Senior Contracts Expert

Job description / Role

The Consultant shall deploy the Key Personnel stated herein on a full time basis at the Authority’s premises in Doha.

Senior Contracts Expert shall have the following qualifications
• Holds a B.Sc. degree in Engineering/Quantity Surveying/Construction/ Law.
• Candidates with MSc. / LLM degrees will be strongly preferred.
• Minimum 20 years of prime contract administration and management experience within large international engineering and construction firms with at least 10 of them working in a similar capacity at governmental or semi-governmental institutions (acting as the ultimate Buyer) supporting large construction and infrastructure projects.
• Excellent command on the English language.
• Chartered membership of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb) or Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) or other internationally recognized institutions required.
• Fellow members (FCIArb / FRICS) will be strongly preferred.
• Excellent knowledge on the FIDIC Suite of Contracts (and other similar suites which
• are based thereon).
• Working knowledge on other major suites of contract such as NEC, JCT and ICE.
• Familiarity with the Law of Qatar is a must, and civil / common / sharia law is a plus.
• Experience with track record on dealing with high value claims, dispute resolution,
• Mediation / adjudication / arbitration on both construction and infrastructure projects and preferably have experience of working in the Middle East or Internationally with FIDIC and other international forms of contracts.
• The ability to work as part of a specialist team, combined with the self-motivation required to work with minimal supervision and have experience of running multiple contracts at any one time, interpreting contracts and dealing with claims and other contractual issues.
• Proven ability to perform in a management capacity (preferably with experience at governmental organizations in the Middle East) is required as well.

Requirements

SNC Lavalin’s Faithful+Gould business is one of the world’s leading integrated project and programme management consultancies, with over 2,400 professionals operating worldwide.

Our aim is to protect and maximize our clients’ interests throughout the planning and delivery of projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, on budget. We pride ourselves on collaborating with client teams and developing long-term relationships.

Key services include - Project management, programme management, project controls, commercial management, cost management and expert scheduling and construction planning.

Our industry is going through a digital transformation and we have been investing in and pioneering digital methods to improve all aspects of our service. We have focused our digital transformation around platform modernization and product development and through standardization and automation, we are achieving efficiencies that are directly passed on our clients who benefit from a consistent quality of service as well as the savings.

Active in the Middle East for over 20 years, we have offices in the UAE, Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia. We hire and retain only the best people in the industry. Our success is built on recruiting – and then developing – brilliant people from a broad range of professional and cultural backgrounds. It’s precisely this diversity of talent that sets us apart.

Rewards and Benefits

We offer an excellent package which includes
• A competitive salary
• Accommodation allowance
• Transportation allowance
• 22 calendar days annual leave
• Medical and life insurance cover
• Company gratuity scheme
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Annual flight allowance to point of origin
• Employee Assistance 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).