SENIOR CONTRACT ENGINEER required by our client to be hired on a contract basis, located in Qatar.
INDUSTRY SECTOR: Oil & Gas
Duration: 12 months
POSITION SCOPE
- To produce contractual documents according to company procedure and ethics
- To provide a quality, cost-effective and time efficient contracts service to Technical entities
- To participate in the optimization of the economic performance of the operations conducted
PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES
The Job holder liaises with other teams and participates to the processes and communication of the contracts entity by performing the following tasks
- Work closely with the DUET (technical) counterpart to create the contracts dossier, Develop a clear definition of contractual responsibilities and discuss the agenda including:
- Validation of contracts strategy
- Negotiation and analysis of commercial bids
- Participation in recommendations to award
- Ensure that all insurance issues of company assets and personnel are dealt with
- Manage his/her performance by monitoring KPIs
- Ensure the update of the contracts management tool
- Keep informed of best practices in contracts procedures in other entities for improvement of contracts practices
- Use frame agreements
The Job holder executes the following contracts activities
- Prepare and maintain an up-to-date list of qualified contractors/suppliers/potential tenders/contracts with updated information in order to perform market studies; analyze and assess all possible answers from the market
Participate to the validation of the contracts strategy through:
- Arranging and attending Contracts Committee Meetings
- Pre-qualifying bidders
- Defining target prices
- Defining criteria for evaluation
- Create CFT commercial document
- Prepare and issue the call for tender to contractors and suppliers on the bidders list
- Ensure the preparation and send out the dossiers of pre-consultation and Standard or Complex invitations to bid
- Verify the alignment with HSE clauses, Company rules, Procedures, Instructions and applicable legislation when issuing all technical contracts and when drafting contractual and commercial terms and conditions
- Verify the Terms & Conditions (standard, general and financial)
- Establish the technical contracts and contractual agreements, directly participate to the most complex contracts
- Conduct the Terms & Conditions bid analysis and negotiation
- Conduct the commercial bid analysis and negotiation thereby creating a clear definition of responsibilities and documents together with the DUET
- Participate in Recommendation to award (RTA) through contract committee/DOA and award validation where he/she evaluates RTAs
- Handle the approval from authorities and partners, clarification of rights and obligation of signing parties and the signature process of formal documents
- Ensure the handover of contracts to the Partners' Entities
- Assist the head of contracts in the settlement of claims and lawsuits, in relation with the Juridical, Insurance, Finance and Management by proposing strategies and actions and participating to the negotiations
- Ensure monitoring on-going contracts status, participate in contract renewal and amendments discussions
The Job holder adheres to the HSE rules
- Take the necessary measures to avert immediate threat of danger. Exercising caution as necessary to avoid danger to persons and installations
EXPERIENCE / QUALIFICATIONS
Context and Environment
- The Senior Contracts Engineer works permanently in an interdisciplinary contract environment where he/she establishes contractual documents and participates to the optimization of the economic performance of the operations conducted in the subsidiary by establishing, monitoring and updating the subsidiary's contracts of various services to be, at all times in line with standards and requirements. The Senior Contracts Engineer Mentors Contracts Engineers
C&P competencies
- Advanced level in Contracts Technical Competencies required
- C&P tools advanced certification required
Qualification and background
- Professional experience: 5-7 years in contracts within the O&G industry
- Personal Abilities: Basic Management, Advanced Human Relations, Problem Solving and Planning / organizing / coordinating / controlling
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