Subcontract Administrator for Ar Rjum Gold Project

Company Overview

Since 1898, our organization has successfully supported over 25,000 projects globally, spanning 160 countries to foster economic growth, infrastructure resilience, and access to essential energy and resources. We specialize in sectors including Infrastructure, Nuclear, Security & Environmental, Energy, Mining & Metals, and Manufacturing & Technology. Our engagement covers the entire project lifecycle from planning through operation.

Project Summary

The Ar Rjum Project is a greenfield gold mining initiative featuring three open-pit mines, supporting infrastructure such as processing plants, tailings facilities, waste dumps, stockpiles, water and power supply, maintenance facilities, offices, and accommodations. Located about 200 km northeast of Taif and 26 km south of Al Mouwayh on the Jeddah-Riyadh highway within the Central Arabian Gold Region.

Role Overview

The Subcontract Administrator will report to the Project Contracts Manager and assist designated Contracts Administrators across civil, mechanical, and electrical/instrumentation contract packages. This role entails collaboration with multiple functions including field engineering and project controls.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive and standardized Bills of Quantities to facilitate contractor bidding.
• Support financial evaluations to select the optimal contractor.
• Assist in negotiating contract terms, conditions, and pricing to safeguard client interests.
• Evaluate and verify on-site work completion for monthly interim payments.
• Manage contract variations by pricing and assessing financial impacts of scope changes.
• Review and assess financial claims submitted by contractors.
• Handle project close-out activities, reconciling all costs, variations, and claims to finalize financial settlements with clients or contractors.

Qualifications and Experience

• Preferred educational qualification is a bachelor's degree or an international equivalent with 8-10 years relevant experience, or 12-14 years of applicable professional experience.

Required Knowledge and Skills

• Proficiency in estimating quantities, costs, and timeframes for materials and labor.
• Experience preparing tender and contract documentation.
• Capability to identify and assess commercial risks.
• Expertise in valuing completed work, budget management, and payment oversight.
• Familiarity with rules of measurement relevant to industrial and petrochemical sectors involving civils, mechanicals, and electrical/instrumentation disciplines.

Essential Behavioral Attributes

• Excellent oral and written communication skills, fluent in English at a native-speaker level; Arabic literacy is advantageous but not required.
• Experience working effectively within multicultural environments.
• Ability to handle disputes and conflicting situations diplomatically.
• Empathy and emotional intelligence; adept at fostering diversity, inclusiveness, teamwork, communication, and knowledge sharing.

Additional Information

• Relocation: Authorized for international candidates as single relocation.
• Work Type: Full-time office/project based in Riyadh.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

We are committed to diversity and equal opportunity. All applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or any other protected status. Reasonable accommodations can be requested during the hiring process.