Senior Commercial Manager

About KBR and the Project

KBR, Inc. is providing PMO services, enterprise-level governance, assurance, integration, and performance oversight for a major infrastructure program in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This program supports a mixed-use development designed to be a global landmark and a distinct, self-sustaining hub within Riyadh, featuring several iconic assets.

Role Overview

The Senior Commercial Manager reports to the Senior Commercial Manager – Lead. This full-time position is based in Riyadh and involves coordinating with Project Management Consultants (PMCs) on executive commercial reporting, strategic commercial recommendations, and pre- and post-contract management. The role is critical for providing accurate status reports to support timely decision-making, prevent schedule slippage and cost overruns, and produce project close-out reports.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and govern standard cost and commercial reporting formats for PMCs.
• Develop and maintain a database of all insurances, guarantees, and warranties.
• Coordinate with PMCs to compile and validate analytical commercial data.
• Manage executive risk reporting.
• Develop Project Cost Reports (PCR), Commercial Executive Reports, and Cashflows within Unifier, integrating with other platforms for data consistency.
• Review existing procurement guidelines for Bills of Quantities (BoQ) and tender documents to develop standards for PMCs.
• Prepare program-wide consolidated cost reports consistent with agreed reporting requirements for various stakeholders.
• Collate annual program-wide budgets and prepare monthly cashflow reports for client submission.
• Prepare and develop cost benchmark reports, including Tender Price Index, Professional Fees Benchmark, Construction Cost Benchmark for Assets and Infrastructure, and efficiency benchmarks.
• Prepare and issue cost benchmarking templates, elemental cost plan formats, and required information to PMCs.
• Participate in the development and implementation of program change control procedures.
• Prepare and issue program-wide project cash flow reports.
• Prepare project cost reports, including trend analysis and change reporting.
• Review cost risks and opportunities.
• Report seamlessly between Cost Breakdown Structure and Work Breakdown Structure, linking cost and schedule, including Earned Value.
• Prepare updates for changes on the program baseline budget.
• Support the business plan exercise.
• Provide portfolio-wide risk management services to support effective governance, decision-making, and assurance for respective District/Master Plans.
• Consolidate PMC risk registers into program-level and departmental risk registers for escalation and reporting.
• Assist the client with the development of commercial strategy.
• Lead and direct contracts, risk, and other support service departments, ensuring timely production of all required commercial deliverables by KBR.
• Produce commercial reports throughout the project’s life cycle.

Qualifications and Experience

Candidates for the Senior Commercial Manager position should possess a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in commercial management within large-scale infrastructure or development projects. The role requires strong analytical skills and the ability to manage complex commercial data and reporting structures.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, supporting a significant infrastructure program. The role involves close coordination with various internal and external stakeholders, including PMCs and client representatives.

Application Process

Salary for this position will be disclosed during the recruitment process. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply.