Commercial Director - Developer
United Arab Emirates | Permanent
Our Multi National Real Estate Developer client has a new requirement for a well experienced Commercial Director to join their team in Dubai to work on multiple new high profile projects. Successful candidates will have a proven background as a Commercial Director on large scale civil construction projects in the UAE and the wider GCC.
This role is available for immediate joining and is a direct hire, permanent placement with our client.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leadership for overall compliance of the processes and procedures necessary to deliver the project, identifying issues impacting compliance with successful delivery, and assisting in successful issue resolution.
- Oversight of cost estimates and methods to review proposals for budget constraints and compliance
- Oversight of current cost estimates and cash flow projections
- Oversight of cost estimates with the budgets for each project and the Master Budget
- Delivery of comprehensive reports, commercial and operational to the client and stakeholders
- Provide oversight and advice on contractual correspondence
- Provide oversight and advice on claims
- Provide oversight and advice on site instructions
- Provide oversight and advice on extensions of time
- Provide oversight and advice on payments
- Provide oversight and advice on changes and Claims
- Provide oversight and advice on correspondence to the Tenders and Auctions Committee
- Provide direction and guidance on procurement strategies
- Manage the Tender process from issue to award
- Provide Contract and Commercial advice and guidance
- Provide Regional and Global expertise to meet client's needs
- Collaboratively work with the client counterparts to provide advice on compliance and agreement on matters in dispute
- Collaboratively work with the client in providing advice and support
- Interacts with the corporate offices to support client specific needs and to implement best practices
Commercial Director Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or similar relevant subject
- Minimum 15 years post graduate experience
- MRICS status preferred but not essential
- Profiles with developer or cost consultancy background will be preferred for this role
- Strong pre and post contract expertise is pre-requisite
- Comprehensive knowledge of industry business practices and the negotiation of prime contracts
- Working knowledge of software packages typically associated with commercial management.
- Strong written and oral communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills
Interested candidates are invited to share their up to date CV and details directly to jobs@j10consulting.ae for further review and process
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2022
Status: Filled