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About the Role

UCC Holding is seeking a qualified and experienced Manager to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time position is central to managing the comprehensive lifecycle of construction contracts, ensuring compliance and effective risk mitigation across large-scale projects.

Role Overview

The Manager will be responsible for overseeing all contractual and commercial aspects of construction projects, from initial pre-contract stages through to project completion and close-out. This involves meticulous review, negotiation, and administration of various agreements to safeguard project interests and ensure adherence to all contractual obligations and commercial requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the full lifecycle of construction contracts from pre-contract through project completion and close-out.
• Review, draft, negotiate, and administer main contracts, subcontracts, purchase agreements, and amendments.
• Ensure compliance with contractual obligations, commercial requirements, and project procedures.
• Monitor contractual performance, milestones, payment terms, variations, and deliverables.
• Manage claims, variations, extensions of time (EOT), delays, disruption, and contractual disputes.
• Prepare and review contractual notices, correspondence, claims, and commercial submissions.
• Lead negotiations with clients, consultants, contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers.
• Identify contractual and commercial risks and develop appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Manage subcontractor and supplier contracts, including performance, variations, payments, and claims.
• Work closely with Project Management, Planning, Quantity Surveying, Procurement, Finance, and Legal teams.
• Review project progress and identify potential commercial exposure, delays, and contractual risks.
• Ensure timely preparation and submission of interim payment applications and final accounts.
• Maintain accurate contract registers, variation logs, claims registers, and commercial documentation.
• Support project teams in resolving contractual issues and disputes.
• Participate in commercial meetings and provide contractual advice to senior management.
• Ensure proper contract close-out, including final accounts, settlement of claims, warranties, and outstanding obligations.
• Maintain compliance with company policies, project procedures, and applicable Saudi/GCC regulations.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Law, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of relevant contracts or commercial experience, preferably with significant experience on large-scale construction projects.
• Proven experience managing contracts for mega construction, infrastructure, mixed-use, hospitality, high-rise, industrial, or major development projects.
• Experience working for a main contractor, developer, EPC contractor, or major construction organization.

Team Collaboration and Compliance

The successful candidate will work in a dynamic environment, collaborating with various internal departments including Project Management, Planning, Quantity Surveying, Procurement, Finance, and Legal. A strong understanding of company policies, project procedures, and applicable Saudi/GCC regulations is essential to ensure all operations are conducted with integrity and in full compliance.

Application

Candidates who meet the specified requirements are encouraged to apply for this challenging full-time position.