Senior Manager - Development Design & Engineering - 20004746 CDU8

Qiddiya Investment Company; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Qiddiya Investment Company seeks a Senior Manager - Commercial to oversee budget control, forecasting, and reporting for major transport infrastructure programs in Saudi Arabia. You will ensure financial discipline and provide detailed analyses to support strategic decisions.

The role requires experience in contracts, claims, arbitration, and leadership across multi-project programs, with proficiency in Prism or SAP and Power BI, and prior Middle East exposure preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and professional qualification preferred.
• Experience leading commercial management on major projects in regulated environments.
• Strong experience in contracts, claims and arbitration; Saudi/Middle East exposure preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee budget management and cost control across major transport programs.
• Provide comprehensive reporting and forecasting to support decisions.
• Lead a commercial and contract administration team across multiple projects.
• Engage with senior stakeholders and ensure compliance with governance requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

English communication

Budget management

Forecasting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying / Commercial Management / Cost Engineering / Legal or related field

RICS designation preferred

Tools

Power BI

PRISM

SAP

Job description

The Senior Manager - Commercial is responsible for overseeing budget management, cost control, and comprehensive reporting for major transport infrastructure projects. This role will have strong expertise in various systems associated with reporting and forecasting including Power BI, PRISM or similar systems. This role ensures financial discipline, accurate forecasting, and detailed reporting to support strategic decision-making and project success.

• Bachelor's degree - Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Cost Engineering, Legal or related field
• Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors preferred
• 10 – 15 years’ Commercial construction delivery experience – ideally Contractor and Consultancy and working in Program wide roles, working with large commercial teams across multiple projects
• Major program experience – managing multiple projects, conflicting priorities, and stakeholders.
• Previous KSA /Middle East experience preferred
• Experience leading Commercial Management of Major Projects in a highly regulated, complex, matrixed environments evidencing Full project life-cycle involvement (Bidding thorough to Final Account).
• Subject matter expert in contracts, claims, arbitration.
• Supports team through period of business changes in responding to changing business requirements.
• Provides strategic support and guidance in managing and prioritizing the workload of a commercial and contract administration team, deadline-driven and ability to optimize workload.
• Ability to leverage exceptional written and verbal skills in English – articulate ideas, strategies, and project performance to a range of audiences and to influence at senior levels.
• Ability to leverage in-depth knowledge of enterprise-level management software, such as Prism, SAP, or similar systems.
• Leadership skills to inspire large, diverse teams and deliver results.
• Leadership skills and the ability to lead the commercial function's direction, specifically endorsing or opposing practices as needed.

Comprehensive benefits package