Job Description:

Contracts/Commercial Manager (Corporate)

Dubai, UAE

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Contracts Manager  to join our team!

What You'll Be Doing:

• Support to prepare consultancy fee proposal

• Participate in Division, Company, and Corporate strategic planning activities (e.g., risk assessment, bid/no bid analysis, participation in business plan development, etc.).

• Support for finalization of sub-consultancy agreements, in liaison with our legal team.

• Liaising with PMs and picking up potential VOs and submission of fee proposal and associated documentation

• Monitoring all the VOs and liaising with Client to get these approved.

• Supporting PMs for procurement of performance bonds, insurances etc. for the new projects

•  Handling of post-tender clarifications/tender qualifications, in coordination with PMs, legal and client

• Handling of review of new contracts when received from clients and coordinate between client and legal to close the comments

• Leading assessment of technical submissions (submitted by the contractors) with support from representatives from construction, planning and design.

• Handling of contractual correspondence in case of any rejection (questioning merits) of variations from the client.

• Follow up with PMs for on-time invoicing

• Follow up with clients for payment of invoices

• Reviews requests for proposals to identify risks and contractual terms not conforming to Company policy.

• Negotiates the more difficult, complex, or sensitive issues with clients.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Quantity Surveying from a reputable organization

• Minimum 15 years of  contract administration/management experience related to consultancy related matters within a large international organization

• Proven experience in analyzing contract variations, claims, initiating and reviewing written correspondence related to the program

• Experience in Contract Management pre award is essential

• Prior experience in managing design/build type contracts

• Ideally 5 years MEA contracts management experience

• Excellent written contractual correspondence and verbal communication skills in English.

• Must have a clear understanding of, and ability to work with, construction contract commercial documents, engineering drawings and specifications.

• Working knowledge of software typically associated with contracts management.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Qualified and chartered by a recognized international body such as Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) or Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).

• Experience with FIDIC

• Experience working for a Consultant providing internal and external advice

• Ability to work autonomously.

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Not Applicable/None

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran.