Contracts Manager (E1)

Role overview

Key responsibilities

• Protect project commercial and contractual interests and lead the contracts team, including workload distribution and personnel management.
• Manage pre-qualification, bid requests, bid receipt and evaluation, contract award, and subcontract administration.
• Monitor contractor performance and administer applicable back charges.
• Negotiate change orders and assess pricing and cost and time impacts; manage claims and disputes and resolve or escalate them.
• Draft and review contracts, advise on obligations and risk, and oversee prime contract administration.
• Establish construction execution-office and field procedures and documents; prepare notices and correspondence and maintain records.
• Coordinate planning and scheduling on delay and extension-of-time issues, ensure procurement compliance, and report risks and status to senior management.

Education and experience

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Quantity Surveying, Law, Engineering, Construction Management, Supply Chain Management, or an equivalent field from an accredited university.
• Minimum 17 years of contracts management experience, including overall responsibility for large-scale projects.
• Experience managing team workload, work execution, and personnel.
• Experience in contract and subcontract formation and administration, tendering, contractor performance, change orders, claims, and disputes.
• Demonstrated experience with pricing, contract law, drafting, negotiation, correspondence, planning, and scheduling.
• International experience on multidisciplinary construction projects; Saudi Arabia experience is preferred.

Technical knowledge and credentials

• Knowledge of engineering and construction contracting practices, procurement regulations, policies, procedures, and work practices.
• Thorough knowledge of prime contracts and subcontract formation and administration, including construction execution-office and field procedures.
• Working knowledge of international standard forms such as FIDIC.
• Professional qualifications such as RICS, CIArb, or FIDIC contract training are advantageous.
• The posting notes a preference for candidates educated in Western countries.

Skills and competencies

• Excellent verbal and written communication, negotiation, and commercial judgment.
• Leadership and people-management ability, including workload distribution and team management.
• Analytical skills and experience in pricing and commercial evaluation.
• Contract drafting, correspondence, accurate record keeping, planning, and scheduling skills.

Working hours

• Flexible daily start and finish times within a structured schedule of up to 48 hours per week.

Benefits and work environment

• The posting mentions salary and benefits including housing, transportation, healthcare, and wellness support.
• The employer describes a collaborative, inclusive workplace and opportunities to contribute to projects across Saudi Arabia and the GCC.

Application details

• Application deadline: 10 November 2026. Riyadh-based candidates are preferred; relocation support is available.