JOB DETAILS:
Qualifications:
• BSc in Engineering Discipline, Quantity Surveying or BSc in other relevant discipline
• Qualified Contracts engineer with proven experience in Contracting processes and project services.
• 15+ years’ practical, relevant and progressive experience in preparation, negotiation, monitoring of complex technical contracts in the onshore and offshore oil or petrochemical industries.
• International project experience.
• Knowledge and understanding of project services and contract processes including management, amendment & close out of contracts.
• Demonstrable general knowledge & understanding of project control, commercial, legal and insurance issues affecting the Company in general, and “in depth” understanding where relevant to contracts for works, goods & services.
• In depth knowledge and understanding of different means of contractor remuneration and their commercial implications, practical experience of their use.
• Basic understanding of the technical domain in which the Project operates.
• Good communication, managerial & organizational skills, capabilities to take workload & work under pressure, able to work in a multicultural environment.
• Ability to adapt & to represent the Company in discussions / negotiations with Contractors.
• Ability and willingness to effectively and robustly challenge the views of contractors, suppliers and internal contact, and negotiate reasonable settlements whilst maintaining good relationships and sharing expertise and knowledge as appropriate

Duties:
• Managing the contracting process for the Enabling Infrastructure (EI) packages comprising of multiple civil works and construction services contracts in coordination with the team.
• Administer the Call for tenders process for all Upstream and Enabling Infrastructure (EI) Contracts
• Preparation and processing of Adverts to be published (for local Call for tenders, when required)
• Administration of the Prequalification process of potential Contractors and Suppliers
• Preparation of the Tender documentation
• Review / assessment of Contractual/Commercial “volumes” of the call for tender
• Preparation of the Recommendation to award for Commercial & Contractual parts
• Participates to the negotiation of the Contracts.
• Participates in debriefing sessions of unsuccessful pre-qualifiers / tenders as applicable.
• Administer the Upstream and EI Project Contracts, and particularly:
• Follows up the administration of contracts into the SAP systems from registration to final payments.
• Reviews and accepts Contract administration management documents prepared by Contractors & Vendors
• Ensure consistency & adequacy of documents such as Performance Bonds, Bank Guarantees, Invoices, Insurance certificates, Sub-contracts, Confidentiality Undertakings
• Preparation of official correspondence with Contractors
• Assistance to the negotiation of Change Orders on contractual and commercial aspects