Commercial Director

Permanent

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

JOB-22427

Nicky Harrison

MRG is proud to be supporting a real estate developer in the appointment of a Commercial Director to lead commercial management across a portfolio of development projects.

The position reports to the Chief Technical Services Officer and will be responsible for managing a team of 3 people.

The role

This is a senior role with responsibility for tendering, contract administration, cost control and the commercial oversight of development partnerships. The successful candidate will establish clear package-level budgets, assess costs before contract awards and give leadership timely visibility of commercial risks across the portfolio.

You will:

Lead the commercial function and manage a team covering quantity surveying, pre-contract activity, contracts and cost control.
Oversee tendering, bid evaluation and contract awards, ensuring each proposed award is checked against its approved budget.
Build and maintain package-level cost plans, tracking committed and actual expenditure across multiple projects.
Manage variation orders, cash-flow forecasts, claims and contractual notices.
Oversee contractor, consultant and development-partner agreements, including payment milestones and cost or profit-sharing obligations.
Provide senior leadership with clear reporting on budgets, tender activity and contractual exposure.
Support development feasibility reviews and use lessons from completed projects to improve commercial processes.

Candidate Profile

10 years’ experience in real estate or construction commercial management, including three years overseeing tendering and cost control across concurrent projects.
You will have strong contract administration and negotiation skills, with practical experience of variation orders, package-level budgets and development-partner or joint-venture agreements.
A bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, Commercial Management or Construction Management is required.
A master’s degree or MRICS qualification would be advantageous.

This opportunity will suit a commercially astute leader who can combine rigorous financial control with sound judgement, clear reporting and the confidence to challenge costs before commitments are made.

Salary & Benefits

40 000 – 50 000 SAR all inclusive, plus bonus, medical insurance and air ticket.

Based in Riyadh with 80% Office based & 20% Site or partner meetings.

How to Apply

CVs to be submitted through the link or to nicky.harrison@mrgglobal.com

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