Lead Contracts Manager

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Ref: LP127-1438

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Our client is a multinational Contractor 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:
• An understanding of international standard Contract forms e.g. FIDIC.
• Manage the projects contract administration framework, initiating change where necessary.
• Provide assistance to Project Management in all aspects of contract administration.
• Provide the Contract Management Interface during large scale contract negotiation.
• Manage the formal governance of the contracts, ensuring the contractors interests are represented in all contracts negotiations, and subsequent efficient management.
• Ensuring the proper preparation and documentation of all information recording events as background to future claims.
• In collaboration with other team members, mitigate claims and contractual disputes from subcontractors, and other potential parties.
• Assists contractual negotiations of sub-contract agreements.
• Participates in Division, Company, and Corporate strategic planning activities for specific projects (e.g., risk assessment, bid/no bid analysis, participation in business plan development, etc.).
• Provides technical guidance to assigned personnel, and ensures proficiency and timeliness of contract administration.
• Collaborates with Division and project management to ensure proper support in proposal preparation, as well as contract negotiations and administration.
• Reviews requests for proposals to identify risks and contractual terms not conforming to Company policy.
• Write, review and advise on draft letters on contractual correspondence.
• Prepare presentation to the Management, the Board and also the Client.

Requirements

• Degree Qualified e.g. Quantity Surveying / Commercial Management / Civil Engineering / Law.
• 10 - 15 Years experience (including international exposure).
• Experience of infrastructure projects - rail / metro schemes.
• Experience in Claim Management and Extension of Time claims.

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: