Senior Contract Administration Specialist

Fluor Corporation; Al Khobar; On-site; SAR 41,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Fluor Corporation in Khobar, Saudi Arabia, seeks a Senior Contract Administration Specialist for oil & gas and petrochemical projects. A Bachelor’s in engineering or business and 12+ years of contracts experience are required.

You will lead contract strategy, post-award administration, and change management, ensuring compliance and robust documentation across EPC and related contracts. The role demands strong language in English and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Supply Chain Management or Business Administration.
• 12+ years of experience in Contracts (post-award).
• Experience with EPC, Lump Sum, Unit Rate, Time & Materials, Framework, Supporting Works, Facilities Agreements.

Responsibilities

• Pre-qualifications of bidders.
• Devise bidding strategy from ITB package to contract award.
• Establish price databases for internal estimates and budgeting.
• Review contracts and develop contract administration strategy and milestones.
• Create summary and control sheets for progress, payments, delays, changes and variations.
• Maintain letters log and draft contractor letters.
• Ensure record keeping for audits and manage contractual documents.
• Review change/variation orders and contractor claims for entitlement and quantification.
• Take proactive actions to avoid disputes with Contractors.
• Review contractor payment requests for invoicing.
• Attend project meetings and record Minutes and action items.
• Advise project team on contractual items and coordinate with stakeholders.

Skills

Contracting strategy

Risk management

Commercial analysis

Contract administration

Documentation

Change management

MS Office

Record keeping

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related

Job description

Job details

Posted 13 September 2026

Start date 31 August 2026

Salary Range USD

9

• 9

per Hour

Location Saudi Arabia

Job type Contract

Discipline Oil Gas and Chemicals

Reference 170106

Job Function Contract Administrator

Our client is proud to design and build projects and careers. They are committed to fostering a welcoming and collaborative work environment that encourages big-picture thinking, brings out the best in their personnel, and helps them develop innovative solutions that contribute to building a better world together. If this sounds like a culture you would like to work in, you are invited to apply for this role.

Client is looking for Senior Contract Administration Specialist

Project Type:

Oil & gas, petrochemical, power plant

Location:

Khobar, Saudi Arabia

Requirements/Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Supply Chain Management or Business Administration.
• Minimum 12 years of experience in Contracts (mostly in post-award)
• Types of contracts > EPC, Lump Sum, Unit Rate, Time & Material, Framework, Supporting Works, Facilities Agreements

Key Competencies and Skills:

• Contracting strategy and risk management
• Commercial analysis and evaluations
• Compliance and governance
• Post-award administration
• Drafting and reporting
• Change management
• MS office
• Record management

Responsibilities:

• Perform pre-qualifications of bidders.
• Devise bidding strategy especially from medium to high value contracts. Execute the bidding from ITB package development to contract award.
• Establish data base of prices from bidders as a reference for internal/future estimates and budgeting.
• Review the contracts in detail and establish Contract Administration strategy along with contract synopsis with important milestones, deliverables, timelines, obligations of Contractors and Company.
• Establish summary sheets and detailed controlling sheets for progress, payments, delay events, change orders, variations orders. Maintain these sheets for latest data.
• Maintain letters log from and to Contractors. Draft the letters for Contractors.
• Ensure precise record keeping for traceability and audits. Maintain records of contractual documents (i.e. bank guarantees, insurances)
• Ensure compliance of contractual obligations from Contractors.
• Review and analyze the change/variation order requests and claims from Contractors, for contractual entitlement, quantification of scope, assessment of commercial figures (including internal estimates), negotiations, robust documentation.
• Take pro-active actions in order to avoid and mitigate the risks of disputes with Contractors.
• Review the Payment Requests from Contractors in detail for invoice processing.
• Attend project progress and contractual/commercial meetings with Contractors, keep records of all Minutes of Meetings and action items.
• Advise the project team on all contractual items.
• Coordinate with all stakeholders internally and externally.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; age; sex; sexual orientation; gender identity; religion; national origin; disability; veteran status; genetic information; or any other criteria protected by governing law.