Senior Consultant - Contract Admin

Turner & Townsend; Tabuk; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a global professional services company that transforms challenges into opportunities. This role involves overseeing contract execution, ensuring compliance, and managing complex contractual matters. With a focus on collaboration, you will work alongside project management teams to mitigate risks and enhance project outcomes. If you have extensive experience in contract administration and a strong legal background, this is your chance to contribute to impactful projects that improve lives. Embrace the opportunity to excel in a dynamic environment where your expertise will make a significant difference.

Qualifications

• Minimum 20 years of senior-level experience in consultancy.
• Postgraduate degree in Law and a bachelor's in Quantity Surveying required.

Responsibilities

• Manage contract execution and compliance with legal standards.
• Track contracts and facilitate approvals throughout their lifecycle.
• Prepare and review contractual correspondence and notices.

Skills

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Stakeholder Management

Attention to Detail

Writing Skills

Management Experience

Computer 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. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity 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, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Job Description

• Contract Execution – Convert defined scope, deliverables, and fee structures into templated contract formats. Review contracts for accuracy and completion, route contracts for approvals and upload to contract repository. Liaise with the in-house Legal team regarding contract compliance.
• Contract Tracking - Track all contracts and facilitate business and legal approvals; proactively follow up with approvers during contract life cycle. Ensure contracts are submitted through correct workflow.
• Review of project correspondence and identify key risks to programme and budget, working closely with project management team and senior management to identify mitigations and action plans.
• Prepare / review contractual correspondence and notices where required ensuring that all carried out in accordance with the contract requirements.
• Review of claim notices and submissions and preparing assessments of the exposure of the client to under the contract to additional costs and budgets, working closely with the project team and consultants.
• Responsible for preparing, managing trackers of all changes, variations and claims under the Contract.
• Fully conversant will all forms of FIDIC suite of contracts.
• Extensive experience in reviewing and assessing contentious and complex contractual matters, including claims. Preparation of detailed and reasoned reports for issuance to relevant stakeholders with clear recommendations on how to resolve or manage.
• Invoice Issue Resolution - Assist in resolving issues related to invoices, purchase orders and payments by working closely with vendors and internal Accounts Payable (AP) team.
• Reporting - Assist in compiling monthly reports for Client approval.

Qualifications

• A post graduate degree in Law either a LLB or LLM and a bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying.
• Must have experience working in consultancy and acting as lead contract administrator.
• Minimum 20 years of working experience on a senior level.
• Very strong communication skills.
• Extensive management experience.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Strong computer skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and organization skills.
• Strong stakeholder management and engagement capabilities.