SNC Lavalin’s Faithful+Gould business is one of the world’s leading integrated project and programme management consultancies, with over 2,400 professionals operating worldwide.
Our aim is to protect and maximize our clients’ interests throughout the planning and delivery of projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, on budget. We pride ourselves on collaborating with client teams and developing long-term relationships.
Key services include – Project management, programme management, project controls, commercial management, cost management and expert scheduling and construction planning.
Our industry is going through a digital transformation and we have been investing in and pioneering digital methods to improve all aspects of our service. We have focused our digital transformation around platform modernization and product development and through standardization and automation, we are achieving efficiencies that are directly passed on our clients who benefit from a consistent quality of service as well as the savings.
Active in the Middle East for over 20 years, we have offices in the UAE, Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia. We hire and retain only the best people in the industry. Our success is built on recruiting – and then developing – brilliant people from a broad range of professional and cultural backgrounds. It’s precisely this diversity of talent that sets us apart.
Acquired by SNC Lavalin in 2017, we also have an extensive depth of geographic exposure across 50 countries and the breadth of 53,000 experts. As one of the largest engineering contractors, we have access to 17,000 staff in the Middle East making us one of the largest multidisciplinary consultancies in the region.
We are currently looking for a Commercial and Contracts Director with a minimum of 20 years’ experience in the management of large scale projects in the Middle East.
He will act as overall PMO Commercial Director and Contracts Director with full oversight of Commercial and Contracts elements of the Programme.
Performance:
Monitor F+G PMO team performance and delivery achievements, direct the team with respect priorities and deliver effective leadership and client engagement.
Interface with the client team and operate as a point of contact for communication, direction and reporting to and from the Commercial Team.
Ensure that no gaps exist on transition from PMO to PMC in any of the commercial / cost / control elements.
Procurement:
Review of all RFP’s for design consultants and provide coordination for construction packages.
Change Management:
Review and evaluate all variations and adjustments to consultant’s scope prior to making recommendation to the client team.
Permitting:
Provide oversight that the technical team effectively track, monitor and report delivery of necessary permits and approvals
Cost:
Direct the team to ensure that cost plans align with budgets, i.e. scope of work is in accordance with managed expectations.
Planning:
Manage the development of programme planning deliverables and ensure accurate reports produced as required to reflect the programme deliverables.
Risk reporting:
Support the risk management process, ensuring that the team provides timely inputs.
Interface:
Responsible to ensure coordination across all programme wide consultants with the commercial management team,
Communication:
Communication through weekly meetings incorporating progress updates and issue review across all elements of the programme.
Provide regular stakeholder updates as required and maintain seamless relationship with the PMO / Programme leadership on all matters.
Reporting:
Support and provide technical oversight for Project Controls Director in the preparation of weekly / monthly updates in the form of dashboards.
Assurance:
Review and report on non-compliances.
Minimum Requirements:
• Degree in Quantity Surveying from recognized University
• Minimum 20 years related experience in Commercial and Contracts Management.
• Must have previous experience of FIDIC Contracts.
• Minimum 10 years post-contract relevant capacity in contracts and commercial management.
• Must have consultant and/or client background for minimum of 5 years.
• Must have minimum of 3 years Middle East experience preferred.
• Fluent in English (read, write and speak)
Rewards & Benefits
We offer an excellent package which includes:
• A competitive salary
• Transportation allowance
• Medical and life insurance cover
• 22 calendar days annual leave
• Medical and life insurance cover
• Company gratuity scheme
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Annual flight allowance to point of origin
• Employee Well-Being Programme – 24 hour free advice on financial, legal and family care specialists and also access to personal health, fitness and nutrition consultants
