Commercial Manager

Job description / Role

Commercial Manager - Future Opportunities

Overview

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration, through conceptualization, to realization of design or project delivery in the built and natural environments.

For over 50 years we've led with vision, contributing to many of the world's most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities. As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is ranked by ENR in the Top 200 International Design Firms; a Top 20 International PM firm; and 44 th largest global architecture firm.

We draw from the expertise from over 60 nations, bringing experience from every major market of the globe. With over 2,500 multidisciplinary professionals and staff, we are an international professional consulting services firm.

We are now seeking an exceptional Commercial Manager - Future Opportunities for a requirement that we expect in the coming months to join our award winning team based in Jeddah/Makkah.

This critical role will be responsible for representing the firm in communications with the client and other entities on a regular basis, from post contract award throughout the entire course of the construction activities.

Responsibilities

Paramount to success within this varied role will include:

- Maintaining proper and complete communication with the Design Executive on all commercial related issues.
- Supervising the management of the project changes.
- Providing guidance and training to project staff on commercial issues.
- Managing the settlement and resolution of client and contractors claims.
- Managing project invoicing/billing to the client.
- Supervising the management of contractual cost controls and financial control procedures.
- Supervising the management of projects on all matters related to commercial/contractual matters including claims and dispute resolution.
- Participating in cost and contractual review meetings and reports thereon.
- Overseeing completion of all close out formalities and the final account for the projects.
- Supervising the monthly project cost reports and input to consolidated Monthly Report to the client.
- Providing general commercial/contractual support to the project teams.

Requirements

Qualifications

- To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that you will bring a minimum of 15 years' career experience partnered with a Bachelor of Quantity Surveying or equivalent.
- Chartered status with Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors will be viewed favourably.

KEO's performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its' contribution to client success wherever we work.

Our generous remuneration packages are bespoke and provide a wide range of additional benefits to support both national and expatriate employees and their families. We take pride in offering long term and dynamic career opportunities and invest in our people through our global learning, development and leadership programs.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.

About the Company

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 57 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is ranked by ENR in the Top 225 International Design Firms; in the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms; and by World Architecture as 50th largest global architecture firm and #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2021 WAS 100 Survey.

We invite you to join us.