Job summary
Commercial Director role with Parsons in Jeddah to oversee contracts and commercial activities for a major project. The role leads the commercial team, manages contract negotiations and delivers regular commercial reports to the client and senior management.
Key responsibilities
- Lead a team of commercial, procurement and contract staff including subconsultants.
- Manage project finances, contracts and monitor commercial performance against budgets and schedules.
- Provide guidance to resolve commercial and contractual issues for the project team.
- Interface with client commercial team and executive steering committee; present reports.
- Support contract negotiations and prepare contract modifications.
- Establish and implement strategic commercial project plans.
- Review proposals and work plans to set timeframes and financial objectives.
- Assist Senior Project Manager to ensure commercial execution meets project goals.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s in engineering, quantity surveying, or cost engineering.
- Professional certification (MRICS and/or PMP/OMI-PMP/RMP).
- Minimum 20 years’ contracts and commercial management experience.
- Practical experience with FIDIC Red/Yellow/Silver contracts.
- Experience in pricing, contract drafting, change order negotiation and claims.
- Experience on mega projects with international PMC firms.
- Excellent Arabic and English communication; native Arabic speaker.
- Proficient with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio.
Skills
Contract managementFIDICNegotiationClaims managementCommercial strategyBudgetingMicrosoft WordExcelPowerPointVisio
Source: Workday. Last checked as open: 13 Nov 2026. You apply directly with the employer.
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