Salary range
USD 70,000–90,000
Gross annual base salary in USD, before employee taxes and deductions.
USD is the reference currency for advertised salaries. Conversion, payment currency and country-specific requirements are determined by the applicable local employment contract and payroll arrangements.
Benefits, employer costs and any premiums are separate from the advertised base range. Benefits or premiums, where applicable, are confirmed separately in the employment terms.
About Watsmen
Watsmen is building an engineering-led industrial group. We connect technical capability, disciplined execution and practical commercial judgement to deliver valuable industrial solutions.
Role Purpose
Make Watsmen's commercial commitments clear, executable and traceable. Lead commercial contract preparation and administration so that scope, price, payment, liability, performance evidence and change control remain aligned from bid review through completion.
Key Accountabilities
- Build the contract review file by reconciling technical scope, deliverables, assumptions, exclusions, milestones, acceptance evidence and commercial terms before signature.
- Evaluate proposed terms for payment, security, warranties, liability, delay, termination and dispute exposure; record deviations and obtain Legal, Finance and technical concurrence from the appropriate owners.
- Maintain a contract register with the true contracting entity, signatory approval, executed version, obligations, notices, renewals, securities and accountable delivery owners.
- Establish contract-to-delivery handovers that explain obligations and critical dates in usable language, with responsibility for each material requirement and evidence of acceptance by the owner.
- Administer variations, notices, claims and commercial correspondence using contemporaneous records; distinguish an operational request from an authorised contractual change.
- Support closure and disputes through reconciled entitlements, payment records and factual evidence packs, while maintaining privileged/legal material through counsel and improving approved templates.
- Develop reusable approved commercial packages and a timely bid-to-contract handover; identify scope leakage, changes and contractual entitlements with Commercial, Legal and delivery owners.
First 90 Days
- By day 30: Inventory live contracts and proposals, identify missing executed records or unmanaged obligations, and agree priority corrections with Legal and delivery owners.
- By day 60: Implement a usable review/deviation checklist, obligation register and handover pack; test the change and notice workflow against a representative contract.
- By day 90: Show that material active contracts have named owners, current obligations and controlled changes; deliver a commercial-risk review with evidence-backed actions and no hidden contractual commitments. Demonstrate a reviewed commercial package and bid-to-contract handover with scope, change and entitlement evidence.
Essential Requirements
- Evidence of commercial contract management in engineering, industrial services, projects, supply or trade.
- Ability to translate scopes and terms into practical obligations, cash-flow exposure, acceptance criteria and a defensible change-control record.
- Competence in commercial negotiation, written notices, cost/price reconciliation and factual claim preparation.
- Experience working with qualified counsel, finance and technical teams while respecting the boundaries of each authority.
- Organised document management, clear communication and judgment under delivery and commercial pressure.
Desirable Experience
- Relevant formation in commercial management, law, quantity surveying, engineering, procurement or an equivalent professional route.
- Experience with cross-border agreements and industrial project or supply-contract forms relevant to the assigned work.
Authority And Decision Boundaries
- Prepare and administer commercial terms, record deviations and recommend negotiation positions within approved mandates.
- Legal opinions, final contract approval, signing authority, settlement concessions and technical acceptance remain with separately authorised owners; no side agreement may bypass the controlled record.
Key Interfaces
Group General Counsel & Governance Director; Group Finance and financial control; Engineering and Project Engineering Manager; Group Trade Manager; Customer, supplier and regional contract owners.
Commercial, General Counsel and delivery owners on approved packages, handover and change control.
How Success Is Evidenced
- Complete executed-contract and obligation records with accountable owners.
- Timely notices, controlled variations and cash/entitlement reconciliation.
- Reduction of preventable scope gaps and unresolved commercial exceptions, evidenced by case reviews.
- Timely, complete contracting handovers and reduced unsupported scope leakage.
Activation And Delivery Readiness
Assigned work requires confirmed resources, competent delivery capacity and the applicable approvals. The role operates within its documented delegation; appointment alone does not confer contracting, spending, technical-approval or system-access authority.
Location And Travel
Istanbul, Türkiye. Negotiations, delivery handovers or project reviews may require travel; location-specific and frequency requirements are agreed before appointment.
Employment And Working Arrangements
Full-time employment, with annual performance reviews. Twelve-month renewable contracts where legally appropriate, with probation and renewal terms determined under local law.
Roles are on-site by default. Hybrid or remote working requires prior approval. No relocation assistance or visa support is provided.
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