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 procedures and ethics
- To provide a quality, cost-effective and time efficient contracts service to Partners' 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 in the processes and communication of the contracts entity by performing the following tasks
Work closely with the DUET 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
- Adapt standard and template documents to local conditions
- Provide professional advice and guidance to all contract owners/entities with respect to contractual matters
- Liaise with C&P Methods/planning/market and line Manager for reporting and statistics matters
- Keep informed or best practices in contracts procedures 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
Establish CFT commercial documents
- Prepare 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)
- Compose contracts from standard contracts or without standard contract and create outline agreements
- 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 recommendations to award through contracts Committees or Delegation Of Authority award validation and tracing of tender documents
- Participate in the signing of formal document after approval from authorities and partners and clarification of rights and obligations of both signing parties according to DOA
- Input all contracts/suppliers' data/documents in the contracts and suppliers' database
- Handover contracts to the contract Partners' Entities
- Prepare files for the settlement of law suits in relation with the juridical, insurance and financial department
- Monitor on-going contracts status, participate to claims, amendments and contract renewal discussions and Review supplier's performance with the Duet
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 contracts engineer works permanently in an interdisciplinary environment where he/she establishes contractual documents in relation with operations and functional entities. As a 'Duet' member, he/she interfaces with a Partners' Entities.
C&P competencies
- Intermediate level in Contracts Technical Competencies required
- C&P tools certification required
Qualification and background
- Professional experience: 3-5 years in contracts within the O&G industry
- Main Personal Abilities: Basic Human Relations, Problem Solving and Planning / organizing / coordinating / controlling
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