Description:
TARCG has an exciting opportunity for a Head of Commercial & Contracts to work with our aviation client based in Qatar. The successful candidate is responsible for overseeing, managing, and directing the Commercial & Contracts and Finance Teams and is accountable for providing commercial and contract support in all commercial deliverables to sections and projects by providing commercial strategy, interfaces, progress updates, reporting contract risk analysis, benefits analysis, cost control, and contract creation and closure. This includes the monitoring of activities and performance of the appointed Cost Consultants.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee project processes to enable the delivery of Major Projects all in accordance with budget, time scales, safety targets, and procurement solutions.
- Monitoring the activities, works, and performance of the appointed PMCMs and Cost Consultants, Design Consultants, Contractors, and Suppliers and ensuring projects are in line with commercial and contracts
- Ensure that Major Projects support and align with organizational strategy by overseeing project commercial and contracts from initiation to commissioning and handover in cooperation with the other MPD Sections.
- Responsible for all commercial aspects of engagement with PMCM, Cost Consultants, Design Consultants, etc., and contracts and legal matters to ensure strategic objectives are aligned with each commercial deal and contract.
- Responsible for managing the entire procurement, contract, and commercial administration and cost control functions of a project from the project inception phase to the completion phase, and implement commercial best practices to maximise value and minimize risk and cost.
- Responsible for the delegation of project tasks to employees in the different teams under the Contract and Commercial Section based on individual strengths, skills sets and experience levels and coordinating internal resources for the execution of multiple projects.
- Responsible for setting up, manage and modify cost control and contract management systems for all projects.
- Responsible for preparing, reviewing, and managing project budgets and cash flows in partnership with the Cost Consultants by tracking project costs to meet budget and deadlines in coordination with the other MPD Sections.
- Responsible for managing the preparation and monitoring the overall project budgets by aligning all supplier negotiations, expansion projects, and business strategy with the budget.
- Accountable for the reviewing of payment applications and invoices from Consultants, Contractors, and Suppliers by ensuring alignment with the contract.
Skills & Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent with Minimum 10+ years of job-related experience
- Recognized degree in Quantity Surveying/Engineering/Construction Management or equivalent with a minimum 25 years of job-related experience.
- Minimum 25 years of professional experience in quantity surveying and cost management of large/complex projects.
- Minimum 10 years professional experience in pre and post-contract functions in large International airport projects or large multi-phase projects (Experience in operational airport environment preferred).
- Minimum 5 years professional experience in contract administration of Project Management Construction Management and other Consultancy (e.g. Design & Cost Consultancy) Contracts.
- Minimum 10 years site experience.
- Registered as a Chartered Quantity Surveyor (MRICS) or equivalent.
- Past experience in leading commercial, contract, legal and finance teams.
- Basic aviation rules and regulations applicable to construction activities.
- Knowledge of quantity surveying and cost management software/system