Commercial Director

About the Role

كيلوج براون اند روت is seeking a Commercial Director to join their team in Riyadh. This full-time role involves overseeing commercial aspects of a major infrastructure program for a mixed-use development. The project aims to establish a global landmark in Riyadh, recognized for its unique vision and position as an authentic destination, creating a distinct, self-sustaining hub with iconic assets.

Project Context

KBR provides PMO services, enterprise-level governance, assurance, integration, and performance oversight across all projects and programs within this significant infrastructure initiative. The Commercial Director will report directly to the Programme Director and play a critical role in ensuring commercial success and control throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate with PMCs for executive commercial reporting and control.
• Recommend and implement appropriate commercial strategies.
• Manage pre and post-contract activities.
• Provide accurate status reports to support timely decision-making and prevent schedule slippage or cost overruns.
• Produce close-out reports for each project.
• Develop, implement, and govern standard cost and commercial reporting formats for PMCs.
• Maintain a database of all insurances, guarantees, and warranties.
• Compile and validate analytical commercial data in coordination with PMCs.
• 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 Bill of Quantities (BoQ) and tender documents to develop PMC standards.
• Prepare programme-wide consolidated cost reports consistent with agreed reporting requirements for various stakeholders.
• Collate annual programme-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, and efficiency benchmarks.
• Issue cost benchmarking templates and elemental cost plan formats to PMCs.
• Participate in the development and implementation of programme change control procedures.
• Prepare and issue programme-wide project cash flow and cost reports, including trend analysis and change reporting.
• Review cost risks and opportunities.
• Ensure seamless reporting between Cost Breakdown Structure and Work Breakdown Structure, linking cost and schedule, including Earned Value.
• Prepare updates for changes on the Programme baseline budget.
• Support the Business Plan exercise.
• Provide portfolio-wide risk management services, consolidating PMC risk registers into programme-level and departmental risk registers.
• 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

• A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in commercial management, preferably within large-scale infrastructure or mixed-use development projects.
• Demonstrated experience in pre and post-contract management.
• Proficiency in developing and implementing commercial strategies and reporting formats.
• Experience with risk reporting and management.
• Familiarity with cost benchmarking and budget management.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, contributing to a landmark infrastructure program. The role requires collaboration with various stakeholders, including PMCs, DevCo, BOD, Excom, Treasury, PIF, and HRH.