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Job Description:
Parsons is seeking a highly talented Senior Contracts Administrator (Saudi National) professional to support a major rail project. In this role, you will provide expert advice on construction claims, including forensic planning, schedule delay analysis, acceleration, disruption and productivity analysis, as well as general claims assessment and defense support.
What You'll Be Doing:
Undertake delay analysis on complex claims and disputes.
Analyze extension-of-time claims and prepare recommendations on entitlement.
Assess delay and disruption damages.
Support major claims and contribute to dispute resolution strategies.
Pre-qualify claims received from contractors by:
Checking that claims are submitted within contractual timescales.
Confirming that initial substantiation provided by contractors is reasonable.
Advising whether claims are administratively compliant with the contract.
Conduct forensic analysis of claims and potential claims by:
Reviewing contractors’ claims and potential claims.
Liaising with the project team to obtain relevant background information and documentation. Investigating technical construction issues in detail.
Undertaking delay analysis of the program’s critical path.
Identifying any contractor-caused concurrent delay.
Formulating the client’s defense and/or counterclaim, as appropriate.
Ascertain contractor entitlement, if any, in relation to:
Provide expert forensic planning input into reports by:
Writing clear and comprehensive claims reports.
Confirming the results of forensic analysis of claims and potential claims.
Preparing documents for review, analysis, and approval by Contract Administration peers.Supporting submissions to the Engineer for formal consideration.
Developing summary presentations for key internal stakeholders.
What Required Skills You'll Bring:
Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in contracts administration, quantity surveying, or commercial management within the construction or property sector. Degree in QS. Engineering or related field.
Demonstrated experience on commercial projects (Utilities or industrial facilities).
Experience administering standard form construction contracts and managing subcontractors in a commercial environment
Knowledge of FIDIC contracts (or equivalent).
Strong planning and programming background on multi-billion-dollar construction projects.
Strong background in major contract claims and dispute resolution, with a proven ability to:
Conduct forensic investigations of technical construction issues.
Undertake program delay analysis.
Assess financial quantum.
What Desired Skills You'll Bring:
Experience in building programmes for extension of time using Primavera is preferred, or the ability to do so.
Good working knowledge of Primavera.
Fair knowledge or familiarity with TILOS.
Strong oral, written, and presentation skills.
Excellent organizational and time management skills.
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Skills Required
- Saudi national
- Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in contracts administration, quantity surveying, or commercial management
- Experience in construction or property sector
- Degree in quantity surveying, engineering, or a related field
- Experience on commercial projects, utilities, or industrial facilities
- Experience administering standard-form construction contracts
- Experience managing subcontractors in a commercial environment
- Knowledge of FIDIC contracts or equivalent
- Strong planning and programming experience on major construction projects
- Experience with major contract claims and dispute resolution
- Forensic investigation of technical construction issues
- Program delay analysis
- Financial quantum assessment
- Experience building extension-of-time programs using Primavera
- Working knowledge of Primavera
- Familiarity with TILOS
- Strong oral, written, and presentation skills
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills
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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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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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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.
