Contracts Administrator – Light Rail

Sommerman Skinner Associates (SSA Limited)

Doha, Qatar

Ref: KP181-980

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Our client is based in the Middle East and for the last 30 years they have delivered some of the regions iconic construction projects. Due to this success our Client has been award several multi-million dollar infrastructure projects including Bridges / Expressways and Light Rail across the country.

As a result of the award of a new project they are currently seeking an experienced Contracts Administrator to join their team on a Light Rail Project in Doha, Qatar

Main Responsibilities:

* Performance of the commercial aspects of a set of projects as part of the programme management consultant's role on a major programme of infrastructure development works
* 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 award and administration of Project contracts
* Supervisors and provides support to the contracts management team to ensure that they meet the Project objectives by establishing contracts and securing materials, equipment and related services on time and within budget, in an ethical manner at all times, in accordance with procedures
* Monitors and reports on contracts administration performance by Consultants and Construction Supervisors

Requirements

The successful candidate will possess:

* 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 in Quantity Surveying and 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

On offer is fantastic tax free salary + benefits!

About the Company

SSA Ltd. (Sommerman Skinner Associates) find out the detail to allow you to make qualified judgments about your career and its progression. On the companies that we represent (over 2000 spread across a diverse spectrum of industry) we will be able to inform you of contracts pending, awarded, company growth, opportunity, relative reward and internal prospects. We believe that through spending time and effort front end through interviewing or individual dedication we can offer real advice that will be valued. Our founder is degree qualified with extensive exposure to industry and with a career also behind him in Recruitment Management. Our team is made up of qualified construction professionals. We specialise in both permanent and freelance opportunities to qualified construction professionals.

Disciplines covered include:

Site Engineers, Site Agents, Project Managers, Contracts Managers, Quantity Surveyors, Commercial Managers, Planners, Safety, Purchasers, Estimators and Design Executive.

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