Senior Construction Contract Manager (3-month Part-Time)

Serco Middle East in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is seeking an experienced Senior Construction Contract Manager to support the mobilisation and early delivery phases of a significant project. This role is focused on providing proactive contract management support, ensuring contractual obligations, commercial entitlements, governance requirements, and delivery risks are effectively managed from contract award through mobilisation and into operations. This is not a traditional contract review role. We are looking for a hands-on professional who can establish robust contractual controls, governance frameworks, and commercial protections while working closely with operational and project teams. Key Accountabilities - Develop and maintain a comprehensive contractual obligations and deliverables register. - Support mobilisation activities and readiness planning against contractual requirements. - Monitor and manage contractual milestones, notices, approvals, and critical deadlines. - Protect and manage Serco's contractual entitlements, including variations, extensions of time, cost recovery, and other contractual remedies. - Lead contract change management processes, including variations and client instructions. - Support contract governance and commercial review meetings, tracking actions, decisions, and outcomes. - Provide practical contractual advice and guidance to operational and project delivery teams. - Identify, assess, and escalate contractual, commercial, and delivery risks. - Maintain robust contract records, correspondence, audit trails, and notices. - Support revenue protection by ensuring contractual prerequisites for invoicing and payment are effectively monitored and managed. Specific Requirements - Extensive experience in contract management within the construction, infrastructure, engineering, or major project environment. - Strong understanding of mobilisation, project delivery, contract administration, and commercial management. - Demonstrated experience managing variations, claims, change control, and contractual entitlements. - Knowledge of contract forms such as FIDIC and other industry-standard construction contracts. - Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage effectively with clients, commercial teams, project managers, and operational leaders. - Strong analytical, negotiation, and risk management capabilities. - Ability to establish governance frameworks, processes, and contractual controls in a complex project environment.