Senior Contracts Management Engineer

Contracts Management Specialist

The role involves supporting the management of the full contract lifecycle, including drafting, negotiation, implementation, and compliance. It requires reviewing contract terms to identify risks and proposing effective solutions, while collaborating with internal teams to ensure alignment with company policies and objectives. Building strong relationships with clients, suppliers, and subcontractors is key to ensuring smooth contract execution.

The position also includes monitoring deliverables, milestones, and deadlines, resolving contract-related issues, and conducting audits to ensure compliance. Additionally, it involves preparing performance reports, recommending improvements, staying updated on industry best practices, and ensuring adherence to company policies while performing any other assigned duties.

Responsibilities

• Support managing the entire contract lifecycle, including drafting, negotiation, implementation, and compliance.
• Review and analyze contract terms and conditions to identify potential risks and propose appropriate solutions.
• Collaborate with internal teams, including legal, finance, and project management, to ensure contract terms are aligned with company policies and objectives.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, suppliers, and subcontractors to ensure smooth contract execution.
• Monitor and track contract deliverables, milestones, and deadlines to ensure timely completion.
• Identify and resolve any contract-related issues or disputes in a timely and efficient manner.
• Conduct regular contract audits to ensure compliance with contractual obligations and company policies.
• Prepare and present reports on contract performance and provide recommendations for improvement.
• Stay updated with industry trends and best practices in contract management to continuously improve processes and systems.
• Informs themselves of the relevant Quality, Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Policies, Manuals and Procedures in place within Hill International, and ensures continued compliance with these requirements while employed by Hill.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager/supervisor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor in engineering from an accredited university.
• Minimum 15 years' experience in contracts management including overall responsibility for contract management on large-scale projects.
• Experience with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia procurement law.
• 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-discipline construction project.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both Arabic and English.