Vice President Contracts & Commercial
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About the Role
Qatar Airways is seeking a Vice President of Contracts and Commercial to oversee commercial and contract management for major projects. The role involves managing procurement, cost control, contract administration, and leading teams.
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Responsibilities
- Oversee project processes to enable the delivery of Major Projects all in accordance with budget, time scales, safety targets and procurement solutions
- Monitor the activities, works and performance of the appointed PMCMs and Cost Consultants, Design Consultants, Contractors and Suppliers
- Ensure that Major Projects support and align with organizational strategy by overseeing project commercial and contracts from initiation to commissioning and handover
- Responsible for all commercial aspects of engagement with PMCM, Cost Consultants, Design Consultants, etc. and contracts and legal matters
- Manage the entire procurement, contract and commercial administration and cost control functions of a project from inception to completion
- Delegate project tasks to employees in the different teams under the Contract and Commercial Section based on individual strengths, skills sets and experience levels
- Set up, manage and modify cost control and contract management systems for all MPD projects
- Prepare, review and manage project budgets and cash flows in partnership with the Cost Consultants
- Manage the preparation and monitoring the overall project budgets by aligning all supplier negotiations, expansion projects and business strategy with the budget
- Review payment applications and invoices from Consultants, Contractors and Suppliers to ensure alignment with the contract
- Review project documents such as letters, reports, etc. to ensure alignment with contracts and procedures
- Review proposal/tender documents and participate in tender process and tender evaluation and recommendation
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent with Minimum 10+ years of job related experience
- Recognized degree in Quantity Surveying/Engineering/Construction management or equivalent with minimum 25 years job related experience
- Minimum 25 years of professional experience in quantity surveying and cost management of large/complex projects
- Minimum 10 years professional experience in pre and post contract functions in large International airport (>20 MAP) projects or large multi phase projects
- Minimum 5 years professional experience in contract administration of Project Management Construction Management and other Consultancy Contracts
- Minimum 10 years site experience
- Registered as a Chartered Quantity Surveyor (MRICS) or equivalent
- Past experience in leading a commercial, contract, legal and finance teams
- Knowledge of quantity surveying and cost management software/system
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About the role
- The Vice President of Contracts and Commercial is responsible for overseeing, managing and directing the Commercial & Contracts and Finance Teams and is accountable for providing commercial and contract support in all commercial deliverables to the other MPD Sections and project by providing commerc
- This includes the monitoring of activities and performance of the appointed Cost Consultants.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee project processes to enable the delivery of Major Projects all in accordance with budget, time scales, safety targets and procurement solutions.
- Monitoring the activities, works and performance of the appointed PMCMs and Cost Consultants, Design Consultants, Contractors and Suppliers and ensure projects are in line with commercial and contracts.
- Ensure that Major Projects support and align with organizational strategy by overseeing project commercial and contracts from initiation to commissioning and handover in cooperation with the other MPD Sections.
- Responsible for all commercial aspects of engagement with PMCM, Cost Consultants, Design Consultants, etc. and contracts and legal matters to ensure strategic objectives are aligned with each commercial deal and contract.
- Responsible for manage the entire procurement, contract and commercial administration and cost control functions of a project from project inception phase to the completion phase, and implement commercial best practice to maximise value and minimize risk and cost.
- Responsible for the delegation of project tasks to employees in the different teams under the Contract and Commercial Section based on individual strengths, skills sets and experience levels and coordinating internal resources for the execution of multiple projects.
- Responsible for setting up, manage and modify cost control and contract management systems for all MPD projects.
- Responsible for preparing, reviewing and managing project budgets and cash flows in partnership with the Cost Consultants by tracking project costs to meet budget and deadlines in coordination with the other MPD Sections.
- Responsible for managing the preparation and monitoring the overall project budgets by aligning all supplier negotiations, expansion projects and business strategy with the budget.
- Accountable for the reviewing of payment applications and invoices from Consultants, Contractors and Suppliers by ensuring alignment with the contract.
- Responsible for the reviewing of project documents such as letters, reports, etc. to ensure alignment with contracts and procedures.
- Responsible for the reviewing of proposal/tender documents and participating in tender process and tender evaluation and recommendation to ensure the tenders are as per company tender process and procedure for new and existing project contracts in coordination with the other MPD Sections.
About You
- Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent with Minimum 10+ years of job related experience.
- Recognized degree in Quantity Surveying/Engineering/Construction management or equivalent with minimum 25 years job related experience.
- Minimum 25 years of professional experience in quantity surveying and cost management of large/complex projects.
- Minimum 10 years professional experience in pre and post contract functions in large International airport (>20 MAP) projects or large multi phase projects. (Experience in operational airport environment preferred).
- Minimum 5 years professional experience in contract administration of Project Management Construction Management and other Consultancy (e.g. Design & Cost Consultancy) Contracts.
- Minimum 10 years site experience.
- Registered as a Chartered Quantity Surveyor (MRICS) or equivalent.
- Past experience in leading a commercial, contract, legal and finance teams.
- Basic aviation rules and regulations applicable to construction activities.
- Knowledge of quantity surveying and cost management software/system.
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