Senior Commercial Manager

Marketing & Advertising
Egypt 🇪🇬
October 2, 2023

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Job Description

Faithful+Gould are seeking to expand the team based in KSA.  You will lead a team of Contracts and Commercial Managers for delivery of large construction projects – Hospitality, Residential, Healthcare and Mixed-use developments.

  • Contract interpretation and advice/ action.
  • Client and stakeholder management.
  • Executive level reporting.
  • Internal project and financial management.
  • Internal governance management.
  • Resource management.
  • Managing and assisting technical teams to prepare task orders/ work packages.
  • Maintaining rolling revenue, cost, margin and headcount forecasts.
  • Reporting on project performance.
  • Leveraging project commercial performance – revenues and costs.
  • Ensure time charge hours properly captured and invoiced on time.

Rewards & Benefits:

  • We offer an excellent package which includes:
  • A competitive salary
  • Transportation allowance
  • Medical and life insurance cover
  • Annual leave
  • Medical and life insurance cover
  • Company gratuity scheme
  • Discretionary bonus scheme
  • Annual flight allowance to point of origin

Skills

Essential Criteria

  • In-depth knowledge and experience in contract commercial management of projects at both tender/ procurement and post contract stages.
  • Middle East construction market experience in last 4-5 years preferable.
  • Middle East construction experience added benefit, delivery experience in Saudi Arabia would be a differentiator.
  • Good common law, contract, commercial and fiduciary understanding, minimum 15 years post qualification experience.
  • Excellent written English for preparation of contracts, task orders, contract letters, notices and communications.
  • Good negotiation skills to agree contracts with clients, contractors and sub-contractors.
  • Previous experience in government departments/ client-side and or contractor roles.
  • Large company project financial control systems use and understanding.
  • Large company internal governance procedures will be an added factor.
  • Good attention to detail and ability to review invoices and contracts prior to issue.

Desirable Criteria

  • Degree in relevant discipline or legal qualification.
  • Professional Membership (MCIOB, MRICS, MCIPS, MCIArb).
  • Knowledge of KSA common/ government/ contract law.
  • Knowledge of PMIS systems.
  • Contract interpretation and advice/ action.
  • Client and stakeholder management.
  • Executive level reporting.
  • Internal project and financial management.
  • Internal governance management.
  • Resource management.
  • Managing and assisting technical teams to prepare task orders/ work packages.
  • Maintaining rolling revenue, cost, margin and headcount forecasts.
  • Reporting on project performance.
  • Leveraging project commercial performance – revenues and costs.
  • Ensure time charge hours properly captured and invoiced on time.

The Individual

  • Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management from recognised University or Bachelor of Laws.
  • Must be a Chartered QS (MRICS)
  • Must have previous experience of FIDIC Contracts.
  • Strong contractual, commercial and financial knowledge.
  • Minimum 15 years pre and/ or post-contract relevant capacity in contracts and commercial management.
  • Must have consultant and/ or client background for minimum of 10 years.
  • Must have minimum of 4 years Middle East experience preferred.
  • Project management acumen.
  • Good communication skills.
  • At ease with Client presentations/ reports.
  • Team player, team leader.

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