Senior Contracts Manager
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About the Role
Manage complex contracts for a high-profile Giga-project, ensuring compliance, risk mitigation, and effective communication with stakeholders.
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Responsibilities
- Direct full spectrum of contract administration from RFP development to close out
- Identify potential commercial risks and develop mitigation strategies
- Lead evaluation, negotiation, and settlement of change orders and claims
- Act as primary commercial point of contact for client, subcontractors, and legal teams
- Monitor contract performance against budgets
- Oversee pre and post contract commercial administration
- Manage variation orders, extension of time requests, and high value claims
- Provide contractual advice and risk mitigation to senior management
- Lead dispute resolution process
- Supervise review of progress payments and final accounts
- Establish contract management procedures and documentation
- Mentor team of quantity surveyors, contract administrators, and cost specialists
Requirements
- Experience in contract administration for large scale projects
- Knowledge of risk mitigation strategies
- Ability to lead negotiations and dispute resolution
- Experience managing a team of quantity surveyors and contract administrators
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Job Overview
- Parsons is looking for a Senior Contracts Manager to join our team in Riyadh.
- You will be the commercial backbone of a high profile Giga project, managing a portfolio of complex, high value contracts.
- We need a strategic thinker who can navigate multi billion dollar agreements while protecting Parsons and our clients.
What You Will Be Doing
- Direct the full spectrum of contract administration, from initial RFP development and tendering to final close out and dispute resolution.
- Identify potential commercial risks and liabilities early; develop and implement robust mitigation strategies.
- Lead the evaluation, negotiation, and settlement of complex change orders, claims, and variations.
- Act as the primary commercial point of contact for the client, subcontractors, and internal legal teams.
- Monitor contract performance against budgets, ensuring transparency and financial integrity.
- Oversee all pre and post contract commercial and contractual administration.
- Manage, evaluate, and negotiate complex variation orders, extension of time requests, and high value commercial claims.
- Provide definitive contractual advice and risk mitigation strategies to the Project Director and senior management.
- Lead the dispute resolution process, working with legal and executive teams.
- Supervise the review and approval of monthly progress payments, final accounts, and close out of major contractor packages.
- Establish and maintain robust contract management procedures and documentation.
- Mentor and manage a team of quantity surveyors, contract administrators, and cost specialists.
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