Senior Data Center Procurement & Contracts Lead

Decima International; Dubai; On-site; AED 750,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Decima International is seeking an experienced PMC Procurement & Contracts Lead to drive procurement and contract activities for large-scale data center projects in the region. You will act as Owner’s onsite representative, guiding EPC contractors through tendering, award, administration and close-out while protecting the Client’s commercial position.

The role requires deep expertise in procurement strategy, bid evaluation, and contract interpretation under FIDIC or equivalent forms, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Law, or a related discipline.
• 12–15 years of procurement and contracts experience on major construction or infrastructure projects.
• Minimum 5 years of experience leading a procurement, contracts, or commercial function.
• Strong experience managing full procurement lifecycle from strategy and tendering through award, administration, and close-out.
• Strong contractor prequalification and tender management experience.
• Extensive experience with technical and commercial bid evaluation.
• Strong knowledge of EPC contract administration under FIDIC or equivalent contract forms.

Responsibilities

• Support the Client in developing procurement and contracting strategies and lead their implementation across project packages.
• Develop procurement package plans, tender schedules, bidder lists, and procurement governance processes.
• Lead contractor and supplier prequalification, capability assessments, RFQs, RFPs, and tendering activities.
• Prepare and coordinate scopes of work, pricing schedules, contract exhibits, clarification logs, and tender addenda.
• Lead technical and commercial bid evaluations, including review of bidder qualifications, assumptions, exclusions, pricing, schedules, delivery methodology, and contractual deviations.
• Prepare bid comparison sheets, evaluation reports, negotiation strategies, and award recommendations for Client approval.
• Lead tender clarification meetings, bidder interviews, commercial alignment discussions, and negotiations.
• Coordinate with cost teams to benchmark pricing and validate project budgets.

Skills

English fluency

Leadership

Procurement strategy

Risk management

Contract administration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Law, or related discipline

Tools

SAP

Oracle

ERP / Procurement Platforms

Contract Management Systems

Job description

Decima International is seeking an experienced PMC Procurement & Contracts Lead to drive procurement and contract activities for large-scale data center projects in the region. You will act as Owner’s onsite representative, guiding EPC contractors through tendering, award, administration and close-out while protecting the Client’s commercial position.

The role requires deep expertise in procurement strategy, bid evaluation, and contract interpretation under FIDIC or equivalent forms, with