Commercial Manager - Retail (Malls) - Urgent

Job description / Role

Faithful+Gould is one of the world’s leading consultancies providing integrated project and programme management services for construction and engineering projects, with a turnover in excess of £200 million.

Faithful+Gould worldwide has access to 2,300 consultants, of whom 400 are located in the Middle East across six offices. We have successfully delivered commercial advice and management support for over 65 years to clients in Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East, UK, and North America. We are a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Atkins Group, the design and engineering company.

Active in the Middle East for 18 years, Faithful+Gould combines in-depth knowledge of the region with the ability to draw on our global resource and constructive expertise, to deliver the most challenging of projects. With registered companies in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait, this makes us one of the strongest international construction consultancies in the region.

Faithful+Gould Middle East has grown to be highly effective through its ability to focus on attractive markets with both high growth potential, and with high value consultancy service offerings. As a result of work secured in this market to date, together with notable emerging prospects across the region spanning the engineering spectrum, there is now a need to provide permanent leadership of the KSA business development team based in Kingdom, to develop and grow market revenues and the pipeline of opportunities.

Faithful+Gould are seeking to expand the Retail team based from Riyadh, KSA. You will lead a team of 5 & 10 QS’s for delivery of large scale regional malls.

Responsibilities:
- Contract interpretation and advice/action
- Client and stakeholder management.
- Executive level reporting
- Internal programme management
- Managing and assisting technical teams to prepare task orders/work packages
- Maintaining rolling revenue & profit forecasts
- Reporting on project performance
- Leveraging project commercial performance – revenues and costs
- Ensure time charge hours properly captured and invoiced on time

Requirements

- In-depth knowledge and experience commercial management of retail super & mega malls at both pre & post contract stage;
- Middle East retails malls experience in last 4-5 years preferable;
- Middle East construction experience added benefit, delivery experience in Saudi Arabia would be a differentiator;
- Good contract, commercial and financial understanding, 10 years post qualification experience;
- Excellent written English for preparation of task orders, contract letters and communications;
- Good negotiation skills to agree sub-contracts with third parties;
- Previous experience in government departments/client side roles;
- Large company & project financial control systems use & understanding;
- Good attention to detail and ability to review invoices and contracts prior to issue.

Desirable Criteria:
- Professional Membership (MICE, MRICS, MCIPS);
- Knowledge of KSA contract law;
- Knowledge of MCIPS.

The Individual:
- Degree in Quantity Surveying from recognised University;
- Must have previous experience of FIDIC Contracts;
- Strong contractual, commercial and financial knowledge;
- Min 15 years post-contract relevant capacity in contracts and commercial management;
- Must have consultant and/or client background for minimum of 5 years;
- Must have minimum of 3 years Middle East experience preferred;
- Project management acumen;
- Good communication skills;
- Politically aware;
- Team player, team leader;

We offer an excellent package which includes:
- A competitive salary
- Accommodation allowance;
- Transportation allowance;
- 26 calendar days annual leave (based on 6 day working week)
- Medical and life insurance cover;
- Company gratuity scheme;
- Discretionary bonus scheme;
- Annual flight allowance to point of origin
- Employee Well-Being Programme – 24 hour free advice on financial, legal and family care specialists and also access to personal health, fitness and nutrition consultants

About the Company

Atkins is one of the leading providers of professional, technology based consultancy and support services to the industry, commerce and governments in all of the worlds major economies. With over 17,000 staff operating in Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and the Americas, Atkins has a broad range of skills and resources and provides Clients with a comprehensive service throughout the entire life cycle of the projects in the built environment.

We aim to be the international first choice supplier of technical and integrated services. Shaped by our customers' needs, our vision is to:

• focus on quality
• seek world class design and excellence
• strive to add value
• be flexible to the evolving needs of a changing society

Atkins first carried out design and supervision commissions in the Gulf area in 1967. From its regional head office in Dubai, U.A.E. Atkins Middle East now employs over 2000 staff located in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Oman (Muscat ), Qatar (Doha) Bahrain (Manama), Kuwait (Kuwait City) and India (Bangalore).