Job Description

Job Description - Associate Director - Cost/Commercial Management in Riyadh

Essential Criteria;

• In-depth knowledge and experience in cost and commercial management of projects at both pre contract, tender/procurement, and post contract stages.
• Middle East construction market experience in last 4-5 years preferable.
• Middle East construction experience added benefit, delivery experience in country would be a differentiator.
• Good common law, contract, commercial and fiduciary understanding, minimum 15 years post qualification experience.
• Excellent written English for preparation of contracts, task orders, contract letters, notices and communications.
• Good negotiation skills to agree contracts with clients, contractors, and sub-contractors.
• Previous experience in government departments/ client-side and or contractor roles.
• Large company project financial control systems use and understanding.
• Large company internal governance procedures will be an added factor.
• Good attention to detail and ability to review invoices and contracts prior to issue.

Desirable Criteria;

• Degree in relevant discipline (quantity surveying).

• Professional Membership (MRICS, MCIOB, MCIPS, MCIArb).
• Knowledge of UAe common/ government/ contract law.
• Must have experience in Infra/ Residential/ Mixed use projects
• Knowledge of PMIS systems.
• Contract interpretation and advice/ action.
• Client and stakeholder management.
• Executive level reporting.
• Internal project and financial management.
• Internal governance management.
• Resource management.
• Managing and assisting technical teams to prepare task orders/ work packages.
• Desirable Internal Accounting Experience;
• Maintaining rolling revenue, cost, margin and headcount forecasts.
• Reporting on project performance.
• Leveraging project commercial performance - revenues and costs.
• Ensure time charge hours properly captured and invoiced on time.

The Individual

• Bachelor's degree in quantity surveying or Commercial Management from recognised University or Bachelor of Laws.
• Must have previous experience of FIDIC Contracts.
• Strong contractual, commercial, and financial knowledge.
• Minimum 15 years pre and/ or post-contract relevant capacity in cost and commercial management.
• Must have consultant and/ or client background for minimum of 10 years.
• Must have minimum of 4 years Middle East experience preferred.
• Project management acumen.
• Good communication skills.
• At ease with Client presentations/ reports.
• Team player, team leader

Technical Knowledge and experience

• Contracts and sub-contracts- preparation, review and evaluation
• Knowledge of the design process in the project lifecycle
• Knowledge of the site operations process
• Contract and commercial correspondence
• Preparation of financial models and pricing proposals
• Understanding and experience of project planning, programme and delay claim preparation and evaluation
• Management of variations and claims processes, claims preparation
• Senior level commercial experience on at least one major design and construct project
• Negotiation skills
• Risk management process and practice
• Excellent ability to develop successful client relationships.

About AtkinsRéalis

Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-leading professional services and project management company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in key strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear, Operations & Maintenance and Capital. News and information are available at www.atkinsrealis.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

Rewards and Benefits

We offer an excellent package which includes

• A competitive salary
• Accommodation allowance
• Transportation allowance
• 22 calendar days annual leave
• Medical and life insurance cover
• Company gratuity scheme
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Annual flight allowance to point of origin

Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.