Commercial Director

Position Title: Commercial Director

Location: Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Reporting to: Project Director

Hill International provides program, project, and construction management services for clients in a range of sectors undertaking major construction projects across the world. Our services include cost engineering and estimating, quality assurance, inspection, scheduling, risk management, and claims avoidance. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at www.hillintl.com.

General Description of Role and Responsibilities:

• Ensure that the requirements of the contract documents are implemented and maintained throughout the Contract period.
• Assist in the review of contractual notices of claims and providing contractual advice to the Engineering in their administration of the Construction Contract.
• Interact with the Client representatives, the Project Management Consultant and relevant Contractors in respect of all contractual matters.
• Review all contract documents to ensure congruity and to minimize patent and latent ambiguities
• Assist with administration of ongoing Contracts, including monitoring Contractor and commission compliance with the Contract documents.
• Prepare correspondence and maintains records necessary to ensure the effective administration of all Contractual matters.
• Facilitate the preparation of Contract change and prepares the relevant variation orders
• In charge of the Change Management Process. He will be initiating all credit change orders whenever applicable.
• Facilitate the contract close-out procedures to ensure that all terms and conditions of contracts have been complied with prior to final payment to the contractor.
• Ensure that all contractual procedures are implemented and maintained.
• Assist in the review of Contractors claims in accordance with the provisions of the Conditions of Contract and ensures the Clients interests are protected.
• Ensure all warranties, bonds, insurances, guarantees, etc., are in place, maintained, and updated in accordance with the Contract and are in compliance with the Client's requirements.
• Contract Closeout: document items to be completed, amounts to be withheld for final completion, review taking over the certificate.
• Responsible for the preparation and maintenance of Engineers Instructions Variation Orders, and Claim Logs
• Assist in the preparation of Monthly Progress Reports.
• Assist on all contractual and commercial matters.
• Validate the Contractor's interim and final payment applications from a commercial perspective and any variation from the GMP figures (rates, Contractor compliance of payment rules as per the Contract, retentions, back-charges, fees, taxes, etc.).
• Assist the Estimation and Project Control teams in respect of contractual implications of change orders
• Attends Commercial Meetings and records minutes of meetings.
• 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, Experience, Knowledge and Skills:

• Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying or equivalent.
• Must have a minimum of 20 years experience with strong international experience.
• Membership in RICS, CIOB or equivalent is desirable.
• Strong background and understanding of FIDIC forms of Contract, particularly design & build.
• Knowledgeable in all contractual & legal matters relevant to the industry, including claim management.
• Great leadership and organizational skills.
• Excellent command of written and spoken Arabic and English Languages.