Contracts Advisor

We are looking for a senior Contracts Advisor to lead the commercial and contractual management of a large infrastructure and building programme in Doha, covering procurement, cost and budgets, contracts, claims and disputes, and partner agreements across the portfolio of projects. Key Responsibilities • Take overall responsibility for the commercial and financial activities of the programme portfolio, including procurement, cost, budgets, contracts, claims, and agreements with key partners. • Maximise commercial performance while managing project risk, both pre-contract and post-contract. • Handle the development and execution of diverse contractual actions to achieve optimal commercial outcomes in a timely manner. • Ensure compliance with relevant commercial and contracting policies and the achievement of commercial targets. • Resolve disputes and claims across the programme portfolio of projects. • Embed effective commercial governance and assurance across the portfolio. • Support the tender governance process. • Lead complex contract negotiations, including procurement, administration, and liquidation. • Make impartial priority calls and determine the appropriate course of action across differing stakeholder views. • Think creatively and exercise sound judgement based on analysis of risk. • Identify innovative solutions and new ways of working to achieve programme goals. • Build effective working relationships within complex organisational structures, internally and with project stakeholders. • Develop team members with in-depth commercial and cross-functional expertise. • Lead a team and promote collaboration to secure successful deliverables. • Review contract management and administration compliance across the portfolio. • Ensure programme and project financial management issues are dealt with in a timely manner. • Initiate and conduct meetings with supply chain partners on commercial and contract management matters. • Manage the delivery of variations, addendums, extensions of time, and claims, ensuring they are processed in line with the relevant policies and procedures. • Proactively identify shortcomings or potential problems in administrative procedures or contract terms and conditions, and recommend solutions. • Review, prepare, and lead procurement actions and commercial contract negotiations using data-driven approaches. • Work with financial information and assess financial impacts on bids, contracts, and projects. • Provide commercial support to project departments and escalate issues as required. • Develop procedures and guidelines for commercial and contractual matters. Mandatory Requirements • University degree in a relevant field such as Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Construction Management, or equivalent, obtained from a university listed in the World Higher Education Database (WHED) published by the International Association of Universities. • Chartered status or professional licence from an internationally recognised professional institution in the field of Quantity Surveying. • More than 20 years of practical and relevant experience since obtaining the qualifications above, including 7 years at senior level in the commercial and contract management of large-scale infrastructure and building programmes. • Minimum 10 years of experience working in North America, Western Europe, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, or an equivalent developed country, or 10 years of experience working in Qatar. • 7 years of experience working within a PMO or commercial department of a government organisation in the GCC. • Minimum 10 years of experience in roles similar to this one. • Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English. Desirable Requirements • Master's degree in a relevant field. • Working experience in Qatar or the wider Gulf region, and experience on the client side. • Chartered status, licence, or professional certification from an internationally recognised institution in the legal or dispute resolution fields (for example MCIArb). • Grade A Quantity Surveyor certified by the Qatar Ministry of Municipality (MMUP / UPDA). Mandatory Requirements • University degree in a relevant field such as Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Construction Management, or equivalent, obtained from a university listed in the World Higher Education Database (WHED) published by the International Association of Universities. • Chartered status or professional licence from an internationally recognised professional institution in the field of Quantity Surveying. • More than 20 years of practical and relevant experience since obtaining the qualifications above, including 7 years at senior level in the commercial and contract management of large-scale infrastructure and building programmes. • Minimum 10 years of experience working in North America, Western Europe, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, or an equivalent developed country, or 10 years of experience working in Qatar. • 7 years of experience working within a PMO or commercial department of a government organisation in the GCC. • Minimum 10 years of experience in roles similar to this one. • Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English. Desirable Requirements • Master's degree in a relevant field. • Working experience in Qatar or the wider Gulf region, and experience on the client side. • Chartered status, licence, or professional certification from an internationally recognised institution in the legal or dispute resolution fields (for example MCIArb). • Grade A Quantity Surveyor certified by the Qatar Ministry of Municipality (MMUP / UPDA).