Ref: HP331-977

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

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.

We are currently looking for an experienced Contracts Manager to join our team currently working on King Abdul-Aziz International Airport in Jeddah. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of an exciting, high profile project in Saudi Arabia.

Responsibilities:
- Reporting to and working with the Senior Commercial Manager in respect of the following duties:
- Developing the contracts administration department work plan.
- Point of contact between client and airport Authority.
- Liaising with the Client and Project Management team.
- Responsible for submission of F+G deliverables on time and in accordance with F+G Quality standards.
- Ensuring that each Senior Contracts Administrator runs his section to the highest professional standards, that all information is current, and that every member of the team is receiving the information he needs to fulfil their responsibilities.
- Maintaining consistent and adequate procedures.
- Coordinating and managing individual Senior Contract Administrators
- Analyze information and produce overall reporting and recommendations for their sections of the works.
- Prepare and present monthly project expenditure to the Client.
- Prepare progress payment tools for the management. Monitor progress both on and off site. Identify deviations in both construction and procurement progress and suggest possible courses of corrective action.
- Working closely with the ‘Project team’ to ensure that the Client’s contracts administration programmes and reporting is feasible, complies with the Clients contractual obligations.
- Collaborating with all disciplines of the Clients’ organisation.
- Demonstrate an understanding of overall project requirements and the ability to advise Client knowledgably on overall project costs.
- Confidently manage performance related issues.

Requirements

- Degree qualified in Commercial Management / Quantity Surveying
- Able to work as part of a team and show good teamwork skills;
- Ideally RICS chartered or equivalent qualification;
- Have Middle East Experience;
- Have previous experience of working on a similar development;
- Ideally based within the GCC and willing to relocate upon acceptance of the position

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).

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