Contract Manager

Job description / Role

Contracts Manager (Hotels & Retail Malls)

We are looking for a Contracts Manager who will work on our Programme Management team on a Hotel and Retail Mall project in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Job Description

• Ensuring the client’s commercial position is properly considered in all client and program management decision making
• Leading the identification and implementation of procurement strategies
• Maintaining a clear picture of out-turn cost in accordance with standard framework, by ensuring monthly cost reports fully and accurately reflects all contracts let, change, risks, opportunities and variation orders and reporting to senior client level
• Providing the client / project manager with a comprehensive picture of budget, commitment and payment at all times
• Providing the foundations for driving performance of consultant’s, contractors and the supply chain generally
• Maintaining positive supply chain behaviour by payment applications dealt with comprehensively with clarity and within contract timescales Identification of actions by client / project manager which potentially undermine the client’s commercial position under the contract or are detrimental to delivery within agreed time, cost and quality parameters
• Resourcing against the needs of the programme, capability and fit
• Providing advice and constructive feedback
• Responsible for the overall commercial performance of the projects/program deployed on Drive Continuous Improvement and consistency of commercial processes
• Review/update/maintain commercial protocols and mechanisms
• Review/update/maintain a set of integrated policies, procedures, tools, trackers and system to consistently monitor and measure commercial activity across the programme Review/update/maintain standard procurement methods and maintain a procurement tracker
• Review/update/maintain central commercial trackers (payment, contract information tracker etc.

Requirements

Requirements:

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Quantity Surveying or any other relevant discipline Ideally, the candidate should be a member (or part member) of the RICS or equivalent
• Must have at least a minimum of 10 years’ experience overall experience
• Must have Quantity Surveying work experience Proven experience in Contract and Commercial management of large Retail development and Hotel projects.
• Strong background in variations, changes orders, and Contract administration On-site Construction Supervision experience
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Strong business acumen
• Strong understanding of the business to include their business drivers for success, process and approaches to business models

About the Company

ARCADIS is the leading global natural and built asset design & consultancy firm working in partnership with our clients to deliver exceptional and sustainable outcomes through the application of design, consultancy, engineering, project and management services. ARCADIS differentiates through its talented and passionate people and its unique combination of capabilities covering the whole asset life cycle, its deep market sector insights and its ability to integrate health & safety and sustainability into the design and delivery of solutions across the globe. We are 28,000 people that generate more than 3 billion in revenues. We support UN-Habitat with knowledge and expertise to improve the quality of life in rapidly growing cities around the world.