-Contract administration and follow-up.

-Participate in contract template development as requested.

-Ensure that all Contracting processes are undertaken in line with contractual commitments.

-Prepare and maintain a Contracting activity business plan, covering improvement areas as well as routine Contracting.

-Align or document deviations from standards, procedures, model contracts etc.

-Develop Contracting & Procurement to ensure end deliver as per plan.

-Provide the required management informations for review and monitoring of contracting performance.

-Implement the global category best practices.

-Preparation of tender documentation including pricing mechanism, issues for tender and tender bulletins

-Assist the assigned end-user divisions the issue of tender clarifications, evaluation of tenders, commercial negotiation with tenderers, and award plan submissions

-Represents the Contracts Division in various Tender evaluation coordination with different Divisions/Teams.

-Liaise with the Contracts Division and Accounts to ensure that Contract strategies, Tender and Contracts are in full compliance with Company Policies and Procedures.

-Establishes and maintains an effective and efficient administration and communication system in accordance with Contract requirements.

-Prepares contractual and commercial aspects of any support works and service tenders required by projects, in consultation with Project Managers/Engineers.

-Prepares and compiles tender / contract documentation, with legal and finance groups to ensure viability, legality, interpretation and ease of administration.

-Provides expertise for tenderers’ pre-qualification and processes bid list(s), including any pre-qualification exercises and evaluations required and obtains relevant management approvals.

-Participates in the technical and unpriced commercial evaluation of tenders and then leads the subsequent priced commercial evaluation of technically acceptable offers.

-Prepares techno-commercial evaluation report and recommendations.

-Processes award recommendations and finalizes with successful contractor and the Contract documentation.

-Validates the development and implementation of all contractor procedures for conformity with the Contract.

-Checks conformity of all documentation called for, including guarantees, performance bonds, insurance and the like with agreed formats and processes as required.

-Assists in evaluating Contractor’s request for approval of vendors and sub-contractors.

Monitors performance of contractor’s procurement activities in terms of timely delivery and quality.

-Assists project/corporate groups by providing specialist input for the day to day commercial and contractual administration, in particular to identify any issues which may impact adversely upon Company’s interests.

-Initiates preparation of appropriate responses for issue by projects.

Administers Contractor’s reimbursement and valuation submissions, and coordinates with the concerned Divisions as required.

-Reviews, advises and negotiates as part of constituted team, revised terms, variation order requests, change orders, claims in liaison with responsible management.

-Provides relevant data to the Contract Administration System and provides facilities for performance analysis of the historical tender / contract matters.

-Provides input and reviews the commercial aspect of ‘Performance Reports on Contractors’.

-Coordinates the final ‘close-out’ of completed contract(s) by ensuring proper resolution of all outstanding issues such LD’s and claims.

-Conducts all work activities in a safe and environmentally responsible manner at all times by not taking on any task(s) that are perceived as unsafe. Complies with the Company EH&S management system and reports all incidents and near misses to the supervisor or EH&S Representative.

-Performs other similar or related duties as and when assigned by the Senior Management & Contracts Division.

Skills

-Bachelor's Degree in relevant Engineering field (Electrical) or equivalent.

-Relevant professional qualifications.

-Minimum 10 years experience in negotiating, creating and managing Contracts in the Oil and Gas.

-Strong contracting engineering skills

-Strong networking and relationship management skills

-Thorough in the contracting processes

-Proficiency in contract verbalism, good report writing, analytical and computer skills.

-The ability to work in a multicultural environment

-Good communication and interpersonal skills with good teamwork

-Effective interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills.