Senior Commercial Contracts Lead – Infrastructure Projects

KBR Engineering Inc; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 357,000 - 531,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR-Abu Dhabi is seeking an experienced Commercial Contracts Support Manager to oversee contract administration, compliance, claims management, and dispute resolution for a major power and water transmission project. The role involves strategic planning, coordination with client teams, and supervising multiple consultants and EPCs.

The ideal candidate has 15+ years of contracts experience on large infrastructure programmes, strong leadership abilities, and expertise in contract law, risk

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Law or Quantity Surveying. MRICS or equivalent certification is preferred.
• 15+ years of contracts administration experience in large infrastructure programmes

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial and contractual support across all project lots.
• Monitor contract compliance, addressing deviations with DELIVERY CONTRACTORS and SUPERVISION CONSULTANTS.
• Assist in contract negotiations, claims management, and dispute resolution.
• Prepare and review financial and commercial reports, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Administer the main contract and subcontracts in line with the agreed terms and conditions.
• Interpret contract clauses and advise the project team on contractual obligations, entitlements, and risks.
• Ensure compliance with contract requirements, notices, timelines, and documentation procedures.
• Maintain contract registers, correspondence logs, and records of contractual events.
• Manage variation instructions, change requests, and compensation event procedures.
• Assess contractual entitlement for time and cost arising from design changes, client instructions, delays, or disruption.
• Ensure changes are properly notified, substantiated, evaluated, and agreed.
• Track pending variations and support timely commercial closure.
• Lead efforts to resolve contractual disputes through negotiation and structured correspondence.
• Support senior management in mediation, adjudication, arbitration, or litigation preparation where required.
• Prepare contractual position papers and evidence files for disputed matters.
• Work to resolve issues early to avoid escalation and preserve project relationships.
• Manage contractual close-out procedures, including completion obligations and release of securities where applicable.
• Negotiate and settle final accounts with EPC`s.
• Ensure all claims, variations, and outstanding contractual matters are resolved before final closure.
• Support lessons learned and close-out reporting.

Skills

Contract administration

Leadership

Negotiations

Stakeholder management

Proj. cost control

MS Project

Primavera P6

Risk management

Education

Engineering/Law/QS degree

MRICS or equivalent certification

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

KBR-Abu Dhabi is seeking an experienced Commercial Contracts Support Manager to oversee contract administration, compliance, claims management, and dispute resolution for a major power and water transmission project. The role involves strategic planning, coordination with client teams, and supervising multiple consultants and EPCs.

The ideal candidate has 15+ years of contracts experience on large infrastructure programmes, strong leadership abilities, and expertise in contract law, risk