Managing Quantity Surveyor / Contract Administrator

In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next! At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible. Job Description: Contract Administrator - Procurement & Pre-Contract Abu Dhabi, UAE Parsons is looking for a Contract Administrator – Procurement & Pre-Contract to join our Commercial and Contracts team in Abu Dhabi. In this role, you will primarily support the procurement and pre-contract administration of construction, consultancy and other project-related appointments across our UAE portfolio. You will work closely with Clients, technical teams, cost consultants and procurement specialists to develop appropriate procurement strategies, prepare tender documentation, administer competitive tender processes, undertake commercial evaluations and support negotiations through to contract award. The role will be based primarily in our Abu Dhabi office, with attendance at Client offices, project sites and tender clarification meetings as required. This is a mid-level commercial role suited to an experienced candidate with strong procurement, tendering and pre-contract commercial experience. The successful candidate will be expected to operate with a high degree of autonomy and coordinate multidisciplinary inputs through the procurement process. This is not a traditional measurement-focused QS role. What You'll Be Doing - Advise on appropriate procurement routes, contract packaging, tendering approaches and commercial structures, taking account of project scope, programme, market conditions, risk allocation and Client requirements. - Prepare, coordinate and review Requests for Proposal, Invitations to Tender and associated tender documentation, including commercial schedules, pricing documents, Bills of Quantities where applicable, contractual requirements and tender return schedules. - Coordinate Parsons' technical, commercial and project-management teams to ensure that tender documentation is complete, coordinated and suitable for issue to the market. - Manage and administer tender processes from prequalification and tender issue through clarification, evaluation, negotiation, recommendation and award. - Prepare and manage tender queries, commercial clarifications, tender bulletins and addenda, coordinating technical responses with the relevant discipline leads. - Undertake detailed commercial evaluations and tender normalization, including review of qualifications, exclusions, assumptions, proposed amendments, provisional sums, rates, pricing schedules and other commercial departures. - Identify and assess commercial and contractual risks within tender submissions, including qualifications or proposed amendments that may materially change the intended allocation of risk. - Prepare commercial bid comparison reports, tender evaluation reports and recommendations for award, presenting findings clearly to Clients senior project stakeholders. - Support and participate in commercial clarification and negotiation meetings with tenderers, maintaining appropriate records of agreed positions and outstanding matters. - Establish commercial and contractual basis of award, ensuring that negotiated positions, clarifications and agreed departures are accurately reflected in the final contract documentation. - Coordinate with legal, procurement, technical, commercial and project-management stakeholders as required to facilitate contract execution and mobilisation. - Support the preparation and review of contract agreements, letters of award, notices to proceed and associated pre-award documentation. - Review tenderers' compliance with specified commercial submissions, bonds, guarantees, insurances and other contractual deliverables required prior to award or commencement. - Manage downstream procurement of subconsultants and specialist service providers engaged directly by Parsons, working with Parsons' internal procurement functions and ensuring compliance with applicable procurement procedures and delegated authorities. - Manage and coordinate Independent Cost Consultants engaged to support procurement, estimating, Bills of Quantities, tender evaluation and other pre-contract commercial activities. - Provide commercial and contractual advice to internal and external stakeholders throughout the procurement process, with particular focus on scope clarity, risk allocation, pricing mechanisms and contractual completeness. - Develop and maintain appropriate procurement schedules, tender registers, commercial clarification logs and recommendation records, ensuring a clear and auditable procurement trail. - Support pre-tender estimates, benchmarking, cost planning and reconciliation of tender retu

BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying degree from a recognized university. More than 5 years demonstrable experience in Quantity Surveying or Contract Administration. Excellent written skills in contractual correspondence and excellent English communication. Proven experience in analyzing contract variations and claims. Ability to work autonomously and be a problem solver.