Senior Contract Administrator - Commercial Operations

Parsons; Tayma; On-site; SAR 156,000 - 223,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, is seeking a Contract Administrator - Commercial Operations to manage the contract lifecycle, enforce commercial controls, and coordinate with operations, finance, and engineering to ensure delivery and risk mitigation.

You will track invoices, monitor milestones, maintain documentation, support change control, and provide performance reports to management, enabling compliant, on-time project execution.

Qualifications

• Saudi National.
• Technical diploma or Bachelor\'s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of proven experience in contract administration, commercial operations, project coordination, or related functions.
• Experience within construction, infrastructure, engineering, heavy industry, equipment support, or complex project environments.
• Strong understanding of commercial contract administration throughout the contract lifecycle.
• Experience monitoring contractual commitments, payment obligations, and performance requirements.
• Demonstrated capability managing contractor, supplier, and vendor relationships.
• Practical knowledge of commercial risk identification and contract compliance.
• Experience handling variations, change control, and supporting contractual dispute resolution.
• Strong understanding of invoice review and validation against contractual deliverables.
• Experience coordinating commercial information between Finance, Operations, Engineering, and Project Management teams.
• Ability to prepare accurate management reports, commercial justifications, and compliance updates.
• Proven ability to identify process inefficiencies and implement practical workflow improvements.

Responsibilities

• Administer commercial contracts throughout the full lifecycle from award and mobilization through performance monitoring and closeout.
• Maintain complete visibility of contractual deliverables, milestone dates, financial obligations, and administrative requirements.
• Monitor contractor and supplier commitments against agreed scope, service levels, safety requirements, and performance standards.
• Track payment milestones and confirm required contractual conditions are satisfied before payment processing.
• Maintain contract registers, obligation trackers, payment records, variation logs, correspondence files, and supporting commercial documentation.
• Coordinate with Finance and Accounting teams to validate invoices against contract scope, approved deliverables, rates, and payment terms.
• Investigate invoice discrepancies and coordinate resolution with relevant contractors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
• Monitor outstanding financial dues and support timely processing of approved payments.
• Review contractual obligations throughout project execution and identify potential non‑compliance or performance concerns.
• Identify commercial and operational risks associated with contract delivery and recommend appropriate mitigation actions.
• Maintain risk records for assigned contracts and monitor the status of agreed corrective measures.
• Support change control by recording proposed scope changes, variations, amendments, and commercial impacts.
• Coordinate evaluation of contract variations with operations, engineering, finance, and project management teams.
• Maintain clear records of approved, rejected, and pending contractual changes.
• Support resolution of contract disputes by compiling relevant records, correspondence, approvals, and supporting evidence.
• Monitor contractual issues that could affect continuity of operations and elevate significant concerns to management.
• Serve as a primary coordination point for clients, contractors, vendors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders on contract administration matters.
• Maintain professional working relationships that support timely delivery and resolution of commercial issues.
• Coordinate with operations teams to confirm contract requirements remain aligned with actual service or project needs.
• Work with engineering personnel to clarify technical scope, deliverables, and contractor responsibilities.
• Provide finance teams with accurate information on contractual values, payment status, variations, and financial commitments.
• Support project managers with current contract status, outstanding actions, risks, and administrative priorities.
• Prepare weekly and monthly contract performance reports for project and executive management.
• Develop commercial summaries covering payments, deliverables, variations, risk items, and contractor performance.
• Prepare commercial justifications and supporting narratives for management review and approvals.
• Maintain accurate compliance records demonstrating adherence to contractual and organizational procedures.
• Support contract audits and governance reviews by maintaining complete and traceable documentation.
• Review operational workflows connected to contract administration and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Implement practical process improvements that reduce delays, duplication, and unnecessary administrative effort.
• Analyse recurring contract issues and recommend changes that improve cost efficiency or service performance.
• Monitor contractor and supplier responsiveness against agreed commitments and elevate repeated performance failures where necessary.
• Assist with final contract reconciliation, outstanding obligation checks, and closeout activities.
• Verify all required documentation, payments, variations, and deliverables are appropriately resolved before contract closure.
• Maintain contract management documentation using Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and approved commercial systems.
• Provide accurate records and management information in support of decision‑making and long‑term supplier performance evaluation.

Skills

Contract administration

Commercial operations

Vendor management

Invoice validation

Contract negotiations

Risk management

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

MS Excel

MS Word

Education

Technical diploma or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Parsons in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, is seeking a Contract Administrator - Commercial Operations to manage the contract lifecycle, enforce commercial controls, and coordinate with operations, finance, and engineering to ensure delivery and risk mitigation.

You will track invoices, monitor milestones, maintain documentation, support change control, and provide performance reports to management, enabling compliant, on-time project execution.