Commercial Manager
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Overview
KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life.
We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments.
For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.
As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms.
We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 51st largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2024 WA100 Survey.
We invite you to join us.
Why?
When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards.
Responsibilities
- Our newest opportunity is for a talented Commercial Manager to join our award winning team in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
- This critical role will be responsible for maintaining communication with clients Pm team as well as their procurement department.
- We envisage success in this role to include:
- Lead all commercial activities across assigned projects, including cost control, budgeting, and financial reporting
- Manage pre- and post-contract activities including tendering, evaluation, and award recommendations
- Administer contracts in line with project requirements and company policies
- Review, negotiate, and manage variations, claims, and final accounts
- Ensure proper documentation and commercial governance throughout the project lifecycle
- Provide strategic commercial advice to project teams and senior stakeholders
- Liaise with contractors, consultants, and client representatives to resolve commercial issues
- Monitor project cash flow, forecasts, and financial risks
- Support procurement strategies and vendor management
- Ensure compliance with UAE regulations and Abu Dhabi Ports standards
Qualifications
- To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envisage that you will bring a minimum of 15 years' experience under infrasturcuture/marine/industrial projects experience is prefered from a similar role within a PMC, partnered with a Bachelor’s Degree in Quantity Surveying or Engineering.
- Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Engineering, or related field
- Minimum 15 years of experience in commercial management, preferably within infrastructure, marine, or port projects
- Strong experience working on large-scale projects in the UAE, preferably Abu Dhabi
- Proven experience in contract administration (FIDIC preferred)
- Solid understanding of cost management, claims, and dispute resolution
- Experience working in a client-facing or secondment role is highly preferred
- Strong negotiation, analytical, and communication skills
- KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people.
- We embrace diversity and recognise its’ contribution to client success wherever we work.
- We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.
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