Contract Administrator - Project Contracts

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 156,000 - 223,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is seeking a Contract Administrator - Project Contracts in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to support PMCM activities across airport, infrastructure, and airfield packages. You will maintain contract records, track obligations and deadlines, and coordinate changes, notices, and claims to ensure compliance with project procedures.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in contract administration within construction and infrastructure, with strong attention to detail and excellent coordination across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree as specified and Saudi National eligible.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant contract administration experience.
• Exposure to airport, infrastructure, or large-scale projects preferred.
• Familiarity with FIDIC contracts preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain auditable contract registers, data sheets, and trackers.
• Monitor obligations, deadlines, notices, submissions, and responses.
• Prepare contractual correspondence, notices, and change orders.
• Support variations, claims, and EOT documentation.

Skills

Contract Administration

Construction Contracts

Contract Registers

Change Management

Notices & Claims

Document Control

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Business Administration, Law, or a related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Role: Contract Administrator - Project Contracts

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Industry: Construction

Function: Contracts Administration

Experience: Minimum 5 years of relevant contract administration experience

Job Type: Full-time

Contract Administrator - Project Contracts in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a Construction opportunity for a Saudi National with experience supporting contract administration, variations, claims, notices, correspondence, and commercial records across infrastructure and engineering projects. Parsons is hiring a detail-focused professional to support its PMCM team by maintaining accurate contractual records, tracking key obligations and deadlines, coordinating change and claims documentation, and ensuring contract administration activities remain compliant, traceable, and aligned with project procedures.

Country: Saudi Arabia

City: Riyadh

Industry: Construction

Function: Contracts Administration

Salary: 14000-20000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.

Gender: Any Candidate

Nationality: Saudi National

Job Type: Full-time

Role Context: The Contract Administrator will support the structured administration of contracts across airport, infrastructure, and airfield project packages. Working closely with Commercial, Cost, Contracts, Planning, Engineering, Construction, Procurement, Project Controls, contractors, consultants, and client representatives, the role will help ensure that contractual obligations, notices, submissions, variations, claims, and approvals are properly recorded and followed through. Accurate administration will be essential for protecting contractual rights, reducing commercial exposure, and maintaining reliable records for project delivery and final account purposes.

