Contracts Administrator

Parsons Oman; Makkah Region; On-site; SAR 224,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm located in Saudi Arabia is seeking a Contracts Administrator. This role involves managing contract administration functions, reviewing contracts, drafting agreements for engineering projects, and ensuring compliance with contractual terms. Ideal candidates will have 12+ years of relevant experience and a bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or Finance. Knowledge of FIDIC contracts is a plus, and you will play a crucial role in advising project teams and ensuring contract compliance.

Benefits

Endless opportunities for career growth

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• 12+ years of prime contract administration experience required.
• Thorough knowledge of industry business practices and negotiation.
• Certification in FIDIC or experience with FIDIC-based contracts.

Responsibilities

• Manage all Contract Administration functions within the Department.
• Review client contracts to identify risks.
• Draft contracts for large engineering/construction management projects.
• Lead coordination of change documents with Project Managers.
• Advise on scope, financial, and risk issues of prime contracts.

Skills

Prime contract administration experience

Industry business practices

Negotiation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Finance, or related field

Job description

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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Contracts Administrator to join our team! In this role you will be responsible for all Contract Administration functions within the Department. Provides management, supervision and technical guidance to Contract Administration staff.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Reviews client contracts to identify risks and to ensure conformity to client policies and procedures.

• Drafts contracts for large engineering/construction management projects.

• Proposes alternative text/clauses to client contracts, as appropriate for the client.

• Ensures that the contract and any changes are thoroughly reviewed for legal, risk management, and accounting issues prior to submitting to management for approval. This includes coordination with appropriate client’s business groups.

• Lead the efforts with coordinating, organizing, and securing change documents with Project Managers.

• Assist Project Team with change documents for completeness and accuracy.

• Lead in maintaining and managing change logs in company systems.

• Assist in preparation of written communications on technical and non-technical matters for various levels of management.

• Provide support to project teams in tracking all management of change (MOC) related process changes.

• Help in gathering data and prepare supporting documentation during both Engineering and Construction phases of a project.

• Organize and track documents as they go through the approval process, make sure signed forms are gathered, and saved for auditing purposes.

• Participate as a member of the negotiating team, consisting of business development and project management personnel, for establishing business terms and contract conditions.

• Monitor and administer the business provisions of prime contracts to ensure compliance with contractual terms and conditions.

• Advise the Contracts Manager and any appropriate Project Managers regarding scope, financial, and risk issues of prime contracts.

• May be responsible for overseeing a significant portion of the contract administration activities within designated market areas.

• Solve significant prime contract problems, taking independent action as prescribed by project procedures.

• Provide guidance and direction to junior Contract Administrators, as appropriate.

• Provide contract review and support for the standardization of the client’s general provisions and front‑end contracts.

Closeout Support

• Provide project management support of closeout documentation for final acceptance by the Client.

• Provide closeout updates, in Smartsheet, to the infrastructure team regarding each individual project closeout status.

• Provide support for review of invoices and project schedule of values as required by the project team and audit.

• Provide additional support to the Project Controls team as required.

What Required Skills You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Finance, or related field.

• 12+ years of prime contract administration experience is required.

• Requires a thorough knowledge of industry business practices and the negotiation of prime contracts.

• Certification in FIDIC (International Federation of Consulting Engineers) contract administration or demonstrated experience working with FIDIC-based contracts.

What Desired Skills You’ll Bring:

• Professional membership such as MRICS (Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) is highly desirable and considered an asset.

Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.

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