Description
Responsible for all commercial activities for the Delivery Areas (cost, budgets, contracts, claims, managing agreements with key partners)
Ensure achievement of and compliance of commercial targets
Main Responsibilities
Ensure and review contract management and administration compliance related to Projects
Ensure and review Programme and Project related financial management related issues
Initiate and conduct meetings as required with Supply Chain in relation to
Project(s) related commercial and contract management matters
Ensure and review recommendations when requests for variation, addendum, extension of time, claims etc. are being processed, ensuring that they are in accordance with the Authority’s relevant policies and procedures
Familiar with financial information and is aware of financial impacts on bids/contracts/projects
Provide support to the Area Delivery Managers, amongst others, where required, on commercial matters
Provide regular progress reports and elevate issues within the Authority
Skills and Competencies
Management of key customer and stakeholder relationship
Leadership of complex contract negotiations (strategy and execution)
In-depth knowledge of project commercial procedures
Ability to make impartial priority calls and determine appropriate course of action, dealing with many different stakeholder views
The ability to think creatively and exercise sound judgement based on analysis of risk
Ability to work in multicultural environment and promote collaboration
Ability to apply sound judgement, to think laterally and innovatively, and identify new solutions or ways of working to achieve same end goal
Demonstrable track record in the delivery of large multidisciplinary projects
A “rounded profile”, comfortable with planning, analysis and managing process and commercial considerations; the successful candidate will also be able to mobilise people and teams and by their leadership skills lead teams and secure successful deliverables
Effective in building good working relationships within complex structures, both internally and with various project stakeholders
** Experience in Roads and Highway Projects
** Good experience in Design projects and pre-contract activities
Mandatory requirements
- Minimum 20 years of post graduate experience
- University degree from a recognised university in an appropriate field such as Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Construction Management or equivalent
- Excellent communication skills in English, written and spoken
- Driver’s License
Desirable requirements
Professionally qualified in MRICS or equivalent is preferable
Master’s degree in a relevant field
Arabic language skills
Experience of working in Qatar or the Gulf region