Senior Contract Administration Specialist

Posted 13 September 2026
Start date 31 August 2026
Salary Range USD 9 - 9 per Hour
LocationSaudi Arabia
Job type Contract
Discipline Oil Gas and Chemicals
Reference170106
Job FunctionContract Administrator

Job description

Our client is proud to design and build projects and careers.  They are committed to fostering a welcoming and collaborative work environment that encourages big-picture thinking, brings out the best in their personnel, and helps them develop innovative solutions that contribute to building a better world together. If this sounds like a culture you would like to work in, you are invited to apply for this role.

Client is looking for Senior Contract Administration Specialist
Project Type: Oil & gas, petrochemical, power plant
Location: Khobar, Saudi Arabia

Requirements/Qualification:
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Supply Chain Management or Business Administration.
  • Minimum 12 years of experience in Contracts (mostly in post-award)
  • Types of contracts > EPC, Lump Sum, Unit Rate, Time & Material, Framework, Supporting Works, Facilities Agreements

Key Competencies and Skills:
  • Contracting strategy and risk management
  • Commercial analysis and evaluations
  • Compliance and governance
  • Post-award administration
  • Drafting and reporting
  • Change management
  • MS office
  • Record management


Responsibilities:
  • Perform pre-qualifications of bidders.
  • Devise bidding strategy especially from medium to high value contracts. Execute the bidding from ITB package development to contract award.
  • Establish data base of prices from bidders as a reference for internal/future estimates and budgeting.
  • Review the contracts in detail and establish Contract Administration strategy along with contract synopsis with important milestones, deliverables, timelines, obligations of Contractors and Company.
  • Establish summary sheets and detailed controlling sheets for progress, payments, delay events, change orders, variations orders. Maintain these sheets for latest data.
  • Maintain letters log from and to Contractors. Draft the letters for Contractors.
  • Ensure precise record keeping for traceability and audits. Maintain records of contractual documents (i.e. bank guarantees, insurances)
  • Ensure compliance of contractual obligations from Contractors.
  • Review and analyze the change/variation order requests and claims from Contractors, for contractual entitlement, quantification of scope, assessment of commercial figures (including internal estimates), negotiations, robust documentation.
  • Take pro-active actions in order to avoid and mitigate the risks of disputes with Contractors.
  • Review the Payment Requests from Contractors in detail for invoice processing.
  • Attend project progress and contractual/commercial meetings with Contractors, keep records of all Minutes of Meetings and action items.
  • Advise the project team on all contractual items.
  • Coordinate with all stakeholders internally and externally.

To apply for this position, please send your most recent CV to Lamis.Hakami@trsstaffing.com