Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the full lifecycle of construction contracts from pre-contract through project completion and close-out.
- Review, draft, negotiate, and administer main contracts, subcontracts, purchase agreements, and amendments.
- Ensure compliance with contractual obligations, commercial requirements, and project procedures.
- Monitor contractual performance, milestones, payment terms, variations, and deliverables.
- Manage claims, variations, extensions of time (EOT), delays, disruption, and contractual disputes.
- Prepare and review contractual notices, correspondence, claims, and commercial submissions.
- Lead negotiations with clients, consultants, contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers.
- Identify contractual and commercial risks and develop appropriate mitigation strategies.
- Manage subcontractor and supplier contracts, including performance, variations, payments, and claims.
- Work closely with Project Management, Planning, Quantity Surveying, Procurement, Finance, and Legal teams.
- Review project progress and identify potential commercial exposure, delays, and contractual risks.
- Ensure timely preparation and submission of interim payment applications and final accounts.
- Maintain accurate contract registers, variation logs, claims registers, and commercial documentation.
- Support project teams in resolving contractual issues and disputes.
- Participate in commercial meetings and provide contractual advice to senior management.
- Ensure proper contract close-out, including final accounts, settlement of claims, warranties, and outstanding obligations.
- Maintain compliance with company policies, project procedures, and applicable Saudi/GCC regulations.
Required Experience & Qualification
- Bachelor's degree in quantity surveying, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Law, or a related discipline
- 10+ years of relevant contracts/commercial experience, preferably with significant experience on large-scale construction projects
- Proven experience managing contracts for mega construction, infrastructure, mixed-use, hospitality, high-rise, industrial, or major development projects
- Experience working for a main contractor, developer, EPC contractor, or major construction organization
- Strong knowledge of construction contracts, contract administration, claims, variations, EOT, and dispute resolution
- Experience with internationally recognized contract forms such as FIDIC is highly desirable
- Strong negotiation, commercial, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Strong ability to manage multiple contractual matters under tight project deadlines
