Contract Manager

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Ref: LP127-1345

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Our client is a multinational Project Management and Engineering firm which operates in the railway sector. They are currently involved with the management of the Design of a new metro project in Saudi Arabia.

Duties and Responsibilities:
- You will be working as a Contract Manager on Metro project in Saudi Arabia - Riyadh.
- Oversee organizational contract development and management activities, and enforce organizational principles of integrity and compliance.
- Manage Claims and Commercial Contractual Disputes based upon a general knowledge of law and specialist knowledge of the law of contract.
- Ensure that contracts and proposals are properly entered into organizational databases and securely maintained.
- Develop standards for contracts, including presentation of budget, payment terms, general language and provisions.
- Perform appropriate clinical, administrative and operational research to support proposal and contract development.
- Conduct contract strategy meetings to identify issues and client requirements, facilitate pricing discussions, and obtain senior management input on timelines and deliverables.
- Draft contractual provisions based on strategy discussions, senior management input, and organizational needs and expectations.
- Assure accuracy and appropriateness of contract text and attachments.
- Serve as primary organizational contact during contract negotiations.
- Engage relevant stakeholders in negotiation decisions involving legal or regulatory requirements, contract standards and cost targets.
- Develop and execute negotiation strategies that minimize potential losses and benefit the healthcare organization’s financial performance.
- Maintain deadlines on deliverables and communicate on an ongoing basis with business partners and internal clients about contractual issues.
- Review contractual performance of both parties to ensure compliance with terms and to identify conflicts or changes requiring resolution at contract renewal.

Requirements

- 10 to 15 years post graduate experience with at least 5-6 years in a similar position in KSA/UAE/GCC.
- Demonstrated contractual, legal and financial experience related to real estate contacts, projects and developments across the project lifecycle.
- Experience in FIDIC and NEC3 projects.
- Experience in applying organizational standards when developing requests for proposals, negotiating terms and drafting contracts.
- Knowledge of contractual procedures and responsibilities.
- Ability to systematically analyze complex problems, draw relevant conclusions and implement appropriate solutions.
- Strong verbal and written skills, and ability to convey complex information in a way that others can readily follow.
- Good negotiation, influencing and communication skills; well spoken and personable; able to get on with diverse personalities. Excellent negotiating and persuasive skills, both in one-one and group situations.
- Is able to relate client opportunities to corporate goals.

About the Company

Propel Consult delivers a service in step with the needs of both our client companies and candidates. Our ability to add value to all levels of recruitment stems from our wholehearted belief in providing a professional service to both parties. We have built relationships with many leading indigenous and mulitnational organisations throughout the Middle East and internationally in countries such as UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt and many more. Concentrating our resources has created 5 distinct specialist divisions: