Senior Commercial Manager

Notes for Muhajirs: This is a senior commercial leadership post with AtkinsRealis in the UAE, covering commercial, contractual, procurement and financial work across industrial, logistics, manufacturing and hyperscale data centre developments. Note: the source posting also contains a full description of a separate Project Director role, so the posting text mixes two roles; this description follows the Senior Commercial Manager section only.

About the role: Lead commercial strategy and commercial management across large-scale industrial and data centre projects, and advise senior leadership on commercial opportunities and risks. Administer contractual obligations between clients, consultants, contractors and supply chain partners, lead contract negotiations and amendments, and manage change control. Establish and manage project budgets, cost plans and forecasting, and lead monthly commercial reporting and executive financial reviews.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in quantity surveying; a master's degree in commercial management is preferred
• Minimum 15 - 20 years of commercial management experience, with a minimum of 8 years in a senior commercial leadership role
• Experience managing projects exceeding USD 150M - 500M in value, with a proven track record in industrial and mission-critical infrastructure
• Minimum 8 - 10 years of UAE or GCC project experience, with strong knowledge of UAE contract practices and commercial regulations
• Experience with FIDIC, NEC, design and build, EPC, EPCM and PMC agreements
• Proficiency in CostX, Candy CCS, Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Power BI, ERP systems such as SAP and Oracle, BIM 360 and Autodesk Construction Cloud

What they offer: Tax-free salary, life insurance and medical insurance, annual leave and a company gratuity scheme, a discretionary bonus, an annual flight contribution, transport and housing allowances, and an employee wellbeing programme.

Location: United Arab Emirates.

Source: Bayt, 10 Nov 2026