Contracts/Commercial Manager - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Parsons Corporation

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    Contracts/Commercial Manager (Corporate)

    Dubai, UAE

    Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Contracts Manager to join our team

    What You'll Be Doing:

  • Support to prepare consultancy fee proposal
  • Participate in Division, Company, and Corporate strategic planning activities (e.g., risk assessment, bid/no bid analysis, participation in business plan development, etc.).
  • Support for finalization of sub-consultancy agreements, in liaison with our legal team.
  • Liaising with PMs and picking up potential VOs and submission of fee proposal and associated documentation
  • Monitoring all the VOs and liaising with Client to get these approved.
  • Supporting PMs for procurement of performance bonds, insurances etc. for the new projects
  • Handling of post-tender clarifications/tender qualifications, in coordination with PMs, legal and client
  • Handling of review of new contracts when received from clients and coordinate between client and legal to close the comments
  • Leading assessment of technical submissions (submitted by the contractors) with support from representatives from construction, planning and design.
  • Handling of contractual correspondence in case of any rejection (questioning merits) of variations from the client.
  • Follow up with PMs for on-time invoicing
  • Follow up with clients for payment of invoices
  • Reviews requests for proposals to identify risks and contractual terms not conforming to Company policy.
  • Negotiates the more difficult, complex, or sensitive issues with clients.
  • What Required Skills You'll Bring:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Quantity Surveying from a reputable organization
  • Minimum 15 years of contract administration/management experience related to consultancy related matters within a large international organization
  • Proven experience in analyzing contract variations, claims, initiating and reviewing written correspondence related to the program
  • Experience in Contract Management pre award is essential
  • Prior experience in managing design/build type contracts
  • Ideally 5 years MEA contracts management experience
  • Excellent written contractual correspondence and verbal communication skills in English.
  • Must have a clear understanding of, and ability to work with, construction contract commercial documents, engineering drawings and specifications.
  • Working knowledge of software typically associated with contracts management.
  • What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

  • Qualified and chartered by a recognized international body such as Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) or Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).
  • Experience with FIDIC
  • Experience working for a Consultant providing internal and external advice
  • Ability to work autonomously.
  • Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

    Not Applicable/NoneParsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran.