Director - Commercial

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We are seeking a visionary and strategic Director - Commercial  to join our team in NEOM, Saudi Arabia. This key leadership role will be responsible for driving the development and execution of mixed-use commercial projects in one of the world's most ambitious and innovative urban development initiatives.

• Accountable for a variety of complex deliverables throughout the lifecycle of a Giga project.
• Responsible for both cost and contracts and project controls teams on a project.
• Oversee financial analysis, feasibility studies, and risk assessments for potential developments
• Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including investors, government officials, and business partners
• Accountable for briefing the team on project scopes to ensure roles and responsibilities are understood
• Reviews and responds to contractors claims in accordance with the provisions of the Conditions of Contract and ensure the Clients interests are protected
• Provides direct liaison with the Client project team.
• Reviews the contracts and commercial reports
• Represents the clients/AECOM in dispute resolutions/arbitration procedures.
• Monitors and manages the performance of direct reports
• Drive operational efficiency and financial performance across the portfolio

• Good working knowledge of FIDIC suite of contracts.
• Proven ability to advise clients and design teams on cost, value and risk, not just cost in isolation.
• Excellent numeracy, verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience of working as part of integrated, multi-organisation, collaborative teams
• Experience of working within a client organization, either directly or through a co-location/secondment arrangement would be of benefit
• Exceptional project management skills, including budget oversight and timeline management.
• Degree Qualified – BSc or MSc – in Quantity Surveying / Cost Management
• Professionally Qualified – ideally Chartered Quantity Surveying Status with the RICS, CIOB or other equivalent institution.
• Willingness to relocate to NEOM, Saudi Arabia, and adapt to a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

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AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.