Senior Contracts Specialist

About the role

KEO, an AEP/PMCM firm recognised as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and ranked #1 in the Middle East in the 2024 WA100 survey, is looking for a Senior Contracts Engineer to join its Riyadh team. The role implements cost and financial control procedures set out in construction contracts, reviews contractor claims and payments, and oversees the supervision consultant.

Key responsibilities

• Implement cost and financial control procedures in construction contracts and assess client variations and contractor claims for changes
• Evaluate contractor monthly interim payment applications, identify concerns and their impact on the project budget
• Prepare tender documents for additional works (conditions of contract, scope of work, BoQ structure, evaluation criteria) and manage the tendering cycle to award recommendation
• Review contracts, conditions, specifications, drawings and bills of quantities, maintain the contract document hierarchy and issue contractual interpretations
• Review measurements and quantities, verify interim payment certificates against the approved schedule, validate supporting records and ensure the final account is submitted within one month of completion
• Prepare and process variation orders, including validity, pricing, time impact and approval routing
• Check that the Supervision Consultant has accurately measured additional works and calculated their costs, and supervise payments against milestones, including performance guarantee bonds and insurance
• Help resolve disputes with the Contractor, quantify exposure and support negotiations
• Ensure no changes or design modifications occur without the Client's prior written approval, and collect manufacturer warranties, data sheets and certificates at handover
• Monitor the Supervision Consultant and Contractor's performance, review the Contractor's technical staffing, and verify as-built documentation and technical submissions
• Prepare the contractual and commercial parts of the monthly report and contribute the contractual narrative to the handover report

Required profile

• 15 years of work experience, including 5 years managing a mega-scale mixed-use development with multiple stakeholders and many contracts
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering field
• Certificates in contract management, with particular emphasis on cost and claim-related certificates
• Proven professional progression

What we offer

• Internal global mobility and career development
• On-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics
• Hybrid working arrangements, athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship and employee referral rewards