Contracts Manager - KSA & Bahrain

Role Purpose

The Contracts Manager is responsible for leading the organization’s contracts management function, overseeing the full contract lifecycle from pre-award to close-out. This role ensures that all contracts are commercially sound, legally compliant, and aligned with organizational objectives while mitigating risk and maximizing value.

Focus: Execution & support

• Owns the contracting function end-to-end: policy, standards, execution, and continuous improvement.
• Reviews, negotiates, and drafts contracts across all business lines, including complex and high-value engagements.
• Builds and maintains contracting policies, playbooks, and standard templates for the region.

Key Responsibilities

1. Contracting & Risk Management

• Partner with Sales Heads, Commercial, and Business Line teams across KSA and Bahrain to manage the full contracting lifecycle.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate contractual, commercial, operational, and compliance risks in customer and supplier agreements.
• Review, negotiate, and draft contracts, including deviations and exceptions to tenders, RFPs, and RFQs.
• Assess new scopes of services and projects to ensure appropriate terms, liabilities, and risk allocations are embedded from the outset.

2. Standards, Governance & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with BV internal policies, global legal standards, and applicable local regulations (KSA and Bahrain).
• Support consistent application of contracting standards across business lines and locations.

3. Cross‑Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Legal, Finance (including Tax), HSE, Procurement & Sourcing, and Operations to ensure risks are properly addressed before contract execution.
• Support commercial decision-making by balancing legal risk, business priorities, and client expectations.

4. Contract Administration, Claims & Lifecycle Management

• Manage and oversee contract records in BV contract management databases, ensuring data accuracy and integrity.
• Support management of informal claims, disputes, or contractual issues, escalating to the Legal Department where required.
• Conduct post-award contract reviews, support contract closure activities, and follow up on remedial action plans.

5. Training, Audits & Knowledge Sharing

• Deliver or support training sessions and workshops on contracting standards, processes, and risk awareness.
• Conduct periodic contracting audits to assess compliance and identify areas for improvement.
• Capture lessons learned and drive continuous improvement in contracting efficiency and risk management.

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field. Candidates without a law degree should hold relevant professional certifications in contract management, commercial law, or a related discipline.
• 8–10 years of experience in contract management, commercial management, or a related function in TIC, oil & gas, engineering, or professional services.
• Proven experience developing contracting policies, standard templates, and governance frameworks.
• Experience supporting tenders, bids, and major proposal processes.
• Solid understanding of commercial risk management, contract lifecycle management, and regional regulatory requirements.

• Strong negotiation, drafting, analytical, and communication skills
• Ability to work effectively with senior stakeholders and cross‑functional teams
• High attention to detail with a practical, business‑oriented mindset

• Fluency in English and Arabic