United Arab Emirates Posted on 05/05/2026 Trending

Talent Pool - Contracts/Commercial Manager (Buildings - Villas/Mixed-Use Development/Theme Parks) - Middle East Projects

United Arab Emirates

Job Description

Talent Pool – Contracts/Commercial Manager supporting buildings, villas, mixed-use developments, and theme park projects across the Middle East, ensuring robust commercial strategy and contractual compliance.
Leads contract administration, procurement, cost control, and management of variations and claims while safeguarding client interests across the project lifecycle. Provides commercial guidance, risk management, and dispute resolution support, ensuring projects are delivered in line with contractual, financial, and performance objectives.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that the requirements of the contract documents are implemented and maintained throughout the Contract period.


• Assist in the review of contractual notices of claims and providing contractual advice to the Engineering in their administration of the Construction Contract.


• Interact with the Client representatives, the Project Management & Supervision Consultants and relevant Contractors in respect of all contractual matters.


• Review all contract documents to ensure congruity and to minimize patent and latent ambiguities


• Implements, updates & communicates the Risk Register pertaining to all ongoing commercial/contract matters with the client team and consultants


• Manages the Commercial Risks by advising the client of potential claims, rough order of magnitude & necessary actions towards claim avoidance and dispute


• Assist with administration of ongoing Contracts, including monitoring Contractor and commission compliance with the Contract documents.


• Prepare correspondence and maintains records necessary to ensure the effective administration of all Contractual matters.


• Facilitate the preparation of Contract change and prepares the relevant variation orders


• Responsible for the Change Management Process. He will be initiating all credit change orders whenever applicable.


• Facilitate the contract close-out procedures to ensure that all terms and conditions of contracts have been complied with prior to final payment to the contractor.


• Ensure that all contractual procedures are implemented and maintained.


• Assist in the review of Contractor’s claims in accordance with the provisions of the Conditions of Contract and ensures the Client’s interests are protected.


• Ensure all warranties, bonds, insurances, guarantees, etc., are in place, maintained, and updated in accordance with the Contract and are in compliance with the Client's requirements.


• Contract Closeout: document items to be completed, amounts to be withheld for final completion, review taking over the certificate.


• Responsible for the preparation and maintenance of Engineer’s Instructions Variation Orders, and Claim Logs


• Assist in the preparation of Monthly Progress Reports.


• Assist on all contractual and commercial matters.


• Validate the Consultants & Contractor's interim and final payment applications from a commercial perspective and any variation from the GMP figures (rates, Contractor compliance of payment rules as per the Contract, retentions, back-charges, fees, taxes, etc.).


• Assist the Estimation and Project Control teams in respect of contractual implications of change orders


• Organizes, chairs & records Commercial Meetings and records minutes of meetings.


• Informs themselves of the relevant Quality, Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Policies, Manuals and Procedures in place within Hill International, and ensures continued compliance with these requirements while employed by Hill.


• Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager/client department head.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying or equivalent.


• Must have a minimum of 20 years’ experience with strong international experience.


• Preferably a chartered member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS).


• Strong background and understanding of FIDIC forms of Contract, particularly design & build.


• Knowledgeable in all contractual & legal matters relevant to the industry, including claim management.


• Great leadership and organizational skills.


• An excellent command of written and spoken English and Arabic is desirable.


• Experience of working internationally (preference for GCC).

About Us

Hill International, with more than 4,400+ professionals in over 100 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management, project management oversight, advisory, facilities management, and other consulting services to clients in a variety of market sectors. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as one of the largest program management firms in the world. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at .

Hill is exclusively a program, project, and construction management provider, meaning we have one focus as a company: protecting client interests. Free of any potential conflicts, our entire business is geared towards helping clients achieve their desired outcomes. We are dedicated to exceeding expectations throughout the entire construction project lifecycle and adapt to the needs of each assignment to develop tailored approaches and solutions to meet those needs.

Hill is a GISI Consulting Group company, part of the Global Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. (GISI) family of companies. Learn more about GISI Consulting Group at .

Hill International is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veteran/Disabled
Note: This job description is intended to provide an indication of the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities and other essential functions to be carried out as part of fulfilling the role mentioned in the job title. Various other duties as required.