Commercial Director

About the Role

كيلوج براون اند روت is seeking a Commercial Director to join their team in Riyadh. This full-time position involves overseeing commercial aspects of a major infrastructure program for a mixed-use development, aiming to establish a global landmark in Riyadh. The program focuses on creating a distinct, self-sustaining hub with iconic assets, and KBR provides PMO services, enterprise-level governance, assurance, integration, and performance oversight across all projects.

Role Overview

Reporting to the Programme Director, the Commercial Director is responsible for coordinating with Project Management Consultants (PMCs) on executive commercial reporting, control, and strategic recommendations. The role encompasses pre- and post-contract management, ensuring accurate status reports for timely decision-making to prevent schedule slippage and cost overruns, and producing close-out reports for each project.

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 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.
• Prepare and issue cost benchmarking templates, elemental cost plan formats, and required information 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.
• Report seamlessly between Cost Breakdown Structure and Work Breakdown Structure, linking cost and schedule, including Earned Value.
• Prepare updates for changes on the Programme baseline budget and support the Business Plan exercise.
• Provide portfolio-wide risk management services to support effective governance, decision-making, and assurance.
• Consolidate PMC risk registers into programme-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

• 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, commercial strategy, and risk reporting.
• Proficiency in developing and implementing commercial reporting formats and managing project cost reports.

Work Type

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Application Process

The salary for this position will be disclosed during the application process.