Senior Commercial Manager Lead

About the Project and Role

كيلوج براون اند روت is seeking a Senior Commercial Manager - Lead to join their team in Riyadh. This full-time position supports a major infrastructure program for a mixed-use development, aiming to establish a global landmark in Riyadh. The project focuses on creating a distinct, self-sustaining hub with iconic assets. KBR provides PMO services, enterprise-level governance, assurance, integration, and performance oversight across all projects and programs within this initiative.

Role Overview

Reporting to the Commercial Director, the Senior Commercial Manager - Lead is responsible for overseeing commercial activities from pre-contract through to project close-out. This includes coordinating with Project Management Consultants (PMCs) for executive commercial reporting, developing commercial strategies, and ensuring timely decision-making to prevent schedule and cost overruns. The role requires a minimum of 10 years of experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and govern standard cost and commercial reporting formats for PMCs.
• 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, ensuring integration with other platforms.
• 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 client requirements (DevCo, BOD, Excom, Treasury, PIF, HRH).
• 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, and efficiency benchmarks.
• 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 and project cost reports, including trend analysis and change reporting.
• Review cost risks and opportunities.
• Report seamlessly between Cost Break Down 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 governance, decision-making, and assurance.
• Consolidate PMC risk registers into program-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.
• Demonstrated experience in pre and post-contract management.
• Proficiency in developing and implementing commercial strategies.
• Experience with executive commercial reporting and risk management.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, contributing to a significant infrastructure development that aims to be a global landmark.