Commercial and Contracts Director

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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Commercial and Contracts Director to join our team! In this role you will get to manage all commercial activity for a Division, a major market segment, or for a major project. Travel to the client's offices or the project site may be required, either before the contract receives final approval or during the life of the contract.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Establish robust procurement strategies for Major Works within a challenging time frame using different methodologies.

• Review and prepare invitations to tender for Major Works including specialist disciplines.

• Review Tender submissions and assist in the evaluation of the same for recommendation to the Employer

• Assist in negotiations to facilitate the placing of Major Contracts.

• Negotiate and clarify contractual requirements in meetings with consultants and contractors.

• Manage a team of both pre and post contract commercial staff.

• Oversee Risk assessment, Procurement strategy, Contract Administration, Claims Management.

• Tender analysis & evaluation.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor’s in engineering, quantity surveying, or cost engineering from an accredited university.

• Must be certified in Contracts/commercial with Chartered Membership in the Royal Institution of Quantity Surveyors (MRICS), Project Management Professional, PMI-PMP/ RMP.

• Minimum 25 years’ experience in contracts and commercial management including overall responsibility for contract/commercial management on large-scale projects.

• Direct experience of managing workload distribution, execution of work and personnel management, pre- qualification, compilation of bid requests, receipt of bids, bid evaluation, award, monitoring contractor performance, back charges, resolution of claims and disputes. Technical and administrative knowledge of engineering/ construction industry contracting practices, government and commercial procurement regulations and practices, policies, procedures, and work practices.

• Practical experience and expertise in FIDIC contracts, Red/Yellow/Silver.

• Demonstrated experience in pricing, contract law, contract drafting, administration and negotiation of change orders, effective correspondence, planning and scheduling.

• Thorough knowledge of prime contracts management administration as well as (sub) contract formation and administration, execution office and field procedures and documents relating to a multi-discipline construction project.

• Must have led large Contracts working with top firms an on prestigious projects.

• Knowledge of precedents in the specialty area and knowledge of principles and practices of related international contracting law as well, execution office and field procedures and documents relating to a multi-discipline construction project

• Excellent Arabic / English verbal and written communication skills required.

• Computer software skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio).

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• The candidate shall demonstrate evidence of working on similar projects/mega projects with international PMC firms.

• Experience of working internationally (preference for KSA).

Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.

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