Senior Contractual/Commercial Consultant

Quantum Global Solutions; Doha; On-site; QAR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Quantum Global Solutions in Doha, Qatar, is seeking an experienced professional for a senior construction role. The ideal candidate will have 10 to 15 years of construction industry experience, relevant degree and professional memberships, and hold technical expertise.

You will be responsible for developing strategies, leading presentations, and ensuring high-quality documentation. A strong customer-focused mindset and effective communication skills are essential. The position offers opportunities for professional development within a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 10 to 15 years of experience within the construction industry.
• Must be working towards or hold additional relevant qualifications.
• Hold particular technical expertise, such as cost specialist or contract specialist.

Responsibilities

• Focus on key evidence and separate core issues from contractual communication.
• Develop strategies for substantiating and calculating recoverable costs.
• Lead presentations to clients and chair meetings.

Skills

Construction industry experience

Professional membership (MICE, RICS)

Senior management experience

Claim development and negotiation

Excellent communication skills

Education

Degree relevant to construction

Tools

Word

Excel

Job description

Overview

Working for Quantum Global Solutions you will be a self-starter with an innovative approach to projects and a strong customer focus towards your clients.

Qualifications

• Hold a degree relevant to the construction industry.
• Retain membership of a relevant professional institution, such as MICE, RICS, etc.
• Be working towards or hold additional relevant qualifications: arbitration, adjudicator, expert witness.
• 10 to 15 years plus experience within the construction industry.
• Must have held senior posts within organisations and have been at the front line of construction projects.
• Hold particular expertise or specialism within the construction sector: oil, gas, infrastructure, building, etc.
• Hold particular technical expertise: cost specialist, contract specialist, etc.

Key Competencies & Responsibilities

• Be able to focus on key evidence and separate core issues from the general noise of contractual communication.
• Be able to develop entitlements quickly from the evidence on the ground.
• Be able to tell the story supported by the evidence and grasp the bigger picture.
• Possess excellent writing and grammar skills and be highly proficient in authoring technical documents.
• Be able to set strategy and develop structures for demonstrating entitlements.
• Be good with people and operate professionally in client facing roles.
• Possess excellent presentational skills and lead or chair meetings and discussions.
• Possess first‑hand experience with the development of construction claims; participated in the development of claims strategies, negotiation and final settlement; possess the ability to develop strategies for substantiating and calculating recoverable costs.
• Lead presentations to clients; possess excellent verbal communication skills and be able to chair meetings, discussions and workshops.
• Generate high quality documentation utilising the technical and functional capabilities of software such as Word and Excel to deliver documents fully formatted and checked ready for peer review or presentation.
• Be fully conversant with the appropriate deployment and use of delay analysis methodologies.
• Be highly proficient in managing personal and project time according to differing and flexible schedules; manage the timeframe of team’s delivery against programmes and budgets.
• Be a strong team player leading and supporting teams where required.
• Comply with company procedures, particularly compliance with weekly updates to corporate cloud storage systems.
• Have an active interest in local institution activities and be committed to ongoing personal development.