Area Contracts / Commercial Manager

Job description / Role

Area Contracts / Commercial Manager - Internationally Established Consultancy - Qatar

Primarily reporting to the respective Area Delivery Manager (ADM) and the Senior Contracts Manager (SCM) Matrix reporting to the Commercial Manager.

Responsible for the supervision and performance of the post-contract commercial management of project sites within the respective Area.
- Performance of the commercial aspects of a group of projects as part of the programme management consultants role on a major programme of infrastructure development works
- Developing and managing the commercial relationships with the design and supervision consultants and contractors on the projects within their Area
- Monitor and report on contracts administration performance by Contractors, Design Consultants and Construction Supervisors
- Interface with other teams to meet overall program deliverables
- Assists with the development of the contracts and procurement strategy, standards, policies, procedures and best practices
- Ensures the correct execution of procedures for payments, variations, claims and commercial administration of Project contracts
- Ensures that payments are certified to contractors and consultants in a timely manner
- Supervises a team of QS/Contract administrators to ensure that commercial issues within the respective areas are resolved in a timely manner
- Reviews Variations/Claims for processing
- Prepares the required documentation for Employer committee approval
- Provide support to the pre-contracts management team to ensure that they meet the Project objectives by establishing contracts and related services on time and within budget, in an ethical manner at all times, in accordance with procedures
- Provide support to the Commercial Manager, SCM and ADM in client facing activities including representation to expressway team up to and including MRPSC
- Attend Commercial meetings and provide support to the Project Managers

Requirements

- Sound knowledge of the contract and commercial administration aspects of major civil & infrastructure projects including roads, bridges and utilities with experience in procurement and contract administration.
- 10 + years post graduate experience
- Experience in managing team of up to 5 people
- Experienced user of MS Office and project management software
- Undergraduate degree or membership of a recognised International Professional Body e.g. MRICS
- Experience in international contracting mechanisms e.g. FIDIC
- Fluency in English language both written and spoken

About the Company

At NSR we pride ourselves on market knowledge, integrity, loyalty and professionalism. Through personal relationships and knowledge of what our clients look for in specific requirements we like to pride ourselves on matching people to the right role.

The partners at NSR have always dealt with people in an open and honest manner and as a company we are driven to find the right opportunity for people enhancing their career where ever this may be worldwide.

We work on the principal that every person we deal with is a potential client, this process has proved beneficial for us as there are many people we have dealt with on the International circuit that have approached NSR Associates to recruit for them as a client after we have worked on their behalf as a candidate.