Senior Contracts Manager

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Project Overview:

Saudi Arabian Bechtel Company will provide executive project management consultancy services (including technical, commercial, and construction management) for the development of certain defined aspects of the NEOM Infrastructure in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”     NEOM is a planned cross-border city in the Tabuk Province of northwestern Saudi Arabia. The site is near the Red Sea and the borders of Egypt, and Jordan. It will cover a total area of 26,50 km2 (10,200 sq. mi) and will extend 460 km along the coast of the Red Sea.”   NEOM will be the home and workplace to more than a million residents from around the world. It will include towns and cities, ports and enterprise zones, research centers, sports and entertainment venues, and tourist destinations. As a hub for innovation, entrepreneurs, business leaders, and companies will come to research, incubate, and commercialize new technologies and enterprises in groundbreaking ways.

Job Summary:

This position will be seconded into the Neom client organization. Leads a team to manage all activities associated with formation, tendering, award and administration of assigned contract packages and perform the same. Activities include delivery of critical items required from initial project set-up, through to developing a team, establishing coordinated procedures and controls, to management of team(s) with accountability for work product to project milestones, quality and safety standards. Significant proactive engagement required with the project management team, other departments, customers and stakeholders to enable successful alignment on systems, processes, procedures and the critical activities for project success. Performs other duties as assigned.

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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, claim 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.
• Reports to the Commercial Director and/or Construction Director or designee.
• Receives functional guidance from the responsible GBU manager and/or designee.

Pre-Award:

• Prepares and manages the preparation of contract documents for execution with Customer’s Legal Advisors.
• Preparing, maintaining and managing reports, registers, presentations, and correspondence

Post-Award:

• 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.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Degree in Business, Quantity Surveying, Law, Engineering or other applicable field.
• Minimum 20 years of experience in Contracts or Commercial Management

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience in Commercial or Contracts Management on mega-projects; preference given to experience on mega-infrastructure projects
• 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

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