The Contracts Manager is responsible for leading and governing the company’s contracts at a corporate level, ensuring that all commercial engagements are commercially sound, risk-controlled, and aligned with approved development and investment strategies.
Key responsibilities:
Contracts Governance
· Establish, manage, and continuously improve the company’s contractual frameworks, templates, policies, and procedures.
· Lead the review and negotiation of commercial terms and conditions for consultants, contractors, operators, and service providers.
· Ensure consistent contractual standards, liabilities, and risk allocation across all projects.
· Approve contract amendments, variations, and settlements within delegated authority.
· Manage commercial negotiations for all contracts throughout its formation stage.
· Ensure contracts adequately protect the company’s commercial, technical, and financial interests.
Tender Management
· Manage end-to-end tender processes for consultants and contractors packages.
· Define and manage award criteria, weighting, and scoring for tenders.
· Review commercial submissions, and evaluation reports.
Contractor & Consultant Pre-Qualification
· Establish and manage the contractors’ and consultants’ pre-qualification process.
· Define assessment criteria.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management Engineering or a similar discipline.
- Minimum of 8 - 12 years of experience in contract management.
- Strong knowledge of contract law and compliance regulations.
- Exceptional negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Proficient in contract management software and MS Office applications.
- Ability to analyze complex legal documents and provide actionable insights.
- Real Estate field experience is preferable.
- Fluent in Arabic and English.