Contracts Management Department Manager

Hill International, Inc.; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Hill International, Inc. in Riyadh seeks a senior Contracts Manager to lead and govern all contract management activities on multi‑billion projects in the Kingdom.

You will oversee workload distribution, administration of (sub)contracts, change orders, claims, and compliance with KSA procurement laws, ensuring timely closeouts and robust risk management. Ideal candidates have 20+ years in contracts management, an engineering background, fluent in English and Arabic, and proven leadership in

Qualifications

• Bachelor in engineering from an accredited university.
• Minimum 20 years’ experience in contracts management on large-scale projects.
• Experience with Saudi Arabia procurement law.
• Experience in workload distribution, execution, and personnel management.
• Technical and administrative knowledge of engineering/construction procurement regulations and practices.
• Demonstrated experience in pricing, contract law, contract drafting, administration and negotiation of change orders.
• Thorough knowledge of prime contracts management administration and (sub) contract formation and administration.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both Arabic and English.
• Preferable experience of working in KSA.

Responsibilities

• Developing and ratifying department operating structure and processes based on PMM procedures.
• Ensuring functional compliance for awarded contracts (Performance, Invoicing, Change management, Claims, Close-out).
• Review change requests and claims for approval.
• Support other departments with contracts formation and management services.
• Monitor adherence of contracts to government and client procurement regulations.
• Oversee project close-out processes and handovers.
• Maintain knowledge transfer programs for contract staff.

Skills

Contract management

Workload distribution

Negotiation

Bilingual English/Arabic

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Responsibilities

• Developing and getting ratified department operating structure and department operating processes and procedures based on the PMM processes and procedures.
• Ensuring Functional compliance for awarded contracts in the areas of:
• Performance
• Guarantees
• Invoicing and payment
• Change management
• Claims
• Preliminary and final handover
• Defects and warranty
• Close-out
• Maintaining functional responsibility for contract administrators assigned to Clusters and Business units.
• Assessing the capability of Client’s existing contracts staff and recommend appropriate roles and responsibilities.
• Preparing the Contracts Management Section knowledge transfer program which includes comprehensive on the-job learning.
• Review change requests and claims and recommend for Approval.
• Supporting other departments with contracts formation and management services (i.e. templates for consultants services contracts, General Engineering Services contracts, etc.).
• NWC’s consolidated list of approved contractors, consultants and suppliers.
• Support NWC in reviewing commercial part of the bid packages.
• Monitor the adherence of contract to the government and client’s contractual and procurement regulations.
• Ensure proper implementation of projects close out processes and procedure according to PMM.
• Review project suspension and withdrawal requests and recommend for approval.
• Informs themselves of the relevant Quality, Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Policies, Manuals and Procedures within Hill International and ensures continued compliance with these requirements while employed by Hill.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager/supervisor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor in engineering from an accredited university.
• Minimum 20 years’ experience in contracts management including overall responsibility for contract management on large-scale projects.
• Experience with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia procurement law .
• Direct experience of managing workload distribution, execution of work and personnel management. Formation and administration of (sub) contracts: pre-qualification, compilation of bid requests, receipt of bids, bid evaluation, award, monitoring contractor performance, back charges, resolution of claims and disputes.
• Technical and administrative knowledge of engineering/ construction industry contracting practices, government and commercial procurement regulations and practices, policies, procedures and work practices.
• Demonstrated experience in pricing, contract law, contract drafting, administration and negotiation of change orders, effective correspondence, planning and scheduling.
• Thorough knowledge of prime contracts management administration as well as (sub) contract formation and administration, execution office and field procedures and documents relating to a multi discipline construction project.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both Arabic and English.
• Preferable Experience of working in KSA.