Contracts Management Department Manager

About the Role

Hill International (KSA) is seeking a Contracts Management Department Manager for a full-time position in Riyadh, Riyadh Province. This role is responsible for establishing and leading the contracts management function, ensuring all contracts comply with client requirements, PMM procedures, and Saudi procurement regulations across the program. The position requires extensive experience in overseeing the entire contract lifecycle and providing strategic oversight on contract risks and dispute resolution.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and ratify department operating structure, processes, and procedures based on PMM guidelines.
• Ensure functional compliance for awarded contracts in areas such as performance guarantees, invoicing, payment, change management, claims, preliminary and final handover, defects, warranty, and close-out.
• Maintain functional responsibility for contract administrators assigned to Clusters and Business Units.
• Assess the capability of the client’s existing contracts staff and recommend appropriate roles and responsibilities.
• Prepare and implement the Contracts Management Section knowledge transfer program, including comprehensive on-the-job learning.
• Review change requests and claims, recommending them for approval.
• Support other departments with contract formation and management services, including templates for various service contracts.
• Support NWC in reviewing the commercial aspects of bid packages and maintaining consolidated lists of approved contractors, consultants, and suppliers.
• Monitor adherence of contracts to government and client’s contractual and procurement regulations.
• Ensure proper implementation of project close-out processes and procedures according to PMM.
• Review project suspension and withdrawal requests and recommend for approval.
• Ensure continued compliance with Hill International's quality, environmental, safety, and occupational health policies, manuals, and procedures.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum of 20 years of experience in contract management, with overall responsibility for contract management on large-scale projects.
• Direct experience in managing workload distribution, work execution, and personnel management.
• Experience with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia procurement law is required, with previous work experience in KSA preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in the formation and administration of (sub)contracts, including pre-qualification, bid request compilation, bid evaluation, award, contractor 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 (sub)contract formation and administration, execution office, and field procedures and documents related to multi-discipline construction projects.

Application Process

Candidates meeting the specified requirements are encouraged to apply. Salary details will be discussed during the interview process.