Manager - Contracts Cliff Stabilization

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is seeking a highly experienced Manager - Contracts Cliff Stabilization in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role focuses on managing prime contract administration, complex commercial activities, and high-stakes negotiations for a major cliff stabilization and infrastructure program.

Ideal candidates will have a minimum of 15 years in prime contract administration within large international engineering or construction organizations, with strong negotiation and risk management capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying or related field.
• Minimum 15 years prime contract administration experience in a large international engineering or construction organization.
• Extensive experience managing commercial and contract activities on complex construction, infrastructure, stabilization projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage commercial and contractual activities across multiple packages within a major cliff stabilization and infrastructure project.
• Represent the company in negotiations involving complex contractual issues, contract modifications, commercial terms, and client requirements.
• Review prime contract terms to identify legal, business, financial, operational, and long-term commercial implications.
• Negotiate significant contracts and contract changes under challenging conditions while maintaining company objectives and project requirements.
• Identify contractual risks, non-standard terms, commercial exposures, and clauses that do not align with company policy.
• Provide practical recommendations to senior management on risk allocation, negotiation positions, and contract administration strategies.
• Support project, division, company, and corporate strategic planning activities related to risk assessment, bid decisions, and business planning.
• Participate in bid and no-bid reviews, commercial evaluations, and early-stage project risk discussions where contract input is required.
• Maintain active oversight of contract administration processes to ensure accurate records, timely actions, and proper compliance with contractual obligations.
• Supervise lower-level contract managers and contract administrators, ensuring high-quality contract support across assigned project packages.
• Select personnel, make staffing assignments, guide team workloads, and monitor work output for consistency, quality, and commercial accuracy.
• Provide training, coaching, and professional development support for contract personnel assigned to the project.
• Keep team members informed about current contract administration practices, negotiation issues, reference materials, and relevant commercial developments.
• Maintain active participation in professional networks or industry bodies to stay updated on current contractual and commercial issues.
• Coordinate with the Project Director, department management, senior GBU leadership, project teams, suppliers, government agencies, and client contract administrators.
• Support dispute avoidance by maintaining clear contractual communication, strong documentation, and timely escalation of potential commercial issues.
• Review correspondence, negotiation records, contract files, and commercial documents to ensure the company's position is properly protected.
• Perform additional contract management and commercial responsibilities associated with the position as required.

Skills

Contract administration

Prime contracts

Contract negotiation

Contract modifications

Commercial management

Commercial risk management

Contractual risk assessment

Contract compliance

Bid analysis

No-bid analysis

Business planning support

Strategic planning support

Multi-package project contracts

Construction contracts

Infrastructure contracts

Cliff stabilization projects

Client negotiations

Supplier coordination

Government agency coordination

Contract correspondence

Contract documentation

Policy compliance

Risk allocation

Claims awareness

Dispute avoidance

Commercial governance

Contract team leadership

Contract administrator supervision

Staff assignment

Team development

Quantity surveying

MRICS

Senior stakeholder communication

Contract reporting

Contract records management

PC software packages

Engineering and construction contracts

Education

Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying or a related field

Job description

Manager - Contracts Cliff Stabilization

Job Snapshot

Role: Manager - Contracts Cliff Stabilization

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Industry: Construction

Function: Contracts Administration

Experience: Minimum 15 years

Job Type: Full-time

Overview

Manager - Contracts Cliff Stabilization in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a construction hiring opportunity with Parsons Corporation for an experienced contracts professional who can manage complex commercial and contractual activity across multiple project packages. This role requires strong prime contract administration experience, advanced negotiation capability, commercial risk awareness, and the ability to represent the company in high-value contractual discussions for a major cliff stabilization and infrastructure project.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage commercial and contractual activities across multiple packages within a major cliff stabilization and infrastructure project.
• Represent the company in negotiations involving complex contractual issues, contract modifications, commercial terms, and client requirements.
• Review prime contract terms to identify legal, business, financial, operational, and long-term commercial implications.
• Negotiate significant contracts and contract changes under challenging conditions while maintaining company objectives and project requirements.
• Identify contractual risks, non-standard terms, commercial exposures, and clauses that do not align with company policy.
• Provide practical recommendations to senior management on risk allocation, negotiation positions, and contract administration strategies.
• Support project, division, company, and corporate strategic planning activities related to risk assessment, bid decisions, and business planning.
• Participate in bid and no-bid reviews, commercial evaluations, and early-stage project risk discussions where contract input is required.
• Maintain active oversight of contract administration processes to ensure accurate records, timely actions, and proper compliance with contractual obligations.
• Supervise lower-level contract managers and contract administrators, ensuring high-quality contract support across assigned project packages.
• Select personnel, make staffing assignments, guide team workloads, and monitor work output for consistency, quality, and commercial accuracy.
• Provide training, coaching, and professional development support for contract personnel assigned to the project.
• Keep team members informed about current contract administration practices, negotiation issues, reference materials, and relevant commercial developments.
• Maintain active participation in professional networks or industry bodies to stay updated on current contractual and commercial issues.
• Coordinate with the Project Director, department management, senior GBU leadership, project teams, suppliers, government agencies, and client contract administrators.
• Support dispute avoidance by maintaining clear contractual communication, strong documentation, and timely escalation of potential commercial issues.
• Review correspondence, negotiation records, contract files, and commercial documents to ensure the company's position is properly protected.
• Perform additional contract management and commercial responsibilities associated with the position as required.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying or a related field.
• Minimum 15 years of prime contract administration experience within a large international engineering or construction organization.
• Strong experience managing commercial and contract activities on complex construction, infrastructure, stabilization, civil engineering, or major project environments.
• Comprehensive knowledge of industry business practices, prime contract negotiation, contract administration, and commercial risk management.
• Proven ability to independently negotiate highly complex contractual issues with clients, suppliers, government agencies, and project stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of legal, financial, business, operational, and long-term implications of contract negotiation and maintenance.
• Experience identifying contractual risks, non-conforming terms, commercial exposures, and policy compliance issues.
• Ability to manage and direct contract teams working on complex project situations and multiple contract packages.
• Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to prepare clear contractual correspondence, reports, recommendations, and negotiation positions.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with senior management, project directors, client representatives, internal teams, and external stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of PC software packages commonly used in contract administration, reporting, tracking, and document management.
• MRICS accreditation is preferred.
• Willingness to travel to client offices or project sites when required before contract approval or during contract execution.

Skills Set

• Contract administration
• Prime contracts
• Contract negotiation
• Contract modifications
• Commercial management
• Commercial risk management
• Contractual risk assessment
• Contract compliance
• Bid analysis
• No-bid analysis
• Business planning support
• Strategic planning support
• Multi-package project contracts
• Construction contracts
• Infrastructure contracts
• Cliff stabilization projects
• Client negotiations
• Supplier coordination
• Government agency coordination
• Contract correspondence
• Contract documentation
• Policy compliance
• Risk allocation
• Claims awareness
• Dispute avoidance
• Commercial governance
• Contract team leadership
• Contract administrator supervision
• Staff assignment
• Team development
• Quantity surveying
• MRICS
• Senior stakeholder communication
• Contract reporting
• Contract records management
• PC software packages
• Engineering and construction contracts