Key Responsibilities

• Support administration of project contracts in accordance with approved contractual requirements and procedures.
• Maintain current and auditable contract registers, data sheets, trackers, and supporting records.
• Monitor contractual obligations, deliverables, notices, approvals, submission requirements, and response periods.
• Prepare draft contractual correspondence and notices for review by senior Contracts or Commercial personnel.
• Issue and track approved contractual communications in accordance with project procedures.
• Maintain complete records of correspondence exchanged with clients, contractors, consultants, and other stakeholders.
• Monitor contractual deadlines and escalate approaching or overdue actions.
• Track key dates including notice periods, submission deadlines, approval periods, payment milestones, guarantees, insurance requirements, and contractual deliverables.
• Support administration of Client and Contractor variations and Change Orders.
• Maintain the Variation and Change Register with accurate status, references, dates, values, and approvals.
• Track Change Requests, Variation Orders, Change Proposals, commercial evaluations, and client decisions.
• Coordinate with Cost Engineers and Commercial Managers to ensure financial effects of changes are captured accurately.
• Maintain complete supporting documentation for each variation or change event.
• Ensure approved changes are incorporated into the relevant contract records and registers.
• Support preparation, administration, and tracking of contractual claims.
• Maintain Claims Registers and associated supporting evidence.
• Track events that may create contractual entitlement and ensure required documentation is retained.
• Coordinate with Planning teams regarding delay events, programme information, and Extension of Time submissions.
• Maintain records of delay notices, instructions, RFIs, approvals, responses, and related correspondence.
• Support preparation of claim narratives, chronology, and supporting documentation.
• Monitor Client responses to claims and EOT submissions and elevate outstanding actions.
• Coordinate regularly with Commercial and Cost teams on contractual and financial matters.
• Support preparation of commercial reports, contract dashboards, and management summaries.
• Ensure contractual changes and commitments are reflected in commercial and cost records.
• Assist with reconciliation between contract registers, variations, claims, commitments, and cost reports.
• Identify contractual matters that could affect project cost, schedule, risk, or commercial position.
• Support maintenance of accurate records required for final account preparation.
• Monitor Contractor compliance with contractual obligations, notices, submissions, approvals, and response requirements.
• Maintain contractor correspondence registers and submission trackers.
• Support administration of subcontractor contractual issues where required.
• Track contractor variations, claims, performance obligations, and unresolved contractual matters.
• Escalate overdue contractor actions and missing contractual submissions.
• Prepare weekly and monthly contract administration status reports.
• Maintain Contract, Correspondence, Variation, Claims, EOT, Notice, Instruction, and Approval Registers.
• Provide management with clear updates on outstanding contractual issues and required decisions.
• Identify overdue approvals, delayed responses, and potential contractual risks.
• Support commercial and contract coordination meetings and prepare minutes, action logs, and follow-up trackers.
• Review contract documentation and highlight obligations, risks, notice requirements, and commercial implications.
• Maintain an organized document filing structure with clear traceability of contractual records.
• Coordinate with Document Control teams to ensure correspondence and contractual documentation are properly registered and archived.
• Support internal, client, consultant, and project audits by providing accurate contract records.
• Assist in tracking bonds, guarantees, insurances, and other contractual securities.
• Support project closeout by ensuring contract records, variations, claims, approvals, and outstanding actions are reconciled.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor 's degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Business Administration, Law, or a related discipline.
• Saudi National eligible for the position.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant contract administration experience within construction, infrastructure, engineering, or project management environments.
• Previous exposure to airport, transportation, infrastructure, or large-scale development projects is preferred.
• Good understanding of construction contracts and practical contract administration processes.
• Experience handling notices, correspondence, variations, claims, EOT submissions, approvals, and contractual records.
• Familiarity with FIDIC or other recognized construction contract forms is preferred.
• Working knowledge of commercial management, project controls, cost management, and change processes.
• Strong ability to maintain structured, auditable, and traceable contractual documentation.
• Good analytical skills for identifying contractual obligations, deadlines, and potential risks.
• Strong organizational capability for managing multiple registers, submissions, and outstanding actions.
• Effective written communication for drafting contractual correspondence and notices.
• Confident coordination skills for working with clients, contractors, consultants, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Ability to work accurately under demanding deadlines and changing project priorities.
• Strong attention to detail, particularly regarding contractual dates, references, approvals, and supporting evidence.

Skills Set

• Contract Administration
• Construction Contracts
• Contract Registers
• Contract Data Sheets
• Contractual Correspondence
• Contractual Notices
• Notice Requirements
• Contractual Obligations
• Submission Tracking
• Approval Tracking
• Variation Management
• Change Management
• Variation Registers
• Change Orders
• Change Requests
• Change Proposals
• Claims Administration
• Claims Registers
• Extension of Time
• EOT Tracking
• Delay Documentation
• Contractual Entitlement
• Commercial Coordination
• Cost Coordination
• Contractor Payment Support
• Contractor Administration
• Subcontractor Administration
• Contract Compliance
• Bonds and Guarantees
• Insurance Tracking
• Contractual Deliverables
• Contract Risk Identification
• Contract Reporting
• Commercial Dashboards
• Final Account Support
• FIDIC Awareness
• Contract Record Management
• Document Control
• Correspondence Registers
• Instruction Registers
• Approval Trackers
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office
• Technical Reporting
• Action Tracking
• PMCM Support

Why Join Us

This opportunity provides a strong pathway for a Saudi National contract professional to build deeper experience within complex PMCM, airport, and infrastructure projects in Riyadh. The role offers direct exposure to contract administration, change management, EOTs, claims, cost coordination, commercial reporting, and contractor governance while working alongside experienced project controls and commercial teams. Saudi Arabia 's continued infrastructure investment also creates strong long-term demand for professionals with practical contract administration and FIDIC-based project experience.

About the Company

Parsons Corporation delivers engineering, infrastructure, construction management, program management, and technology solutions for major international projects. In Saudi Arabia, Parsons supports aviation, transportation, urban development, and large-scale infrastructure programs through multidisciplinary PMCM, engineering, commercial management, project controls, and contract administration expertise.