Commercial Assurance Director

Power International Holding; Doha; On-site; QAR 437,000 - 655,000; Full time

Job summary

Power International Holding seeks an experienced construction commercial professional to independently verify entity-reported figures against source documents. The role is the first line of defense for identifying potential losses, earned-value gaps, and aging receivables to enable timely corrective actions.

Responsibilities include validating cash flow, WIP, and collections per priority project, recognizing uncertified earned value, and logging exposures in EPMO systems.

Qualifications

• Must have proven ability to improve WIP, collections or cash position on live projects.
• Strong cash flow, WIP and receivables analysis skills.
• Experience with multi-currency and multi-jurisdiction portfolios.
• Deep understanding of contract mechanics (GCOC/FIDIC) and variation orders.
• Familiarity with IPC certification cycles and cost-value reconciliation.

Responsibilities

• Validate cash flow, WIP, and collections positions against source documents.
• Identify uncertified earned value due to internal submission issues.
• Log commercial exposures into EPMO Tasks & Issues Log.
• Flag material changes in reported figures without explanations.

Skills

WIP management

Cash flow analysis

Collections

Multi-currency handling

Contract knowledge (GCOC/FIDIC)

Tools

EPMO/Task & Issues Log

Job description

This role is responsible for independently verifying entity-reported commercial figures against supporting source documentation. It serves as the first line of defense in identifying potential losses, uncertified earned-value gaps, and aging receivables early enough for leadership to take corrective action. The position is dedicated to the revenue protection function, focusing on the early identification of commercial exposures before they materialize into unplanned financial losses.

Key Responsibilities

• Validate cash flow, WIP, and collections positions per priority project, cross-checked against source documents rather than accepted at face value.
• Identify uncertified earned value that reflects internal submission failure rather than genuine client dispute.
• Log commercial and contractual-exposure entries into the EPMO Tasks & Issues Log.
• Flag early where a reported figure has changed materially between cycles without an accompanying explanation.

Construction Industry Knowledge Required

• Fluent in IPC certification cycles, BOQ structures, variation orders and claims, and cost-value reconciliation.
• Understands GCOC/FIDIC-style contract mechanics well enough to read a notice, rejection, or dispute letter and assess its commercial substance.
• Understands CPI and EAC mechanics from a contractor's perspective, including what drives cost performance below 1.0 and what a credible recovery plan looks like.
• Understands WIP from first principles, including the difference between work genuinely disputed by a client and work completed but never submitted for certification.
• Familiar with collections and receivables ageing, and what distinguishes a genuine payment-routing or liquidity problem from a certification backlog.

Requirements

• 10+ years in a construction commercial or quantity surveying function, contractor side.
• Experience in a main contractor or PMO commercial team on major projects, ideally including international or multi-entity delivery.
• Demonstrable track record improving WIP, collections, or cash position on a live project or portfolio, not just reporting on it.
• Comfortable working across multiple currencies and jurisdictions given the portfolio's international spread.
• Genuine construction industry experience is essential; this is not a generic PMO, reporting, or finance role suited to transferable skills from another sector.