Senior Commercial Manager

KBR; Riyad Al Khabra; On-site; SAR 562,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading project management consultancy in Riyadh is seeking an experienced Senior Commercial Manager. This role involves leading a 20-member team in post contract management and ensuring timely delivery of commercial deliverables. The ideal candidate will have over 15 years of experience in similar roles, particularly in the Middle East, and will possess strong leadership and commercial skills. Fluency in English and experience with international contracting are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of experience in a similar role.
• Minimum of 10 years working experience in the Middle East.
• Sound knowledge of commercial aspects of major civil & infrastructure projects.
• Experience in managing direct reports with responsibility for teams of more than 20 people.
• Membership of a recognised International Professional Body e.g. MRICS.
• Experience in international contracting mechanisms including FIDIC, NCE.
• Fluency in English both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Lead the post contract commercial team to meet Programme objectives.
• Coordinate with the Client, PMC Project Managers, Consultants, and Contractors.
• Process payments and manage variations and change.
• Review claims and produce position reports.
• Develop and implement client's commercial strategy.

Skills

Leadership

Strong interpersonal skills

Commercial awareness

Strong customer focus

Planning & organizing

Education

BSc Quantity Surveying or master's degree

Tools

MS Office

Project management software

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Title:

Senior Commercial Manager

LOCATION

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

project description

The project is a major Built Environment mixed-use development aiming to be a global landmark recognized for its unique vision and position as an authentic destination in Riyadh. The community will be a distinct, self-sustaining hub for Riyadh offering several iconic assets. KBR will provide Project Management Consultancy services in project planning, controls, design and engineering management, and implementation of the development and early works packages.

THE ROLE

Reporting to the Procurement, Cost and Commercial Director, the Senior Commercial Manager is responsible for all post contract management. Management of the post contract commercial team (Approx 20 individuals) to ensure the provision of accurate status reports that allow timely decisions to be made to prevent schedule slippage and cost overruns and production of close out reports for each project.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the post contract commercial team to ensure that they meet the Programme objectives by managing the executed contracts and ensuring related services are delivered on time and within budget, in an ethical manner always, and truly in accordance with project procedures.

• Co-ordination with the Client, PMC Project Managers, Consultants and Contractors to ensure timely production of all required post contract commercial deliverables by KBR including but not limited to:

• Processing of Payments,
• Management of Variations and Change
• Reviews of Claims and Production of Position Reports.
• Production of Commercial and Cost Reports.
• Management of all claims processes.
• Support the development and implementation of Clients commercial strategy.
• Updating Commercial Trackers for Notices, Claims, Variations and Early Warnings.

EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

·BSc Quantity Surveying or master’s degree

• Minimum 15 years of experience in a similar role
• Minimum of 10 years working experience in Middle East
• Sound knowledge of commercial aspects of major civil & infrastructure projects including build asset environments.

• Experience in managing direct reports with overall responsibility for teams more than 20 people
• Experienced user of MS Office and understanding of project management software
• Membership of a recognised International Professional Body e.g. MRICS
• Experience in international contracting mechanisms including FIDIC, NCE
• Fluency in English both written and spoken

COMPETENCIES

• Leadership
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Commercial awareness
• Strong customer focus
• Planning & organising
• Accepts Responsibility
• HSE Awareness