Commercial Director - KSA

Requisition ID: 280701 

• Relocation Authorized: National/International - Single 
• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project 
• Work Location: Sharma 

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Bechtel has been involved over the past 125 years in some of the world’s most complex infrastructure projects, including Greenfield and Brownfield developments. In the GCC, we have held significant roles on a variety of large scale and complex infrastructure projects across a variety of sectors. As we consider the future of infrastructure globally and within the GCC, we are very enthusiastic about future of developments in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
 
We are currently considering candidates with significant experience in infrastructure, heavy civils, transportation and/or complex public accessible building project experience, to provide project management consultancy services (including technical, commercial and construction management) for major infrastructures projects within Saudi Arabia.

This posting serves as an expression of interest only.

The Commercial Director will be responsible to plan, direct, and coordinate the project’s day-to-day commercial/business service operations, formulates strategies and management programs to provide overall direction with the help of subordinate managers; and manage daily operations and assigned personnel. 

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• Establishes administrative controls and reporting criteria for all subordinate service functions, in accordance with established Bechtel policies and procedures, Owner requirements, and applicable governmental regulations.
• Supervises and directs managers of the functional areas of responsibility.
• Interprets the contractual, financial and business requirements of the project contract(s) and joint venture agreements and monitors the performance of the organization against the requirements, commercial/risk allocations, tax implications and any special provisions affecting operations.
• May have direct reports and/or supervise and direct managers of relevant functional areas of responsibility that report into the Commercial Manager.
• Provides analysis of financial information, estimates of administrative costs, and prepares forecasts and cost and performance reports.
• Implement necessary processes for effective prime contract management with help of subordinate managers, in particular to facilitate judicious capture of contemporaneous records to support project commercial matters.
• Support implementation and management of a program to recognize and identify progress/performance concerns, prepare changes/variations as they arise and manage the timely resolution under the applicable provisions whenever possible.
• Develop/maintain tools and processes to support commercial management, prime contract compliance, sound administration and reporting for Project Director/Project Management Team.
• Independently or in conjunction with the Project Manager and other senior staff, negotiates with clients on behalf of the project.
• Communicate effectively verbally and/or in writing regarding all commercial matters, including preparation of key materials - drafting of correspondence, memos, guidance notes, chronologies, narratives, and position papers related to project commercial matters and issues.
• Manage/conduct extensive factual, technical and contractual research; perform required analysis; prepare reports, presentations, and briefing materials.

Requires bachelor's or master's degree (or international equivalent) and 25+ years of relevant work experience.

• Extensive knowledge of commercial/business management functions with work experience of a progressively responsible nature on large, complex projects. 
• Exercises autonomy in decisions with a long-term impact on the project.
• Knowledgeable about emerging trends and influences best practices within discipline.

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