Project and Contract Control
•	Monitor and ensure implementation and maintenance of all contractual procedures for smooth execution of all planned jobs.
•	Prepare correspondence in Arabic and English and maintain records to ensure effective administration of contracts and protection of the company’s rights
•	Review and report on compliance with the contract and progress of works of contractor, designer and associated parties.
•	Support the management team with advice on specific requirements of the contract and recommend viable measures to ensure compliance with contractual requirements.
•	Prepare and maintain all contractual and commercial documentation including Engineering Instructions, Variation Orders and Claim Logs.
•	Analyze various directives and variations, assess implications, negotiate inclusion of omissions and extra costs and report on the contractual implications of other parties engaged with the works.
•	Deal with and process contractor’s claims adhering to the conditions of contract ensuring protection of the company’s interests.
•	Coordinate the bidding process for award of subcontracts/supply orders monitoring evaluation of competitive bids ensuring achievement of optimum prices and terms.




Contract Administration and Management 
•	Deal with all aspects of  contract administration and management for all company projects complying with all company policies and procedures 
•	Draft letters to the Contractor and the Engineer on all commercial and contractual matters related to the projects.
•	Prepare memos for the internal approval process related to extension of time claims of contractors, procurement of new contracts and amicable settlement of disputes.
•	Prepare and submit valuations, variations and claims to the client and negotiate agreements to receive payments from the client as per terms and conditions of the contract for both lump sum and re-measurable contracts.
•	Review and certify payments and variations of subcontractors as per the terms and conditions of appropriate subcontract agreements.
•	Identify opportunities for raising claims/variations and advice the project management of issuing notifications to the Engineer/Client as per terms of contract.
•	Monitor and ensure establishment and maintenance of up-to-date bonds, insurance and guarantees complying with contract terms and meeting client requirements.
•	Review notices of contractual claims and provide advice to Engineering on matters related to administration of construction contracts.
•	Review interim payment requests from contractors/subcontractors to ensure compliance with all terms and conditions of contract.
•	Coordinate all activities related to contract close-out and ensure compliance with all contract terms and conditions before release of final payment to the contractor.
•	Deal with final accounts including preparation, submission and negotiation of agreements with client/contractors and prepare recommendations for release of retentions and bonds. 

Project Support
•	Lead various activities across lifecycle of construction projects including development of project goals, schedules, budgets, deadlines, estimates during project planning, onsite project management and close-out 
•	Support the senior leadership for effective coordination with the project management team, consultants, contractors and vendors.
•	Provide advice on dealing with overall permitting and consecution legal issues and processes.
•	Coordinate with contractors and vendors and ensure compliance with safety and quality processes and policies.
•	Prepare weekly reports and issue periodic status updates for information of the executive management.
•	Deal with project time management issues including development of project management plan, preparation of project work breakdown structure (WBS), definition of activities and sequences, estimating resources and duration of activities and development of work schedules 
•	Supervise project cost management including determination of project budgets for direct costs (labor, subcontracts, equipment, materials) and indirect costs (mobilization, staff, financing, contingency, transportation, running costs, engineering, demobilization, project close-out), estimate activity costs and cash flow base line. Identify additional scope and obtain change orders before execution of the job.
•	Execute project control management tasks including control of schedules – work performance information, schedule forecasts, change impact and update and control of costs – work performance information, cost forecasts, EVM, SPI, CPI and efficiency.