Contracts Manager

Our newest opportunity is for a highly experienced Contracts / Commercial Manager to join our site supervision team in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The Contracts / Commercial Manager shall lead and manage all commercial, contractual, and financial aspects of the enabling and early works packages, acting on behalf of the Client as part of the Site Supervision Consultant team. The role is responsible for contract administration, commercial governance, cost control, change management, and claims management, ensuring the Client’s commercial position is protected while supporting timely and compliant delivery of the Works.

The position requires close coordination with the Engineer, Client representatives, project management teams, contractors, cost consultants, and legal advisors, with a strong focus on early works risk, productivity control, and dispute avoidance.

The Contracts / Commercial Manager shall be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:

• Lead contract administration for enabling and early works packages including mass earthworks, stockpile removal, construction haul roads, utilities, and temporary works
• Administer the Contract in accordance with the Conditions of Contract (including FIDIC-based forms), ensuring compliance with notice provisions, procedures, and time bars
• Manage all contractual correspondence, notices, early warnings, claims, and determinations in coordination with the Engineer
• Provide contractual and commercial advice to the Client and supervision team on entitlements, risks, mitigation strategies, and commercial exposure
• Support procurement strategies, tender evaluations, commercial comparisons, and recommendations for contract award or amendment
• Monitor, control, and report project budgets, cost forecasts, commitments, and cash flow for early works packages
• Review, assess, and recommend certification of interim payment applications, dayworks, and final accounts
• Manage change control processes including valuation of variations, compensation events, and instructed changes
• Lead the assessment and management of contractor claims including extensions of time, prolongation, disruption, and acceleration claims
• Maintain and update contract risk registers, proactively identifying and managing commercial and contractual risks
• Support dispute avoidance strategies through timely administration, accurate records, and commercial negotiation
• Coordinate with legal advisors and external consultants as required on contractual or dispute-related matters
• Act as the primary commercial interface between the Client, Engineer, contractors, and other consultants
• Lead, manage, and mentor commercial and quantity surveying team members within the supervision team
• Participate in commercial meetings, negotiations, and high-level project reviews with the Client and contractors
• Ensure compliance with governance procedures, audit requirements, and best-practice commercial controls
• Prepare commercial reports, recommendations, determinations, and contractual correspondence for Client approval
• Maintain accurate and auditable records of contracts, variations, claims, payments, and financial status
• Support audits, reviews, and compliance checks undertaken by the Client or regulatory bodies

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that you will bring a minimum of 15 years’ experience in contracts and commercial management on large-scale construction or infrastructure projects partnered with a Bachelor’s Degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Construction Management, Law, or a related discipline.

• Proven experience managing enabling works, early works, or infrastructure-led developments
• Extensive experience administering FIDIC-based contracts on behalf of a…