Contracts Director

Job description / Role

The person will be leading the contracts function for projects within the organization. Responsible for safeguarding the company legally and ensure that all legal safety measures are appropriate and implemented as per rules and regulations so as to avoid any matters to be left to litigation.

Client Details

One of the leading and largest developers working on large scale projects in the region .

Description

1. Commercial Contract Management and legal compliance
2. Working with different levels of personnel within the organization to analyze and solidify an overall contract strategy.
3. Will be responsible for all procurement management, contract management and administration, budget and cost control, variation and claims management, and the determination of final accounts on projects.
4. Coordinate actions with internal procurement and project teams.
5. Establish and maintain effective contract management frameworks (such as Contract Lifecycle Management systems) and structures to manage all organizational supply arrangements.
6. Report status of current contract processes to management.
7. Resolve any existing contract conflicts.
8. Create language standards and rules for existing and new contracts.
9. Serve as a liaison between internal and external parties during contract development and negotiation stages.
10. Negotiate terms, conditions, and pricing, and ensure they are accurately executed and satisfied.
11. Follow-up to guarantee contractual payments have been made.
12. Analyze potential risks that contract changes may pose to the organization.

Job Offer

Opportunity to work directly with a leading developers in Saudi Arabia
Work alongside a team of world class real estate/development professionals

12 - 15 years of experience in Real estate/Construction industry contracting practices, applicable government and commercial regulations and practices.

About the Company

Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal

The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.