Commercial Director

About the Role

KBR Saudi Arabia is seeking a Commercial Director to join its team in Riyadh. This full-time position requires over 10 years of experience and involves reporting directly to the Programme Director. The Commercial Director will be responsible for managing commercial reporting, strategy, and pre- and post-contract activities for a major infrastructure programme.

Project Context

The role supports a significant infrastructure programme for a mixed-use development in Riyadh. This project aims to establish a global landmark and an authentic destination, featuring a distinct, self-sustaining community with iconic assets. KBR provides PMO services, enterprise-level governance, assurance, integration, and performance oversight across all projects and programmes within this development.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate with PMCs for executive commercial reporting and control.
• Recommend and implement appropriate commercial strategies.
• Manage pre and post-contract activities, ensuring timely decisions to prevent schedule and cost overruns.
• Produce accurate status reports and project close-out reports.
• 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 with PMCs.
• Manage executive risk reporting.
• Develop Project Cost Reports (PCR), Commercial Executive Reports, and Cashflows within Unifier, integrating data across platforms.
• Review procurement guidelines for BoQ and tender documents to develop PMC standards.
• Prepare programme-wide consolidated cost reports for various stakeholders.
• Collate annual programme budgets and prepare monthly cashflow reports for client submission.
• Develop cost benchmark reports, including Tender Price Index, Professional Fees Benchmark, and Construction Cost Benchmark.
• Issue cost benchmarking templates and elemental cost plan formats to PMCs.
• Participate in developing and implementing programme change control procedures.
• Prepare and issue programme-wide project cash flow and cost reports, including trend analysis.
• 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 Programme baseline budget.
• Support the Business Plan exercise.
• Provide portfolio-wide risk management services, consolidating PMC risk registers into programme-level registers.
• Assist the Client with commercial strategy development.
• Lead and direct contracts, risk, and other support service departments to ensure timely commercial deliverables.
• Produce Commercial Reports throughout the project’s life cycle.

Required Experience

• A minimum of 20 years of relevant experience in commercial management.

Work Type and Location

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