Senior Commercial Director - UAE Infrastructure Programs

AECOM; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Well-being resources

Training & development

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Commercial Director in Abu Dhabi to lead the commercial and contract management for a major infrastructure programme in the UAE. As part of the Project Management Consultancy (PMC) team acting on behalf of the client, you will provide senior commercial leadership across cost control, contract administration and commercial risk.

You will oversee a multi-disciplinary team, set the commercial strategy, manage procurement, variations and final accounts, monitor budgets and cash

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, Construction Management or a related field. A Master’s degree is preferred.
• Chartered membership of RICS or equivalent qualification.
• 20+ years of commercial or contracts management experience on major infrastructure projects, with 5+ years in the UAE or GCC.
• Proven PMC, client-side or supervision consultancy experience on large multi-package programmes.
• Strong financial acumen with cost control, forecasting and reporting.
• Excellent leadership, negotiation, stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the commercial and contracts team across all packages and set the commercial strategy and controls framework.
• Oversee contract administration for construction contracts, including variations, extensions of time, claims and disputes.
• Review contractor claims and variations, providing clear recommendations to the client.
• Manage payment certification, valuations and final accounts in line with the contract.
• Monitor budgets, cost forecasts and cash flow, reporting on cost performance and risks.
• Lead procurement and tendering support, including strategy, evaluation and contract award recommendations.
• Identify and mitigate commercial risks and contribute to change control and value engineering.
• Prepare commercial reports for steering committees and senior stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, Construction Management or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

FIDIC contracts

Job description

AECOM is seeking a Commercial Director in Abu Dhabi to lead the commercial and contract management for a major infrastructure programme in the UAE. As part of the Project Management Consultancy (PMC) team acting on behalf of the client, you will provide senior commercial leadership across cost control, contract administration and commercial risk.

You will oversee a multi-disciplinary team, set the commercial strategy, manage procurement, variations and final accounts, monitor budgets and cash