Sr. Contracts Admin

Role Overview

Senior Contracts Administrator at JASARA PMC, a joint venture between Jacobs, PIF, and Aramco operating in the civil engineering sector. Location not specified in source.

Company Overview

JASARA PMC is a joint venture between Jacobs, PIF, and Aramco operating in the civil engineering sector. The organization supports complex infrastructure delivery with a strong focus on governance, coordination, and effective project execution.

Role Purpose

Act as a senior contract administration lead across a large roads infrastructure portfolio, bringing consistency, control, and oversight to contractual processes across multiple projects, work orders, service agreements, and infrastructure contracts. Work closely with commercial, project delivery, finance, procurement, legal, and consultant teams to support sound contract administration throughout the full contract lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

Portfolio & Process Management

• Lead and oversee contract administration activities across a large portfolio of roads and infrastructure contracts.
• Establish and maintain consistent contract administration processes, procedures, and governance controls.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance contract administration efficiency and effectiveness.
• Maintain contract registers and ensure contractual records are accurate, complete, and up to date.
• Ensure contractual documentation is retained and managed within designated contract management systems.

Team Leadership

• Provide leadership, guidance, and mentoring to Contracts Administrators and support staff.

Compliance & Governance

• Ensure compliance with contractual obligations, internal policies, procedures, and delegated authority requirements.
• Monitor contractual compliance, identify risks and non-conformances, and support internal and external audits.
• Coordinate contract-related meetings, governance reviews, dashboards, status reports, and portfolio performance updates.

Contract Administration & Communications

• Administer contract correspondence, notices, instructions, approvals, and other contractual communications.
• Monitor contract milestones, deliverables, securities, warranties, insurance requirements, and other contractual obligations.
• Coordinate contract start-up, mobilization, amendments, renewals, extensions, and close-out activities.

Changes, Claims & Variations

• Support the administration of contract changes, variations, claims, compensation events, and extensions of time.

Risk & Dispute Management

• Identify and escalate contractual risks and potential disputes, and support contractual assessments and dispute avoidance strategies.

Systems Administration

• Administer contract management systems, including Oracle Unifier, SAP, and document management platforms.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as the primary point of contact for contract administration matters across the portfolio and facilitate resolution through proactive stakeholder engagement.

Contract Close-Out

• Lead contract close-out activities, including final account processes, release of securities, closure of outstanding obligations, archival of records, and lessons learned reporting.

Qualifications & Experience

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering, Law, Commerce, or a related discipline.

Professional Membership

• Professional membership with a recognized industry body such as RICS, CIArb, CIPS, ICE, or equivalent is desirable.

Experience

• Minimum 15+ years' experience in contract administration, commercial management, or contract management within major infrastructure or construction projects.
• Demonstrated experience leading contract administration teams.
• Experience managing large and complex contract portfolios.
• Experience supporting roads, highways, transportation, or major infrastructure projects.
• Sound experience with FIDIC and other standard forms of contract.
• Experience with contract governance controls, audit and compliance processes, and portfolio reporting workflows.
• Experience administering claims and variations.
• Familiarity with public-sector or giga-project governance environments is highly desirable.

Skills & Competencies

• Proficiency in Oracle Unifier, SAP, Microsoft Office, and contract management systems.
• Fluency in English and Arabic.

Additional Information

• Accommodation provided.
• Food provided.
• Transportation provided.