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Issam Akkari

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  • Contracts Manager

Contracts and Commercial Professional with 9+ Years Experience in PMC

Colliers Project Leaders Middle East (PMC)

Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia

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Contracts and commercial professional with 8+ years of progressive experience across contractor and PMC environments, delivering contractual, commercial, and procurement support on high-value infrastructure, hospitality, and residential developments in Saudi Arabia and Lebanon. Experienced in managing the full contract lifecycle from tender review and risk assessment to post-award administration, claims evaluation, payment certification, and settlement. Recognized for taking ownership of subcont

Roles

  • Engineer

Professional

Experience
0 years
Company
Colliers Project Leaders Middle East (PMC)
Current organization Self-declared
Colliers Project Leaders Middle East (PMC)
Location
Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia

Key skills

  • Contract Administration
  • Commercial Management
  • Procurement Support
  • FIDIC Contracts
  • Claims Evaluation
  • Payment Certification
  • Subcontract Negotiation
  • Risk Assessment
  • Tender Review
  • Contract Drafting
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Bonds and Insurances

Languages

  • English
  • Arabic

Professional Experience

  1. Colliers Project Leaders Middle East

    1. Contracts Administrator

      Present

      Nov 2025 – Present 1 yr 1 mo

      Colliers Project Leaders Middle East · Al Khobar, KSA

      Acting as contracts and commercial lead for a multi-project hospitality and mixed-use program, managing contractual interfaces with Client, Supervision Consultant, Contractors, and Fund Manager; administering contracts, assessing claims, evaluating EOTs, drafting awards and addenda, performing bid n

  2. Saudi Real Estate Construction Company (TAMEAR)

    1. Contracts Manager

      Apr 2025 – Nov 2025 8 mos

      Saudi Real Estate Construction Company (TAMEAR) · Riyadh, KSA

      Handling subcontract drafting, risk identification, claims preparation, and supporting commercial negotiations; coordinating insurance and bond arrangements, overseeing contract administration on FIDIC Red Book 99 projects, managing change processes, certifying IPCs, and resolving third-party insura

  3. Saudi Real Estate Construction Company (TAMEAR)

    1. Contracts Administrator

      Apr 2023 – Apr 2025 2 yrs 1 mo

      Saudi Real Estate Construction Company (TAMEAR) · Riyadh, KSA

      Providing full-spectrum contract administration across residential and mixed-use developments; drafting and negotiating 70+ subcontracts, preparing successful EOT claims for 365-day extensions, managing variation orders, issuing contractual notices, and coordinating dispute resolution with legal tea

  4. Modern Building Leaders (MBL)

    1. Contracts Engineer

      May 2022 – Apr 2023 1 yr

      Modern Building Leaders (MBL) · Riyadh/Sharma (Neom Region), KSA

      Assisting in subcontract drafting, rate negotiations, claims preparation, and liaising between procurement and commercial teams; completing deals with local and foreign subcontractors, ensuring advance payment recovery, and negotiating terms for 60+ subcontractors within 4 months.

  5. Modern Building Leader (MBL)

    1. Infrastructure Site Engineer

      Oct 2021 – Apr 2022 7 mos

      Modern Building Leader (MBL) · Riyadh, KSA

      Supervising 12+ heavy equipment and 20+ skilled labor on infrastructure civil works across 60k+ sqm of landscape including manholes, water supply, low current, and fire connections; managing back-charging for stumbled subcontractor losses.

  6. Ghanem Ghanem Company Contracting

    1. Site Engineer

      Jan 2017 – Sep 2021 4 yrs 9 mos

      Ghanem Ghanem Company Contracting · Tripoli, Lebanon

      Supervising two coexisting projects: a tennis court with 5k sqm landscape and a four-story building containing 24 apartments.

Credentials

Self-declared
  • Contracts Management and Administration Diploma

    American University in Cairo (AUC) · 2024

  • Bachelor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

    Beirut Arab University (BAU) · 2017

  • Certificate of Professional Accreditation (Civil engineer)

    Saudi Council of Engineers

  • FIDIC Module 1: Practical Use of FIDIC Conditions of Contracts

    FIDIC

  • FIDIC Module 2: Claims and Dispute Resolution Under the FIDIC Contracts

    FIDIC

  • FIDIC Module 3: Dispute Adjudication Boards duties and Responsibilities

    FIDIC

  • FIDIC Module 4: Contract Management and Administration

    FIDIC

  • FIDIC Module 5: FIDIC Conditions of Contract for EPC / Turnkey Projects

    FIDIC

  • FIDIC Module 6: FIDIC Design, Build and Operate (DBO)

    FIDIC

  • Drafting & Management Skills of Engineering Contracts

    Saudi Council of Engineers

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