Description:
Major Responsibilities
- Engage as part of the team with the customer to develop and align strategy;
- Team management, guidance and development to effectively resolve change events, claims and disputes fairly including coordination with legal as may be required;
- Team player that can direct and receive guidance and feedback and is able to perform the work as well as manage/lead the performance of the work; and
- Reports to the Commercial Director, Cluster Senior Contracts Manager or Project Director or designee.
- Leads others on and performs contract formation activities, including:
- Forming and issuing tender packages, tracking and closing queries, receiving and evaluating proposals, and providing input to the recommendations for award.
- Meetings/workshops, such as bid clarification and pre-award meetings, for the purpose of ensuring complete understanding and agreement between Bechtel, the client, and contractor on all contractual matters.
- Prepares and manages the preparation of contract documents for execution with Customer’s Legal Advisors.
- Preparing, maintaining and managing reports, registers, presentations, and correspondence.
- Other pre-award duties as assigned.
- Leads others on and performs contracts administration activities, including:
- Preparation, maintaining, and implementation of applicable procedures.
- Review of Contract terms and conditions to identify and monitor areas of risk, ambiguities, conflicts or deviations from the scope of work.
- Development and implementation of appropriate mechanisms to monitor compliance with contract terms and conditions.
- Resolution of Contract claims as they develop, including engagement of legal department where necessary.
- Obtaining and/or managing the receipt of all contract deliverables for handover and close-out of contracts.
- The control of status reporting documents.
- The preparation and maintenance of reports, registers, presentations, and correspondence.
- Performs other post-award duties as assigned.
Education And Experience Requirements
- Degree in Business, Quantity Surveying, Law, Engineering or other applicable field.
- 20-years of experience in Contracts or Commercial Management.
- 10-years of team leadership experience.
Required Knowledge And Skills
- Experience in Commercial or Contracts Management on mega-projects; preference given to experience on mega-infrastructure projects and vertical constructions.
- Leadership and teamwork capabilities suitable for managing a workforce of many nationalities and backgrounds.
- Experience and completion of courses in pricing, contract law, contract drafting, contract administration and negotiation, planning and scheduling.
- Extensive skill in working and communicating effectively, both orally and in writing, with other project functional groups, Customers and Stakeholders.
- Must be proficient in English language, orally and written; Arabic is beneficial.
- Experience Middle East / Saudi Arabia