Contracts Administrator

Dar Al Riyadh Group; Medina; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Dar Al Riyadh Group in Saudi Arabia seeks an experienced Contract Administrator to manage, monitor, and optimize contractor agreements on major projects. You will oversee notices, variations, EOT, and entitlement assessments, coordinating with planning, commercial, and engineering teams.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Engineering and 5–8 years GCC/KSA contract administration experience, with strong documentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related discipline.
• 8–12 years total professional experience.
• 5–8 years in contract administration roles.
• 5–8 years GCC/KSA experience.
• Experience administering construction contracts in PMC/engineering consultancy/client-side environments.
• Experience with Design & Build (D&B) infrastructure and major development contracts.
• Strong knowledge of contract administration, correspondence, notices, variations, claims and EOT processes.
• Understanding of interfaces between contracts, commercial, planning, construction and engineering.
• Excellent documentation, analytical, communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Saudi Arabia/GCC project experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Administer and monitor contractor contractual obligations and compliance.
• Review contractor contractual correspondence, notices, submissions and formal communications.
• Prepare and review contractual notices and formal correspondence for PMC/Client.
• Maintain claims, variations, notices, correspondence and contractual registers.
• Monitor deliverables, obligations, milestones and submission requirements.
• Support interpretation and implementation of contract provisions and requirements.
• Review contractor variations and change requests from a contractual perspective.
• Support evaluation of claims, EOT submissions and contractual entitlements.
• Coordinate contractual matters with Planning, Commercial, Construction, Engineering and other PMC functions.
• Maintain contemporaneous records supporting contractual decisions, claims, and notices.
• Identify potential contractual exposure, risks and obligations; advise PMC management.
• Track contractual actions, approvals, notices, outstanding decisions and responses.
• Support final account preparation, contract close-out and project handover.

Skills

Contract administration

Documentation

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Contract interpretation

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

• Administer and monitor Contractor contractual obligations in accordance with the contract.
• Review Contractor contractual correspondence, notices, submissions, and formal communications.
• Prepare and review contractual notices and formal correspondence on behalf of the PMC/Client.
• Maintain claims, variations, notices, correspondence, and contractual registers.
• Monitor contractual deliverables, obligations, milestones, and submission requirements.
• Support the interpretation and implementation of contract provisions and requirements.
• Review Contractor variations and change requests from a contractual perspective.
• Support the evaluation of claims, Extension of Time (EOT) submissions, and contractual entitlements.
• Coordinate contractual matters with Planning, Commercial, Construction, Engineering, and other PMC functions.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous records supporting contractual decisions, claims, and notices.
• Identify potential contractual exposure, risks, and obligations and advise PMC management.
• Track contractual actions, approvals, notices, outstanding decisions, and required responses.
• Support completion certification, project handover, and contractual close-out activities.
• Support final account preparation and review and overall contract close-out.
• Provide contractual updates and recommendations to PMC and Client management.
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a related discipline.
• Minimum 8–12 years of total professional experience.
• 5–8 years of experience in similar contract administration roles.
• 5–8 years of GCC/KSA experience.
• Proven experience administering construction contracts within PMC, engineering consultancy, or client-side environments is preferred.
• Experience with Design & Build (D&B) infrastructure and major development contracts is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of construction contract administration, contractual correspondence, notices, variations, claims, and EOT processes.
• Experience reviewing and interpreting contract conditions and supporting contractual entitlement assessments.
• Strong understanding of project interfaces between contracts, commercial, planning, construction, and engineering functions.
• Excellent documentation, analytical, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to maintain accurate contemporaneous records and manage multiple contractual matters under tight deadlines.
• Saudi Arabia/GCC project experience is strongly preferred.