Manager (PreContract Rail/Metro)📣 Job Ad

About Systra

SYSTRA is a global engineering and consultancy group specializing in public transport and sustainable mobility. With over 10,300 employees, SYSTRA focuses on designing safe and sustainable transport solutions to enhance social inclusion and facilitate access to employment, education, and leisure worldwide. For 65 years, the Group has supported cities and regions in developing, improving, and modernizing their infrastructure and transport systems across the project lifecycle, from design to testing, deployment, and maintenance. Operating in over 80 countries, SYSTRA supports clients in their digital, ecological, and energy transitions.

Role Overview

SYSTRA is seeking a Contract Manager (PreContract - Rail/Metro) to join its team in Riyadh. This full-time role requires a professional with over 10 years of experience. The Contract Manager will collaborate with procurement, commercial, legal, technical, and project management teams to ensure all pre-contract activities are structured, compliant, and aligned with project objectives, timelines, and governance requirements, particularly for LRT projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all pre-contract activities for LRT projects, providing contractual and commercial support during procurement and tendering stages.
• Support the development of contract strategies, packaging approaches, procurement routes, and tender plans for design, consultancy, and related project packages.
• Prepare, review, and finalize pre-contract documentation, including invitations to tender, conditions of contract, special conditions, scope coordination, pricing schedules, bid forms, and commercial requirements.
• Coordinate with technical, procurement, and project teams to ensure tender documentation is complete, consistent, and aligned with project requirements.
• Review and advise on appropriate contract forms, commercial structures, pricing mechanisms, and risk allocation strategies.
• Lead the contractual and commercial review of tender submissions, including qualifications, deviations, exceptions, and compliance with tender requirements.
• Support technical and commercial bid evaluations and contribute to tender evaluation reports and award recommendations.
• Lead or support tender clarifications, commercial discussions, and pre-award negotiations with bidders.
• Identify contractual and commercial risks during the tender phase and recommend mitigation measures prior to contract award.
• Work closely with legal and procurement teams to ensure contracts comply with internal governance, approval processes, and applicable policies.
• Prepare and present pre-contract recommendations, tender reports, and approval papers for internal stakeholders and governance committees.
• Ensure proper documentation, audit trail, and records management for all pre-contract activities.
• Provide contractual advice to project teams during the planning and tendering phases.
• Support the transition from pre-contract to post-contract teams following contract award.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 15-20 years of experience in contract management, specifically within pre-contract activities for rail or metro projects.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex contractual and commercial aspects through procurement and tendering stages.
• Strong understanding of contract strategies, procurement routes, and tender documentation.
• Experience in contractual and commercial review of tender submissions and negotiations.
• Familiarity with risk identification and mitigation in the tender phase.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role involves close collaboration with various internal teams including procurement, commercial, legal, technical, and project management.