Head of Contracts Management

Job Description

Overview

Are you ready to take up a vital role in shaping some of our exciting projects? How about joining our talented team, where everyone has a voice, and together we face our clients' problems head-on. It's a diverse and inclusive work environment where world-class talent knows no distinctions.

Join us as Head of Contracts Management in our Transportation Project Delivery team and you will have the opportunity to develop and lead the contractual and commercial delivery of an exciting multi-disciplinary Transportation project. You will lead the contractual and commercial management on the PMCM Services for the Delivery of an iconic Metro Station in Riyadh, collaborating across all stages of the project lifecycle with the Engineering and Construction supervision team and in close coordination with the D&B Contractor and from early stages until handing-over the project. The successful candidate will be have a senior leadership role for commercial strategy, contract administration, claims management, cost control, risk management and protection of the Client and Consultants organizations’ s commercial interests throughout the project life cycle.

With such size, scope and scale, you'll have plenty of opportunities to keep yourself challenged and to grow your technical leadership skills.

Your role

• Act as the PMCM representative for the Design and Engineering of the Project, being accountable and leading all commercial and contractual aspects of the Project, ensuring effective contract administration, financial performance, risk mitigation, and protection of the organizations' s commercial interests. The role is responsible for developing commercial strategies, managing claims and disputes and ensuring compliance with contractual obligations while maximizing value for stakeholders.

• Lead all commercial and contractual functions across the project lifecycle.

• Provide strategic commercial and contractual advice to the Project Director, the Client and the project leadership teams.

• Lead the administration and interpretation of project contracts.

• Develop and implement project commercial strategies aligned with organizational objectives.

• Ensure compliance with contract conditions, client obligations, and statutory requirements.

• Review and negotiate major contract amendments, variations, and commercial agreements.

• Ensure achievement of project financial objectives, profitability targets, and cash-flow requirements.

• Establish commercial governance frameworks, policies, and procedures.

• Monitor project performance against commercial KPIs.

• Direct project cost planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting activities.

• Monitor project financial performance and identify commercial risks and opportunities.

• Ensure effective change management and variation control processes.

• Review and approve cost reports, cash-flow forecasts, and financial analyses.

• Identify, assess, and manage contractual and commercial risks.

• Develop mitigation strategies to minimize financial and contractual exposure.

• Maintain project risk registers related to commercial and contractual matters.

• Advise senior management on emerging risks and recommended actions.

• Ensure proactive opportunity management to enhance project returns.

• Ensure timely preparation of executive commercial reports.

• Analyze project trends, forecasts, and key financial indicators.

• Provide recommendations to improve project efficiency and commercial performance.

• Support project audits and governance reviews.

• Establish and maintain strong relationships with clients, joint venture partners, contractors, and government entities.

• Participate in executive-level meetings and project governance reviews.

• Support client negotiations and strategic decision-making processes.

• Oversee contract correspondence and contractual communications with client, DB Contractor and stakeholders.

• Ensure proper contract documentation and records management.

• Develop and execute claims management strategies.

• Lead preparation, evaluation, and negotiation of claims, counterclaims, and extension of time submissions.

• Manage dispute avoidance and resolution processes.

• Coordinate with legal advisors, consultants, and external specialists on dispute matters.

• Represent the organization during mediation, arbitration, adjudication, or litigation proceedings.

• Lead and mentor commercial and contract management teams.

• Establish performance objectives and professional development plans.

• Build a collaborative, high-performance commercial organization.

• Promote knowledge sharing and commercial best practices across projects.

About you

• Bachelor's Degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Law, Commercial Management, or related discipline.

• Master's Degree in Construction Law, Commercial Management, Business Administration (MBA), or equivalent is preferred.

• Professional Certification(s) will be considered a plus.

• Minimum 18 years of experience in PMCM, engineering, construction, infrastructure, or EPC projects.

• Minimum 8-10 years in senior contract/commercial leadership roles.

• Extensive experience with major infrastructure, transportation, , or complex building projects.

• Proven experience managing contracts valued in excess of USD 500 million.

• Demonstrated success in claims management, dispute resolution, and commercial negotiations.

• Experience working under FIDIC, NEC, EPC, EPCM, Design-Build, or similar contract frameworks.

• Talented people manager, with line and performance management experience capable of driving and motivating a team and deploying resources (organisation/people).

• Experience in managing complex stakeholder groups (internally and externally) with diverse outlooks, opinions and /requirements.

• Experience working in the KSA or wider Middle East region is preferred.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career.

This includes:

• Tax-free salary.

• Life insurance coverage.

• Medical insurance.

• Annual leave balance.

• Company gratuity scheme.

• Discretionary bonus program.

• Annual flight contribution.

• Transportation & housing allowances.

• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.

Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your expertise, and be recognized for the impact you make.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.