Contracts Management Department Manager

About the Role

Hill International (KSA) is seeking a Contracts Management Department Manager to join their team in Riyadh, Riyadh Province. This full-time role involves overseeing all aspects of contracts management within the organization, ensuring compliance and efficient operations for large-scale projects. The position requires a professional with over 10 years of experience in contracts management.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and ratify the department's operating structure, processes, and procedures based on PMM guidelines.
• Ensure functional compliance for awarded contracts across various areas including performance, guarantees, invoicing, payment, change management, claims, handover, defects, warranty, and close-out.
• Maintain functional responsibility for contract administrators assigned to different clusters and business units.
• Assess the capabilities of the client's existing contracts staff and recommend appropriate roles and responsibilities.
• Prepare the Contracts Management Section's knowledge transfer program, including comprehensive on-the-job learning.
• Review change requests and claims, providing recommendations for approval.
• Support other departments with contracts formation and management services, including templates for various service contracts.
• Support NWC in reviewing the commercial aspects of bid packages and monitoring adherence to contractual and procurement regulations.
• Ensure proper implementation of project close-out processes and procedures according to PMM.
• Review project suspension and withdrawal requests, providing recommendations for approval.
• Ensure continuous compliance with Hill International's Quality, Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health Policies, Manuals, and Procedures.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited university.
• Minimum of 20 years of experience in contracts management, including overall responsibility for contract management on large-scale projects.
• Experience with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia procurement law is required.
• Direct experience managing workload distribution, execution of work, and personnel management.
• Demonstrated experience in the formation and administration of contracts and subcontracts, including pre-qualification, bid compilation, evaluation, award, performance monitoring, back charges, and dispute resolution.
• Technical and administrative knowledge of engineering/construction industry contracting practices, government and commercial procurement regulations, policies, procedures, and work practices.
• Proven experience in pricing, contract law, contract drafting, administration, negotiation of change orders, effective correspondence, planning, and scheduling.
• Thorough knowledge of prime contracts management administration, as well as subcontract formation and administration, execution office, and field procedures related to multi-discipline construction projects.
• Experience working in KSA is preferred.

Application Process

Candidates who meet the above qualifications are encouraged to apply for this full-time position in Riyadh. Salary details will be discussed during the interview process.