Commercial Manager

Job Description

WSP Middle East are currently looking for a Commercial Manager to provide operationally sound advice and support to management in relation to a broad range of commercial and contractual tasks on WSP Middle East projects, including negotiating client and sub-consultant agreement terms, variations, claims, potential disputes and related issues affecting WSP’s projects and their financial performance.

Responsibilities

• Manage the commercial administration of the Project in compliance with the Authority /PMC Project commercial administration procedures.
• Manage the checking of Contractor’s interim payment applications.
• Monitoring of the Contractor’s control over time and cost in accordance with the Construction Contract.
• Review and address all Contractor’s/Clients variations and claims and provide written response to the project lead.
• Advise the Engineer on contractual issues as they arise.
• Identify cases where claims may be a potential or imminent possibility and notify the Engineer of the same.
• Study and prepare reports providing recommendations to the Engineer on claims submitted by the Contractor for Relief for Cost.
• Manage the change management process including preparing the Business Case for the change for Client approval and preparing Site Instructions for issues by the Engineer.
• The study, prepare and provide recommendations for Variation Orders
• Manage the maintenance of variation and claims logs.
• Chair biweekly Commercial Meetings and prepare minutes.
• Chair ad-hoc meetings to discuss claims.
• Provide Input to Monthly Progress Reporting as required.
• Participate in Monthly Progress Meetings with the Contractor/Engineer/Authority as required.
• Interface with other construction supervision team members to meet overall program deliverables.
• Study contractual correspondence issued by Contractor and prepare responses.
• Review draft correspondence prepared by construction supervision team members
  
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Quantity Surveying with suitable contractual, legal or commercial background
• Member of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) preferred
• Excellent communication skills verbal and written
• 10+ years of post-qualification experience in a similar capacity
• PMC, Infrastructure experience in the Middle East
  
  
  

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