Dr Alan Walsh FRICS,FCIOB,MCiARB

Commercial & Contractual Leadership | GCC Megaprojects | Success-Driven

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

About

A diligent professional with over 30 years of hands-on experience in commercial and contractual management in complex projects across the Middle East, Europe, and Asia, working from employer, consultant, and contractor perspectives. This enables the establishment of appropriate and timely commercial and contractual guidance to deliver megaprojects to their Stakeholders' needs. I develop successful multicultural teams through coaching and personal development while acting as a go-to troubleshooter who gets to the root causes of issues and follows up to a fair and final resolution. I have mastered the prerequisite commercial skillsets, such as guiding on strategies to envelop domestic and international procurement, internal design evaluation, value engineering, risk management, and problem-solving. I have also proven my expertise in FIDIC contracts and megaprojects, having managed over 70 packages with a combined value of over QAR 60 billion in the GCC.

Experience

  • Commercial & Contracts Director at Mace
    Sep 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

  • International Commercial Director at Pasha Construction
    Oct 2021 - Aug 2023 · 1 yr 11 mos

    International Commercial Director in charge of all Development and Construction functions with Contracts and Commercial responsibilities, including Tax procurement, contractual and legal guidance for the commercial department. Responsible for all commercial issues in Montenegro, Georgia, Turkey, and Azerbaijan markets.

  • Programme Commercial Lead at Parsons Corporation
    Sep 2014 - Sep 2021 · 7 yrs 1 mo

    Contract Value: QAR 40 billion; Contract Type: FIDIC (Modified); Contract Classification: Lusail City Infrastructure; Commercial Team: 54 members. Complete Project Management/Construction Management role, including all pre- and postContract services for 70+ packages with a combined value of over QAR 40 billion. All contract and commercial management with a daily client and stakeholder interface, and responsibility for reviewing all commercial services.

  • Senior Commercial Manager at Leighton Asia
    Sep 2013 - Aug 2014 · 1 yr

    Contract Value: QAR 900 million; Contract Type: FIDIC (Modified); Contract Classification: Embassy (Australian); Commercial Team: 23 members. Complete accounting, taxation, and commercial management with daily client interface; responsibility for all client' correspondences, submission of EOT claims, claim negotiation, agreement of Variations, subcontract management, procurement, and cost reporting.

  • Senior Commercial Manager at Arabian Construction Co.
    Jul 2011 - Aug 2013 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    Contract Value: QAR 6 billion; Contract Type: FIDIC (Modified); Contract Classification: Major residential (3 nos. of 63 floors comprising 2000 units) and retail; Commercial Team: 10 members Complete commercial and contractual management with daily client interface, responsibility for all client correspondences, submission of multiple EOT claims, claim negotiation, agreement of variations, subcontract management and procurement and cost reporting.