Overview
In this role you will act as the FIDIC Engineer on a landmark, high-value data centre development in Northumberland, administering the FIDIC Red Book contract and ensuring clear, auditable contract administration. You will issue and review notices, certificates, and determinations, and support dispute avoidance through rigorous record-keeping and evidence-based decisions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to manage progress, variations, payments, and time-related risk while upholding governance procedures. This position offers a chance to shape contract governance on a major infrastructure project with regional and European significance. You will work in a fast-paced, multi-st
Responsibilities
- Administer the Contract in line with General Conditions, Particular Conditions, and governance procedures
- Issue and manage notices, certificates, determinations, and correspondence; maintain registers and logs
- Review Contractor’s programme, monitor progress, assess time-related risks, and manage EOT processes
- Administer Contractor’s documents, quality procedures, inspections, tests, defects, and related records
- Coordinate with Employer’s Personnel, project management team, technical consultants, cost consultant, and safety advisors
- Review payment applications, administer variations, assess claims, and support commercial administration
- Administer Taking-Over, Defects Notification Period, and Performance Certificate processes
- Maintain transparent, auditable records to support decision-making, dispute avoidance, and compliance
- Prepare weekly and monthly contract administration reports and attend progress meetings
- Provide day-to-day contractual risk advice and determine required actions
Key requirements
- Strong experience administering FIDIC Red Book contracts on major construction projects
- Detailed understanding of notices, instructions, determinations, variations, payment certification, EOTs, claims, and taking-over processes
- Ability to act neutrally and fairly in determinations
- Strong record-keeping, audit trail, and correspondence discipline
- Experience collaborating with project teams, cost consultants, technical consultants, and contractors
- Excellent written and verbal communication for precise contractual correspondence
- Ability to operate in a complex, fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environment
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
- Clear, precise communication
- Neutral and fair in determinations
- Proactive risk identification
- FIDIC Red Book administration
- Contract administration and governance
- Payments, variations, and claims handling
FIDIC Engineer (Site Based) employer: Arcadis
Arcadis UK is an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture, where sustainability and resilience are at the forefront of our projects. Employees benefit from continuous professional development opportunities, a supportive environment, and the chance to work on impactful projects in the water and energy sectors. Located in the UK, we offer a dynamic workplace that values diversity and encourages creative solutions to complex engineering challenges.
