Senior Commercial Manager - Infrastructure

Senior Commercial Manager
- Infrastructure Job Snapshot Role:
Senior Commercial Manager
- Infrastructure

Location:

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Industry: Construction Function:
Contracts Administration

Experience:

Minimum 15 years Job Type: Full-time

Position Overview Parsons is hiring a Senior Commercial Manager
- Infrastructure in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for a leadership role within the Construction industry. The manager will connect project delivery with financial performance, ensuring that a major infrastructure program remains commercially viable, contractually compliant, and aligned with approved cost and schedule objectives. Working within a multidisciplinary delivery-partner team, the successful candidate will lead commercial strategy across high-value Design-Build contracts. The position covers budgeting, cost control, procurement coordination, change management, claims, contract interpretation, risk mitigation, stakeholder negotiation, and commercial-team leadership.

Job Details Country:
Saudi Arabia City:
Riyadh Industry: Construction Function:
Contracts Administration Salary:  SAR per month Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in Riyadh; please confirm the final offer with the employer. Gender: Any Candidate Nationality:
Any Job Type: Full-time Role Context Large infrastructure programs require strong commercial governance to balance delivery ambitions with contractual obligations, financial controls, procurement requirements, and stakeholder interests. The Senior Commercial Manager will provide the strategic oversight needed to protect both Parsons and the client from avoidable financial and contractual exposure. The role will influence commercial decisions throughout the project lifecycle, from initial budgeting and procurement through change management, dispute resolution, and final reporting.

Effective leadership will support value optimization, prevent cost overruns, improve contract compliance, and maintain constructive relationships with clients, government authorities, contractors, and consultants.

• Establish and implement commercial and contract strategies aligned with project objectives.
• Provide strategic direction for budgeting, procurement, cost control, contract administration, and change management.
• Oversee cost planning, budget development, cash-flow forecasting, and earned-value analysis.
• Monitor financial performance and maintain accurate forecasts throughout the project lifecycle.
• Prepare detailed commercial reports, cost analyses, and executive-level presentations.
• Administer FIDIC, NEC, and bespoke contracts in accordance with agreed obligations.
• Maintain compliance with KSA procurement laws, contractual requirements, and corporate policies.
• Interpret contract provisions and provide expert advice to project leadership.
• Identify commercial, contractual, and financial risks at an early stage.
• Develop mitigation strategies and contingency measures to protect the client and Parsons.
• Lead the assessment, negotiation, and resolution of variations, change orders, claims, and potential disputes.
• Review contractor and client change requests for entitlement, scope, cost, and schedule implications.
• Develop and maintain change-management records through final employer instructions and variation orders.
• Ensure all changes are supported by accurate documentation and appropriate approvals.
• Monitor project expenditure and implement cost-control measures to prevent overruns.
• Lead the development and management of project budgets in line with financial goals.
• Coordinate with procurement teams to align sourcing activities with project and organizational requirements.
• Maintain productive relationships with suppliers, contractors, and consultants.
• Evaluate contractor commercial performance and pursue value-improvement opportunities.
• Serve as the primary commercial contact for the client, government authorities, and major subcontractors.
• Represent the project during commercial negotiations, reviews, and stakeholder meetings.
• Collaborate with technical, project-controls, procurement, legal, and delivery teams.
• Lead Quantity Surveyors, Cost Engineers, and other commercial professionals.
• Mentor…