances and legal changes, securing major settlements
- Conduct stakeholder management, engaging clients and internal teams to address project concerns and progress.
- Collaborate with project planners to update, evaluate progress, and devise catch-up plans mitigating risks.
- Convene project review meetings to minimize delays and assess cost impact, adjusting claims against clients/vendors.
- Negotiate billing break-ups and resolved invoicing issues, ensuring timely payment collections.
- Achieved significant claims and settlement agreements, enhancing project profitability and project completion timelines.
Asst. General Manager- Contracts Manager
Larsen & Toubro Limited
07.2008 - 07.2020
- Represented Company in arbitration, won 1 mio EUR for change order
- Negotiating and Finalizing Contract with Clients and Vendors during Order finalization
- Preparing Contract & Claim Management Strategy Document for the Project, explaining all departments regarding Acceptance criteria key timelines, document review procedure, salient contract terms, claim procedure and Variation Order procedures
- Providing Contractual Interpretation to the relevant departments of the company for conflicting scope in the Project
- Preparing and submitting Change orders and Claims to Client in case of any Scope variance, Prolongation, Change of law and any other contractual terms
- Negotiating with Client regarding various claims and change orders submitted
- Raising claims on vendors with respect to delays and unacceptable quality work performed by the vendor
- Managed sourcing from enquiries to final negotiations
- Implemented ERP system for tool transactions
Education
Post Graduate Certificate in Management Education (MBA) -
IIM Ahmedabad
01.2017
Mechanical & Automation Engineering - undefined
G.G.S. Indraprastha University
01.2008
Higher Secondary - undefined
CBSE
01.2004
Secondary School -
CBSE
01.2002
Skills
- Dispute resolution
- Contract management
- Proficient in FIDIC contracts
- Primavera scheduling expertise
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Experience with SAP systems
- Experienced in SolidEdge design
Accomplishments
- Contract Finalization Success: Negotiated and finalized contracts worth over 100 million EUR in the last two years.
- Claim Management Success: Resolved over 7 high-stake claims, recovering 10% additional project costs.
- Enhanced Project Delivery: Improved project delivery by 2 months within a year using advanced project management tools.
Certification
- FIDIC Certified Contracts Manager - June 2025
Languages
English Advanced
Hindi Advanced
Timeline
Senior Contracts Manager
Siemens Logistics (Now Acquired by Vanderlande)
07.2020 - Current
Asst. General Manager- Contracts Manager
Larsen & Toubro Limited
07.2008 - 07.2020
Mechanical & Automation Engineering - undefined
G.G.S. Indraprastha University
Higher Secondary - undefined
CBSE
Post Graduate Certificate in Management Education (MBA) -
IIM Ahmedabad
Secondary School -
CBSE
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