Commercial Director

KEO International Consultants; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Saudi Arabia is seeking a qualified professional to manage consultant agreements and construction contracts. The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, a Master's in Construction Law, and at least 20 years of relevant experience. Responsibilities include managing financial reporting, ensuring documentation accuracy, and leading project meetings. The company offers a supportive work environment with various benefits to enhance professional growth.

Benefits

Hybrid working arrangements

Employee referral rewards

Mentoring and coaching programs

Qualifications

• 20 years work experience in construction management.
• Chartered Registration is preferred.
• Experience in complex projects required.

Responsibilities

• Manage consultant agreements and construction contracts.
• Ensure accuracy of reports and progress claims.
• Prepare financial reporting processes for clients.
• Manage contract change and administration.
• Chair project team meetings and discuss issues.

Skills

Consultant Agreements experience

Verbal and written communication

Client relationships

Financial reporting

Education

Bachelor in Civil Engineering

Masters in Construction Law

Job description

Overview

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 57th largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2024 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards, mentoring and coaching programs and extensive in-house on demand learning courses.

Responsibilities

We envisage success in this role to include;

• Demonstrating experience and capability in a wide range of Consultant Agreements and Construction Contracts.
• Demonstrating experience in complex projects from design through construction documents and implementation, including alternative forms of procurement.
• Excellening in verbal and written communication skills with proven attention to detail Ability to maintain a positive client relationship and professional firm image.
• Maintaining communication with clients Pm team as well as their procurement department.
• Reviewing and ensuring the consistency, accuracy, traceability, and completeness of report, valuations, measurements, progress claims, and ensure BOQs comply with the contracts requirement;
• Ensuring agreed/approved procedures have been adhered to and implemented in compliance with the clients policies.
• Preparing and managing of the clients financial reporting processes and systems.
• Assessing the monthly incurred value, validate Vendors’s (contractor/consultant) work estimates, and monthly interim payment for its accuracy, consistency, and continuity of cost date.
• Executing the claims management and administration – review, investigate, identify, notify, handle and track causes check validity, assess time and cost impacts, negotiation and make recommendations to the client .
• Initiating the contract change management and Administration – Change notices, Management of Change Register, Change Log and database; Oversee VOs, correctness, accuracy, traceability and per the Scope defined in the Contract accordingly reject/recommend for the issuance of VO.
• Managing the contract management and administration – Supervision, review, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting the performance against Contract, issue notices.
• Chairing regular project team meetings to provide status, discuss issues, and provide support for any situation that requires variation orders, payment authorizations, and the processing of invoices.

Qualifications

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include 20 years work experiencepartnered with a Bachelor in Civil Engineering and Masters in Construction Law, LLB or similar is preferred.

Chartered Registration will be viewed favourably.

KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its’ contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.