REC26 - Procurement, Contract & Claims Specialist (Rail Crossing)

Istanbul North Rail Crossing Project (INRAIL)

Construction Supervision Consultant for Civil Works under Istanbul North Rail Crossing Project 

The Istanbul North Rail Crossing Project (“INRAIL” or “the Project”) is a flagship rail infrastructure investment located at the core of Türkiye’s railway network, where east–west and north–south freight and passenger flows converge.  the Project will construct a new 127-km, high-capacity, double-track, electrified, and fully signaled railway line that bypasses the Istanbul Metropolitan Area and provides an overland rail crossing of the Istanbul Strait (Bosphorus). 

The Project’s overall development objective, which this contract supports, is to: “increase the competitiveness and resilience of Türkiye’s cross-Bosphorus railway connectivity along its main national and intercontinental corridors”. By achieving this objective, the Project will enhance the sustainability and safety of the national transport system, and achieve a shift towards a safer, environmentally friendly transport system reflecting a more balanced modal split. 

Procurement, Contract & Claims Specialist will be responsible for contract management and processing of contractor(s’) claims.

• In addition to holding an engineering degree with more than 12 years of general professional experience, he/she must have at least 7 years of specific experience related to civil works procurement and/or contract administration and/or and claim handling on construction projects, under FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Construction.
• The Procurement, Contract & Claims Specialist shall be fluent in written and spoken English.