Senior Commercial Lead, Data Centre Programs

Accenture Middle East; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Middle East is seeking a senior leader to oversee all commercial aspects of large-scale Data Centre programmes in Saudi Arabia. You will ensure governance, cost control, contract management and risk oversight across complex projects, acting as a trusted advisor to clients and senior stakeholders.

The role requires extensive Data Centre experience within PMC, construction consultancy, or client-side environments, with a strong background in the Middle East and major capital projects

Qualifications

• Extensive Data Centre experience across hyperscale, co‑location, or mission‑critical facilities.
• Experience in commercial management within PMC, construction consultancy, or client‑side environments.
• Degree qualification in a related discipline with professional memberships highly desirable.
• Previous Middle East project experience is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the commercial management of large Data Centre programmes across the full project lifecycle.
• Provide strategic commercial guidance to clients and senior stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain robust commercial governance and reporting structures.
• Oversee cost management, forecasting, budgeting and financial reporting.
• Manage contract administration, change management, claims and dispute avoidance.
• Drive value engineering and cost optimisation while maintaining objectives.
• Monitor project performance against budgets and commercial KPIs.
• Lead commercial risk identification, mitigation and management strategies.
• Review procurement strategies and support contract negotiations with key suppliers and contractors.
• Collaborate with project management, planning, controls and technical teams for integrated delivery.
• Provide leadership and development support to commercial and cost management teams.
• Promote excellence, accountability and continuous improvement across project teams.

Skills

Commercial leadership

Cost management

Contract administration

Forecasting

Risk management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying / Construction Management

Professional membership of RICS/CIOB or equivalent

Job description

Accenture Middle East is seeking a senior leader to oversee all commercial aspects of large-scale Data Centre programmes in Saudi Arabia. You will ensure governance, cost control, contract management and risk oversight across complex projects, acting as a trusted advisor to clients and senior stakeholders.

The role requires extensive Data Centre experience within PMC, construction consultancy, or client-side environments, with a strong background in the Middle East and major capital projects