Talent pool – contracts/commercial manager supporting buildings, villas, mixed-use developments, and theme park projects across the Middle East, ensuring robust commercial strategy and contractual compliance.
Leads contract administration, procurement, cost control, and management of variations and claims while safeguarding client interests across the project lifecycle. Provides commercial guidance, risk management, and dispute resolution support, ensuring projects are delivered in line with contractual, financial, and performance objectives.
Ensure that the requirements of the contract documents are implemented and maintained throughout the contract period.
Assist in the review of contractual notices of claims and provide contractual advice to the engineering team in their administration of the construction contract.
Interact with client representatives, the project management and supervision consultants, and relevant contractors in respect of all contractual matters.
Review all contract documents to ensure congruity and to minimize patent and latent ambiguities.
Implement, update, and communicate the risk register pertaining to all ongoing commercial and contract matters with the client team and consultants.
Manage commercial risks by advising the client of potential claims, rough order of magnitude, and necessary actions towards claim avoidance and dispute.
Assist with administration of ongoing contracts, including monitoring contractor and commission compliance with the contract documents.
Prepare correspondence and maintain records necessary to ensure the effective administration of all contractual matters.
Facilitate the preparation of contract change and prepare the relevant variation orders.
Responsible for the change management process. Initiate all credit change orders whenever applicable.
Facilitate the contract close-out procedures to ensure that all terms and conditions of contracts have been complied with prior to final payment to the contractor.
Ensure that all contractual procedures are implemented and maintained.
Assist in the review of contractor’s claims in accordance with the provisions of the conditions of contract and ensure the client’s interests are protected.
Ensure all warranties, bonds, insurances, guarantees, etc., are in place, maintained, and updated in accordance with the contract and comply with the client’s requirements.
Contract closeout: document items to be completed, amounts to be withheld for final completion, review taking over the certificate.
Responsible for the preparation and maintenance of engineer’s instructions, variation orders, and claim logs.
Assist in the preparation of monthly progress reports.
Assist on all contractual and commercial matters.
Validate the consultants’ and contractor's interim and final payment applications from a commercial perspective and any variation from the GMP figures (rates, contractor compliance of payment rules as per the contract, retentions, back-charges, fees, taxes, etc.).
Assist the estimation and project control teams in respect of contractual implications of change orders.
Organize, chair, and record commercial meetings and minutes of meetings.
Inform themselves of the relevant quality, environmental, safety, and occupational health policies, manuals, and procedures in place within the company, and ensure continued compliance with these requirements while employed.
Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager or client department head.
Qualifications and experience
Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, quantity surveying, or equivalent.
Minimum of 20 years’ experience with strong international exposure.
Preferably a chartered member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS).
Strong background and understanding of FIDIC forms of contract, particularly design and build.
Knowledgeable in all contractual and legal matters relevant to the industry, including claim management.
Great leadership and organizational skills.
An excellent command of written and spoken English; Arabic is desirable.
Experience of working internationally, with preference for GCC countries.
Company overview
The company, with more than 4,300 professionals in over 100 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management, project management oversight, advisory, facilities management, and other consulting services to clients in a variety of market sectors. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked the company as one of the largest program management firms in the world.
The company is exclusively a program, project, and construction management provider, meaning it has one focus as a company: protecting client interests. Free of any potential conflicts, the entire business is geared towards helping clients achieve their desired outcomes. The company is dedicated to exceeding expectations throughout the entire construction project lifecycle and adapts to the needs of each assignment to develop tailored approaches and solutions to meet those needs.
The company is part of a global infrastructure solutions group of companies.
The company is an equal opportunity employer, veteran, and disabled friendly.
Note: This job description is intended to provide an indication of the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities, and other essential functions to be carried out as part of fulfilling the role mentioned. Various other duties may be required.