We are seeking a Contracts Expert in Doha, Qatar for a senior leadership role with overall responsibility for all procurement and commercial activities of a major highway projects department — cost, budgets, contracts, claims, and agreements with key partners — ensuring achievement of and compliance with all commercial targets across large-scale infrastructure programmes.

General Description

• A senior leadership role with overall responsibility for all procurement and commercial activities of the highway projects department.

• Responsible for all commercial activities for the department: cost, budgets, contracts, claims, and managing agreements with key partners.

• Ensures achievement of and compliance with all commercial targets.

Job Responsibilities

• Ensures contract management and administration compliance across projects.

• Ensures programme and project-related financial management issues are dealt with in a timely manner.

• Initiates and conducts meetings with Supply Chain concerning project-related commercial and contract management matters.

• Reviews recommendations for requests for variations, addendums, extensions of time and other contractual claims, ensuring they are processed on time and per the Authority’s relevant policies and procedures.

• Understands and recognises how financial information, law or policy changes can impact bids, contracts and projects.

• Provides support to managers on commercial matters where required.

• Provides regular progress reports and elevates issues within the Authority.

Required Skills and Competencies

• Minimum of 15+ years post-graduate experience with at least 5 years’ demonstrable experience in a management position on major infrastructure projects or programmes — large highway projects and/or roads, aviation, civil structures, or rail.

• Management of key customer and stakeholder relationships.

• Leadership of complex contract negotiations, from strategy through execution.

• In-depth knowledge and experience of Qatar government commercial procedures.

• Ability to make impartial priority calls and determine the appropriate course of action after considering different stakeholder views.

• Creative thinking and sound judgement based on analysis of risk.

• Ability to work in a multicultural environment and promote collaboration.

• Ability to apply sound judgement, think laterally and innovatively, and identify innovative ways of working.

• Demonstrable record in the delivery of large multidisciplinary projects.

• A “rounded profile” — comfortable with planning, analysis, process management and commercial considerations, able to mobilise people and teams through leadership.

• Effective in building good working relationships within complex organisational structures, internally and with project stakeholders.

Mandatory Requirements

• University degree from a recognised university in an appropriate field such as Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Construction Management or equivalent.

• In-depth knowledge and experience of Qatar government processes and procedures.

• Client-side experience with a government authority.

• Excellent communication skills in English, written and spoken.

• Experience of working in Qatar, the Gulf region and internationally.

Desirable Requirements

• Professionally qualified in MRICS or equivalent.

• Master’s degree in a relevant field.

• Arabic language skills.

• Driving license.

To apply, please send your CV to hr@alftek.com with the role title in the subject line.