JOB DESCRIPTION / ROLE
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Local Content Manager to join our team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The ideal candidate will be responsible for overseeing and managing the local content requirements for our projects, ensuring compliance with local regulations and standards while maximizing local participation and content.
Responsibilities:
• Lead the efforts of reviewing draft tender documents in coordination with projects leaders, the Local Content Authority and the Centre of Spending Efficiency to ensure that Local Content regulations are followed.
• Lead the interactions between projects leaders, the Local Content Authority and the Centre of Spending Efficiency to make sure that Local Content clarifications are well addressed and provide/ take the necessary support or action
• Lead the activities related to setting minimum Local Content threshold for the different types of projects and involve different internal or external stakeholders as required.
• Lead the efforts related to initiating of blacklisting requests as per the Local Content regulations.
• Conduct and manage the technical evaluations pertaining to Local Content within procurement bids to ensure that the bidding entities are technically fit for the published RFPs.
• Support the evaluation of annual performance of projects and consultants and conduct the needed research to provide recommendations to reward or penalize accordingly.
• Lead the development of the mandatory list specific to projects programs including the guidelines for the inclusion of the products to the list and also the exceptions criteria.
• Contribute to the identification of opportunities for increasing the Local Content percentage by promoting partnership between foreign investors and local manufacturers for products that are relevant to Projects Programs.
• Contribute to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement of Local Content Monitoring systems, processes and practices considering ‘international best practices’, improvement of business processes, cost reduction and productivity.
• Lead the process of adjusting the Local Content mechanisms to reflect any lessons learned
• Lead the activities of receiving, handling and resolving complaints related noncompliance with the Local Content regulations.
• Assist in the preparation of timely and accurate reports and functional deliverables to meet the Local Content measuring and reporting requirements in order to achieve the desired efficiency and performance excellence
REQUIREMENTS
• Bachelor’s Degree in a Construction related discipline or from an accredited college or university
• Minimum 15 years of professional experience in the fields related to architecture, engineering and construction.
• Minimum 5 years of experience dealing with Iktva and/or Local Content related matters at a managerial position either at a government entity or a private entity level.
• Excellent skills in data collection, reporting and analysis
• Experience in mega-project/program in the Middle East
• Advanced level user of Excel and related reporting tool
• Must speak English and Arabic
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Egis is an international player active in the consulting, construction engineering and mobility service sectors. We create and operate intelligent infrastructure and buildings capable of responding to the climate emergency and helping to achieve more balanced, sustainable and resilient territorial development. With operations in 120 countries, Egis places the expertise of its 16,000 employees at the disposal of its clients and develops cutting-edge innovation accessible to all projects. Through its wide-ranging fields of activity, Egis is a central player in the collective organisation of society and the living environment of citizens all over the world.
