Commercial Director

Job Title: Associate Director – Commercial (Real Estate & Construction)

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Salary: Up to 80,000 SAR per month

Organisation: Global PMC / PMO (Client-side Advisory)

Role Overview

The Associate Director – Commercial will play a senior leadership role within the Project Management Consultancy / Programme Management Office, providing commercial, contractual, and financial oversight across major real estate and construction packages. The role supports the Employer’s interests, ensuring robust cost management, governance, and commercial assurance across a complex, multi-package development programme.

The position requires strong experience in large-scale real estate or mixed-use developments, excellent stakeholder management skills, and the ability to operate at both strategic and delivery levels.

Key Responsibilities:

Commercial & Contract Management

• Provide senior commercial leadership across multiple construction and real estate packages
• Oversee contract administration under standard forms (FIDIC and bespoke amendments)
• Ensure commercial governance, compliance, and best practice are consistently applied
• Advise senior client stakeholders on contractual obligations, entitlements, and risk exposure

Cost Management & Financial Control

• Oversee cost planning, budgeting, and financial control across assigned assets or workstreams
• Review cost reports, forecasts, and cash flow projections
• Monitor change control, variations, and compensation events
• Support programme-level cost assurance and reporting

Procurement & Change Management

• Support procurement strategies, tender evaluations, and commercial negotiations
• Ensure variations and changes are properly instructed, assessed, and approved
• Advise on cost and commercial implications of design and scope changes

Claims, Risk & Commercial Assurance

• Support avoidance and management of claims and disputes
• Review contractor claims for time and money and provide strategic recommendations
• Maintain and manage commercial and contractual risk registers
• Provide early warning of potential commercial or contractual issues

Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement

• Lead and mentor commercial managers and quantity surveyors within the PMO
• Interface with senior client representatives, consultants, and contractors
• Coordinate closely with design, planning, project controls, and delivery teams
• Contribute to senior leadership meetings and programme-level decision-making

Reporting & Governance

• Prepare high-quality commercial reports for executive and client leadership
• Support audits, gateway reviews, and internal governance processes
• Ensure transparent, auditable commercial records and controls
• Contribute to lessons learned and continuous improvement initiatives

Key Interfaces

• Client / Employer senior leadership
• PMO / PMC leadership team
• Design consultants and delivery partners
• Contractors and commercial leads
• Legal advisers and claims consultants

Qualifications & Experience

• MRICS (mandatory)
• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Construction Management, or related discipline
• Extensive experience on large-scale real estate, mixed-use, or major construction developments
• Strong background working within a client-side, PMC, or PMO environment
• Proven experience in cost management, procurement, variations, and claims
• Experience working in the Middle East preferred

Skills & Competencies

• Strong commercial and financial acumen
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Strategic thinker with strong attention to detail
• Confident leader capable of managing senior teams and interfaces
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, complex programme environment

What’s on Offer

• Salary up to 80,000 SAR per month
• Senior leadership role on a landmark, large-scale development
• Opportunity to work within a globally recognised PMC/PMO environment
• Long-term career opportunity in Riyadh