Senior Contracts Manager
Parsons Corporation
Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Riyadh
Contract type: Full time
In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next!
When it comes to what you want in your career, if you can imagine it, you can do it at Parsons. Imagine a career working with intelligent, diverse people sharing a common quest. Imagine a workplace where you can be yourself. Where you can thrive. Where you can find your next, right now. We’ve got what you’re looking for.
Job Description
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Contracts Manager to join our team!
In this role, you will get to lead strategic planning, contract management, and procurement initiatives for complex projects, ensuring compliance, efficiency, and value creation.
What You'll Be Doing
We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!
Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/.
When it comes to what you want in your career, if you can imagine it, you can do it at Parsons. Imagine a career working with intelligent, diverse people sharing a common quest. Imagine a workplace where you can be yourself. Where you can thrive. Where you can find your next, right now. We’ve got what you’re looking for.
Job Description
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Contracts Manager to join our team!
In this role, you will get to lead strategic planning, contract management, and procurement initiatives for complex projects, ensuring compliance, efficiency, and value creation.
What You'll Be Doing
- Drive strategic planning initiatives, including risk assessments, bid/no-bid analysis, and business case development for complex projects.
- Provide legal interpretation and technical guidance on contract terms, procurement frameworks, and governance documentation (Board and ExCom level).
- Lead the design, negotiation, and administration of bespoke contracts, subcontracts, and variation strategies, including for sovereign wealth funds and infrastructure megaprojects.
- Oversee recruitment, mentoring, and performance management of contract and legal teams, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
- Develop and implement procurement strategies, policies, and plans that ensure compliance, efficiency, and value creation.
- Manage the full tender lifecycle (ITQ/RFP/RFQ), including drafting, evaluation, and award processes.
- Advise on contract variations, change management, and dispute resolution, including payment claims and legal vulnerabilities.
- Collaborate with project leadership to ensure robust support in proposal preparation, contract negotiations, and execution oversight.
- Represent the company in regulatory, policy-making, and industry forums related to procurement and contractual governance.
- Maintain active engagement in professional legal and commercial societies to stay abreast of evolving industry standards.
- Conduct audits, interventions, and reviews of contractual performance and compliance across divisions.
- Provide cradle-to-grave contract support to end users, offering strategic guidance and execution oversight.
- Bachelor Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Law or any related field.
- 15+ years of experience in legal practice, commercial advisory, and contract management across global engineering sectors.
- Strong experience with FIDIC contract forms and their application in post-contract scenarios.
- Advanced contract drafting, negotiation, and legal analysis.
- Expertise in procurement strategy and policy development.
- Proven ability in team leadership and cross-functional collaboration.
- Strong skills in mediation and dispute resolution.
- Exceptional analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
- Ability to manage complex tasks independently or as part of a strategic team.
We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!
Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/.
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