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Job Description:
Lead, Contracts
Doha, Qatar
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Lead, Contracts to join our team! In this role you will prepare and assist with Corporate and Buildings related project contracts, ensuring alignment with respective project's need.
What You Will Be Doing:
- Carry out the evaluate and agree all variations, change orders or concession requests with the contractor/consultant, and prepare submissions together with the contractor/consultant, and prepare submission together with respective requesting department to concerned Tenders Committee for approval.
- Prepare financial statements during the period of the contract detailing the financial position for the assigned departments.
- Undertake contract related processes and monitor contract progress,
- Monitor the work of the awarded contractor/consultant/stakeholder by liaising with the respective department, to ensure compliance with the contract.
- Take actions/escalate when the contract is not being adhered to.
- Review disputes with contractors related to project procurement/contracts
- Negotiate and recommend best way forward to resolve disputes to ensure mutual satisfaction of both parties.
- Prepare and assist with project-related contracts ensuring alignment with respective project's needs.
Other duties:
- Prepare timely and accurate MIS statements and reports.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as needed as well as determine and manage priorities with minimal guidance
What Required Skills You Will Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or similar discipline / Other related Contract Certifications preferred
- 7+ years of experience in a similar position, covering Infrastructure projects, particularly within the Real Estate environment
- Extensive experience in awarding and managing Infrastructure contracts
- Expert knowledge of Infrastructure tendering and contracts processes commercial, technical, and legal
- Specific knowledge of local Infrastructure contract laws and other applicable contractual terms
What Desired Skills You Will Bring
- Excellent communication and interpersonal management skills
- Strong coordination and stakeholder management skills
- Strong understanding of management processes, tools, and techniques
- Ability to manage time and prioritize work efficiently
- Adept at building and maintaining strong relationships with users (Project Managers, Contract Management) and suppliers/contractors
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or a similar discipline
- Related contract certifications
- 7+ years of experience in a similar position
- Experience covering infrastructure projects, particularly in real estate
- Extensive experience awarding and managing infrastructure contracts
- Expert knowledge of infrastructure tendering and commercial, technical, and legal contract processes
- Knowledge of local infrastructure contract laws and applicable contractual terms
- Excellent communication and interpersonal management skills
- Strong coordination and stakeholder management skills
- Understanding of management processes, tools, and techniques
- Ability to manage time and prioritize work efficiently
- Ability to build and maintain relationships with project managers, contract management teams, suppliers, and contractors
Parsons Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are framed as a major value driver, with an ESOP alongside a 401(k) match and additional stock-purchase options contributing meaningfully to total rewards. This structure is positioned as especially attractive for employees who value long-term wealth-building over immediate cash.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad and choice-rich, with multiple plan types (PPO, HDHP, and some HMO networks) plus dental, vision, EAP, and wellness resources. The availability of different plan designs and national-carrier coverage supports varied employee needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are portrayed as competitive, including PTO, holidays, flexible schedules such as a 9/80 option for eligible roles, and floating holidays in the U.S. Paid parental leave of 160 hours is also highlighted as a meaningful component of the overall package.
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What We Do
Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider with a focus on making the world safer, smarter, healthier, more sustainable, and more connected. Founded in 1944, Parsons primarily serves the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. Uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services, the corporation delivers state-of-the-art solutions to federal, regional, and local government agencies as well as to private industrial customers worldwide. Parsons has a reputation for inclusion and diversity and has been named to the Ethisphere Institute’s list of World’s Most Ethical Companies for 10 consecutive years. Parsons facilitates a culture of innovation by encouraging collaboration among its employees and providing opportunities for career growth. With offices around the globe, people of varied talents and backgrounds, and a wide range of exciting projects, the possibilities at Parsons are endless. For more about Parsons, visit www.parsons.com. Mission: Delivering innovative infrastructure, defense, and security solutions to enable a more sustainable, safer, smarter, and more connected world.
