Contracts Manager - Commercial Strategy

Role:
Contracts Manager
- Commercial Strategy

Location:

Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

Industry: Construction

Function:
Contracts Administration

Experience:

Minimum 12 years of post-qualification experience

Job Type: Full-time

Contracts Manager
- Commercial Strategy in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia is a construction hiring opportunity for an experienced contracts leader with a strong background in major infrastructure, complex claims, FIDIC administration, commercial risk, and contractor package close-out. The position directs both pre-contract and post-contract activities while protecting the contractual interests of Parsons and its client across a landmark development programme.

• Direct pre-contract and post-contract administration across major construction and infrastructure packages.
• Ensure commercial activities remain aligned with main contract provisions, joint venture arrangements, client procedures, and delegated authorities.
• Interpret contract conditions and provide authoritative advice to project and executive leadership.
• Identify contractual exposure and recommend practical risk mitigation measures.
• Review contractor notices, claims, submissions, and commercial correspondence.
• Manage the assessment and negotiation of complex variation orders.
• Evaluate extension of time requests and associated delay or disruption costs.
• Review high-value claims for entitlement, substantiation, timing, and contractual compliance.
• Develop clear recommendations for acceptance, rejection, negotiation, or further investigation.
• Lead dispute avoidance efforts and support formal dispute resolution when necessary.
• Coordinate with legal and executive teams during settlement discussions, mediation, adjudication, or arbitration preparation.
• Ensure contractual notices and responses are issued within required time limits.
• Review monthly progress payment applications and supporting documentation.
• Confirm that valuations, deductions, provisional sums, and approved changes are calculated correctly.
• Oversee final account preparation, negotiation, and agreement.
• Manage financial close-out of major contractor packages.
• Track outstanding contractual obligations, securities, warranties, retentions, and unresolved liabilities.
• Establish robust procedures for contract administration, commercial approvals, and document control.
• Maintain accurate registers for variations, claims, payments, instructions, correspondence, and decisions.
• Protect project interests through complete and traceable commercial records.
• Coordinate contractual matters with planning, cost control, procurement, finance, construction, and project management teams.
• Maintain current commercial risk and opportunity registers.
• Prepare executive reports, contract summaries, claims updates, and management decision papers.
• Present complex contractual issues to senior client stakeholders and executive boards.
• Lead commercial meetings with consultants, contractors, and project representatives.
• Manage quantity surveyors, contract administrators, and cost specialists.
• Assign priorities and review team outputs for accuracy, consistency, and contractual strength.
• Mentor commercial employees and strengthen team capability.
• Apply FIDIC and bespoke contract provisions consistently across project packages.
• Support compliance with Saudi procurement requirements and relevant project governance standards.
• Recommend improvements to commercial workflows, reporting systems, and approval controls.
• Undertake additional responsibilities assigned by project leadership.

• Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Law, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 12 years of post-qualification experience in contracts administration and commercial management.
• Significant experience on major international infrastructure, construction, or mega-project developments.
• Professional chartership such as MRICS or MCIArb is highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of FIDIC Blue, Red, and Yellow Book contract forms.
• Experience administering bespoke agreements, joint venture parameters, and complex contractor packages.
• Proven capability in variation management, extension of time analysis, claims evaluation, and dispute resolution.
• Prior experience with NEOM or another Public Investment Fund giga project is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with Saudi procurement laws and GCC commercial practices.
• Strong understanding of contractual notices, payment provisions, final accounts, and close out.
• Excellent negotiation, leadership, and analytical skills.
• Ability to balance legal, financial, programme, and stakeholder considerations.
• Confidence communicating with senior clients, executive leadership, legal advisers, and contractors.
• Strong written reporting and contractual drafting ability.
• Full professional proficiency in written and spoken English.
• Arabic language ability is advantageous.
• Ability to operate effectively in a high pressure, fast moving project environment.

• Contract administration
• Commercial strategy
• FIDIC Blue…