Senior Commercial Manager

Job description / Role

• Ensure and review contract management and administration compliance related to Projects
• Ensure and review Programme and Project related financial management related issues
• Initiate and conduct meetings as required with Supply Chain in relation to Project(s) related commercial and contract management matters
• Ensure and review recommendations when requests for variation, addendum, extension of time, claims etc. are being processed, ensuring that they are in accordance with the Authority’s relevant policies and procedures
• Familiar with financial information and is aware of financial impacts on bids/contracts/projects
• Provide support to the Area Delivery Managers, amongst others, where required, on commercial matters
• Provide regular progress reports and elevate issues within the Authority
• Minimum of 15 years post graduate experience with experience in major infrastructure projects or programmes; preference will be given to roads, aviation, structures or rail related experience
• Management of key customer and stakeholder relationship
• Leadership of complex contract negotiations (strategy and execution)
• In-depth knowledge of project commercial procedures
• Ability to make impartial priority calls and determine appropriate course of action, dealing with many different stakeholder views
• The ability to think creatively and exercise sound judgement based on analysis of risk
• Ability to work in multicultural environment and promote collaboration
• Ability to apply sound judgement, to think laterally and innovatively, and identify new solutions or ways of working to achieve same end goal
• Demonstrable track record in the delivery of large multidisciplinary projects
• A “rounded profile”, comfortable with planning, analysis and managing process and commercial considerations; the successful candidate will also be able to mobilize people and teams and by their leadership skills lead teams and secure successful deliverables
• Effective in building good working relationships within complex structures, both internally and with various project stakeholders

Requirements

Mandatory requirements
• The role requires Infrastructure experience specifically in highways project.
• University degree from a recognized university in an appropriate field such as Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Construction Management or equivalent
• Excellent communication skills in English, written and spoken

About the Company

Qatar Project Management (QPM) is an independent subsidiary of Barwa Real Estate Development Company that provides expertise in Project Management, Design Management, Construction Management, and Contract Administration together with other associated Project Management functions. Established in 2008, QPM is centralized platform for provision of Project Management services to Barwa and Qatari Diar as well as local and international markets. QPM provides these services through an in-house team of highly-skilled, motivated, and qualified professionals supported by state-of-the-art information technology and highly-effective Project Management systems.