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Contract Administrator
Ho Chi Minh City, hybrid · Full time · Procurement
About the role
MarketConnect is a specialist procurement consultancy for complex capital projects, focused on datacenter construction. We run tendering, bid evaluation and contract management for international clients and engineering consultancies, currently on large-scale datacenter projects in the Nordics.
You will work directly with our founder on live European projects, supporting procurement and contract administration across contractor and owner-furnished equipment packages. From day one you are part of real tenders, real evaluations and real client deliverables.
The role is designed to grow into a Procurement Manager position as you take ownership of packages end to end.
What you will do
- Prepare and issue tender packages, maintain bidder registers and manage tender timelines.
- Run clarification logs, draft responses and issue addenda.
- Prepare bid opening records and manage submission control.
- Build commercial comparisons and check submissions for completeness and compliance.
- Identify and log commercial and contractual deviations against tender requirements.
- Prepare evaluation inputs and reports using our established templates.
- Draft contract documents, Letters of Intent and purchase orders from standard templates.
- Track contract amendments, variations and change requests.
- Maintain contract registers, correspondence records and document control.
- Prepare status reports and procurement trackers for clients.
- Communicate with suppliers, contractors and client teams in Europe.
What we are looking for
- Three to six years in contract administration, quantity surveying or procurement on construction or infrastructure projects.
- Working knowledge of FIDIC contracts.
- Proven experience with international clients, not only domestic Vietnamese clients.
- Fluent written and spoken English, at a level suitable for direct communication with European clients.
- Strong Excel skills and a structured, detail-oriented way of working.
- Availability to overlap with European working hours, which means Vietnam afternoons.
Nice to have
- Experience on industrial projects.
- A background at an international cost consultancy, engineering consultancy or contractor.
- A degree in quantity surveying, construction management, engineering or law.
- Comfort using AI tools to work faster and more accurately.
What we offer
- Work side by side with our founder on live European datacenter projects, with direct mentorship throughout.
- A clear development path towards Procurement Manager.
- Competitive salary based on experience, plus 13th-month salary.
- Social, health and unemployment insurance in line with Vietnamese law.
- Hybrid working, with a laptop and professional tools provided.
How we hire
A short recruiter call, then an in-person practical assessment, a short self-reflection exercise, and a final discussion with the hiring manager covering your experience, development areas and fit for the role.
What we will ask when you apply
These questions are read alongside your CV. They are not scored and nothing is decided automatically.
- How many years of experience do you have in contract administration, quantity surveying or procurement on construction or infrastructure projects?
- Do you have working knowledge of FIDIC contracts?
- Have you worked directly with international clients, not only domestic Vietnamese clients?
- Can you work afternoons to overlap with European working hours?
- Are you based in Ho Chi Minh City, or able to work hybrid from there?
- Which best describes your background?
Applications are read by a person. If your experience fits, you will hear from us. If it does not, we will tell you.