Senior Contracts Administrator

Sccsinternational; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Hill International in Saudi Arabia seeks a Lead Contracts Administrator to support the commercial and project delivery teams. You will maintain contract registers, administer correspondence and notices, and coordinate start-up, amendments and close-out for a major roads portfolio.

Strong leadership and senior contract management experience are required. Knowledge of FIDIC, and membership in RICS/CIArb/CIPS/ICE are preferred; Oracle Unifier and SAP experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Degree in quantity surveying, construction management, engineering, law or commerce.
• At least 15 years in contract administration, commercial management or contract management on major infrastructure/construction work (roads/highways).
• Knowledge of FIDIC and other standard forms.
• Membership of RICS, CIArb, CIPS or ICE preferred.
• Experience with Oracle Unifier and SAP.
• Giga-project or public sector governance experience is a plus.
• Project duration of five months.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate contract registers and administer contractual correspondence, notices and approvals.
• Monitor milestones, obligations and deliverables and ensure compliance with securities, warranties and insurance.
• Coordinate contract start-up, amendments, renewals, extensions and close-out.
• Act as the first point of contact on administration matters across the project.
• Provide leadership and guidance to contracts administrators and support staff.

Skills

Leadership

Education

Quantity surveying

Construction management

Engineering

Law

Commerce

Tools

Oracle Unifier

SAP

Job description

A lead administration post on a large portfolio of roads infrastructure contracts, supporting Hill International's commercial and project delivery teams in Saudi Arabia. The work is the record and the process rather than the strategy: maintaining accurate contract registers, administering contractual correspondence, notices and approvals, and keeping contract documentation current and defensible.

The holder monitors milestones, obligations and deliverables, and checks compliance with securities, warranties, guarantees and insurance requirements. Contract start-up, amendments, renewals, extensions and close-out are all coordinated from this post, and the holder acts as the first point of contact on administration matters across the project.

Leadership is part of it: contracts administrators and support staff report to this role and are guided and mentored by it. Hill asks for a degree in quantity surveying, construction management, engineering, law or commerce, and at least fifteen years in contract administration, commercial management or contract management on major infrastructure or construction work, with a focus on roads or highways.

Knowledge of FIDIC and other standard forms is required and membership of RICS, CIArb, CIPS or ICE is preferred. Oracle Unifier and SAP are named, and experience of giga-project or public sector governance is treated as an asset. The posting states a project duration of five months.

No salary is published.