Department Manager - Contracts Management (E2) - Clusters
Hill International
- Riyadh
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Developing and getting ratified department operating structure and department operating processes and procedures based on the PMM processes and procedures.
- Ensuring Functional compliance for awarded contracts in the areas of:
- Performance
- Guarantees
- Invoicing and payment
- Change management
- Claims
- Preliminary and final handover
- Defects and warranty
- Close-out
- Maintaining functional responsibility for contract administrators assigned to Clusters and Business units.
- Assessing the capability of Clients' existing contracts staff and recommending appropriate roles and responsibilities.
- Preparing the Contracts Management Section knowledge transfer program which includes comprehensive on-the-job learning.
- Review change requests and claims and recommend for Approval.
- Supporting other departments with contract formation and management services (i.e. templates for consultant services contracts, General Engineering Services contracts, etc.).
- Clients consolidated a list of approved contractors, consultants, and suppliers.
- Support the Client in reviewing the commercial part of the bid packages.
- Monitor the adherence of contracts to the government and clients' contractual and procurement regulations.
- Ensure proper implementation of project close-out processes and procedures according to PMM.
- Review project suspension and withdrawal requests and recommend for approval.
- Informs themselves of the relevant Quality, Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health Policies, Manuals, and Procedures within Hill International and ensures continued compliance with these requirements while employed by Hill.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager/supervisor.
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an accredited University.
- Minimum 20 years experience in contracts management including overall responsibility for contract management on large-scale projects.
- Experience with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia procurement law.
- Direct experience in managing workload distribution, execution of work, and personnel management. Formation and administration of (sub) contracts: pre-qualification, compilation of bid requests, receipt of bids, bid evaluation, award, monitoring contractor performance, back charges, resolution of claims and disputes.
- Technical and administrative knowledge of engineering/ construction industry contracting practices, government and commercial procurement regulations and practices, policies, procedures, and work practices.
- Demonstrated experience in pricing, contract law, contract drafting, administration and negotiation of change orders, effective correspondence, planning, and scheduling.
- Thorough knowledge of prime contracts management administration as well as (sub) contract formation and administration, execution office and field procedures, and documents relating to a multi[1]discipline construction project.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both Arabic and English.
- Preferable Experience of working in KSA.