Senior Contracts Engineer

اسس | OSUS; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 460,000; Full time

Job summary

اسس | OSUS is seeking a Senior Contracts Engineer in Riyadh to lead contract administration, apply FIDIC and Saudi law, and manage variations, claims, and contractor entitlements. This role excludes pricing or cost estimating.

Responsibilities include maintaining contract registers, coordinating with multiple departments, developing contract templates, and ensuring regulatory compliance for owner-led projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil or architectural engineering is required.
• 8–12 years of relevant experience, with 5+ years in contract administration or management.
• Strong knowledge of FIDIC 1999 and 1987 (Red).
• Excellent Arabic and English reading/writing skills.
• Advanced Excel and MS Office proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Maintain contract registers and document control.
• Coordinate with project management, technical office, procurement, finance and legal.
• Prepare periodic contract status reports for the Contracts Manager.
• Develop standard contract templates, policies and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with Saudi regulations and authority delegation.
• Review contract documents, tender documents and bid deviations.
• Administer awarded contracts and monitor obligations and notices.
• Negotiate terms, analyze variations and contractor entitlements.

Skills

FIDIC knowledge

Contract interpretation

Negotiation

Risk identification

Arabic & English communication

Project coordination

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in civil or architectural engineering

Tools

MS Excel

MS Office

Job description

Our journey began in 2006 in the city of Riyadh, driven by an ambitious vision to lead the next generation of commercial, residential, and mixed‑use real estate projects. Since then, we have continued to establish our presence as a developer redefining the concept of real estate development through projects rooted in integration, innovation, thoughtful design, and modern technological solutions that elevate the end‑user experience, whether for individuals or businesses. We believe that mixed‑use developments represent the future of urban planning. Guided by this vision, we create projects that merge urban functions into a single space, reshaping daily life more efficiently and flexibly. We design vibrant destinations where living and working intersect, and where commercial and entertainment facilities harmonize within an integrated environment, fulfilling individual aspirations and supporting the growth of modern communities. At OSUS, we continue to build on this approach, inspired by Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 and committed to developing real estate solutions that elevate the urban landscape, meet the ambitions of individuals and investors, and align with the evolving nature of cities and future lifestyles.

Job Summary:

The Senior Contracts Engineer is the contractual reference on the owner/developer side. The role prepares and controls contract documents, applies FIDIC and Saudi law, and reviews variations, claims and contractors' entitlements strictly against the contract and applicable law. The role does not include pricing or cost estimating.

Responsibilities are not limited to:

General Responsibilities (not limited to):

• Maintain contract registers, document control and backups for all contracts on paper and on the system.
• Coordinate with project management, technical office, procurement, finance and legal.
• Prepare periodic contracts status reports for the Contracts Manager.
• Contribute to developing standard contract templates, policies and procedures
• Ensure compliance with Saudi regulations and company delegation of authority
• Perform any other tasks assigned by the line manager within the scope of work.

Pre-Contract Responsibilities:

• Prepare and review contract documents: form of agreement, general and particular conditions, scope of work, specifications and appendices, ensuring consistency and a clear order of precedence
• Draft Particular Conditions amending FIDIC to protect the company: risk allocation, time bars, delay damages, payment terms, guarantees, insurance, termination and dispute resolution.
• Prepare the contractual sections of tender documents and respond to bidders' contractual queries.
• Carry out the contractual evaluation of bids: deviations, exceptions, qualifications and compliance with the contract terms
• Negotiate contractual terms with bidders, identify contractual risks and propose mitigations
• Draft and finalize contracts, letters of award, purchase orders and NDAs; verify bonds, guarantees, insurances, authorized signatories and the counterparty's registrations before signature.

Post-Contract Responsibilities:

• Administer awarded contracts and monitor all parties' obligations, notices and time bars
• Review contractors' entitlements in interim and final payment applications against the contract and applicable law: retention, advance payment recovery, deductions, delay damages and set-off. Quantities are verified by the project team.
• Review variations and change orders: whether validly instructed, whether they are variations in the contractual sense, the contractor's entitlement and the contractual basis of valuation (FIDIC Clause 13); maintain the variations register
• Assess contractor claims for time and cost under FIDIC Clause 20: notice compliance, contractual basis and entitlement; draft responses and counter-claims.
• Support Engineer's determinations (FIDIC Clause 3.7) and dispute resolution through DAAB, arbitration or courts.
• Prepare contractual correspondence, notices, warnings and termination letters when required
• Track bonds, guarantees, insurances and retention, with renewals before expiry
• Manage contract close-out: review of final account entitlements, release of retention and guarantees, final discharge and lessons learned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in civil or architectural engineering.
• 8–12 years of relevant experience, of which at least 5 years in contract administration or contracts management.
• Experience with a real estate developer or owner organization
• In-depth knowledge of FIDIC 1999 and 1987 (Red), especially variations, claims, determinations, payment and termination.
• Advanced Excel and MS Office
• Strong reading, writing and communication skills in Arabic and English.
• Contract interpretation and drafting
• Practical application of FIDIC conditions
• Entitlement analysis under the contract and Saudi law
• Variations and claims assessment
• Clear contractual writing and reporting
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Negotiation of contractual terms
• Attention to detail, integrity and confidentiality