Senior Consultant - Contract Admin

Turner & Townsend; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a seasoned Contract Administrator with extensive experience in managing complex contractual matters. This role involves executing, tracking, and reviewing contracts to ensure compliance and mitigate risks. Candidates will leverage their strong legal background and senior-level experience to drive successful project outcomes. Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to transforming projects into impactful results, where your expertise will play a crucial role in shaping the future of project management in various sectors.

Qualifications

• 20+ years of senior-level experience in contract administration.
• Strong communication, management, and analytical skills required.

Responsibilities

• Convert defined scope and deliverables into contract formats.
• Track contracts and facilitate approvals throughout the lifecycle.
• Review project correspondence to identify key risks.

Skills

Contract Management

Legal Compliance

Stakeholder Management

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Postgraduate Degree in Law (LLB or LLM)

Bachelor's Degree in Quantity Surveying

Job description

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. We work with clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy, and natural resources to transform projects into successful outcomes that improve people's lives. Our partnership approach enables us to deliver impactful projects and programs by turning challenges into opportunities and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset, and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero, and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm. Turner & Townsend and CBRE collaborate to provide leading programme, project, and cost management services globally.

Job Description

1. Contract Execution – Convert defined scope, deliverables, and fee structures into templated contract formats. Review contracts for accuracy and completeness, route for approvals, and upload to the contract repository. Liaise with the in-house Legal team regarding contract compliance.
2. Contract Tracking – Track all contracts, facilitate approvals, and follow up proactively during the contract lifecycle. Ensure correct workflow submission.
3. Review project correspondence to identify key risks to the programme and budget, working closely with project management and senior management to develop mitigations and action plans.
4. Prepare and review contractual correspondence and notices, ensuring compliance with contract requirements.
5. Review claim notices and submissions, assessing the client's exposure to additional costs and budgets, in collaboration with the project team and consultants.
6. Manage trackers for all changes, variations, and claims under the contract.
7. Be fully conversant with all forms of FIDIC contracts.
8. Have extensive experience in reviewing and assessing contentious and complex contractual matters, including claims, and in preparing detailed reports with recommendations.
9. Assist in resolving invoice, purchase order, and payment issues by working with vendors and the Accounts Payable team.
10. Assist in compiling monthly reports for client approval.

Qualifications

• A postgraduate degree in Law (LLB or LLM) and a bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying.
• Experience working in consultancy and acting as lead contract administrator.
• Minimum 20 years of senior-level experience.
• Strong communication, management, writing, and computer skills.
• Attention to detail, analytical, organizational, stakeholder management, and engagement capabilities.

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