Senior Contracts Engineer

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 51st largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2024 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards.

Our newest opportunity is for a talented Senior Contracts Engineer to join our award-winning team based in Alkhobar,Saudi Arabia.

This position is responsible for implementing cost controls and financial control procedures as outlined in the construction contracts. Other responsibilities will include; measure and assess the client’s variations to the construction works and contractor’s claims for changes, evaluate contractor’s monthly interim payment applications and identify areas of concern and assess their potential impact upon the project budget.

We envisage success in this role to include;

• Implementing commercial/contractual matters within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Analysing project variations and changes, prepare project reports, analyze information for adjustments to project budget as necessary to assure a successful project for the client and the firm.
• Measuring works on site and from drawings including competence with electronic measurement systems.
• Verifying invoices submitted by third parties to ensure they match against work/materials utilised on site.
• Understanding, identifying and assessing project risks.
• Communicating effectively, both verbal and written communication with the team and Management about the project in relation to construction matters in regard to how this could be a contractual risk.
• Working with the Cost/Commercial and Planning teams to ensure correct data from site-based works match with contractual clauses and planning timelines held on the computerised systems.
• Demonstrating experience in pre and post contract phases of work.
• Taking part in tender evaluation works and being part of the team that will review claims and make recommendations for management to consider.

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include 15 years' work experience (5 of which involve managing a mega scale mixed use development project with multiple stakeholders and significant number of contracts), partnered with a bachelor's degree in a relevant Engineering field. Certificates related to Contract Managment with particular emphasis on Cost and Claim related Certs. along with a proven professional progression will be looked for.

KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its’ contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.