Job Description

Our client is in the upstream Oil & Gas industry and they have a few job openings for the Senior Contracts Specialist position


1. PURPOSE 1.1 Summarize the Major Function and Purpose of the Position Contracts personnel perform a key role in the Project Team. They bring together contractual, commercial and technical knowledge in order to provide contractual and commercial guidance to the project team and the wider organisation.


2. SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES / ACCOUNTABILITY


3. MAJOR RESPONSIBILITY AREAS 3.1 Identify the Major Duties and Tasks Accomplished by this Position. (a) Organise and maintain logs and files (both in terms of a central database and hard copy filing systems) in a systematic manner to allow for easy access by other department personnel. (b) Post client contract award, management of prequalification and RFQs for medium risk contracts independently. (c) Lead negotiations and manage low to medium risk contracts. Exposure to negotiations and drafting of high risk contracts. Drafting of internal approval sheet and obtaining the various levels of approval for all contracts. (d) Post award subcontract management, drafting and/or review and approval of subcontract notices, amendments, change requests and change orders, warranty claims, and formalization of subcontract closeout. (e) Establish high quality cooperation and team work. Contribute to a positive work environment. Embraces diversity. Takes the opportunity to build diverse teams and values their varied approaches to work. Collaborates with others to achieve tasks and goals that benefit the organisation. Fosters cooperation and transparency across teams, functions, entities, countries and regions.


4. REQUIREMENTS 5.1 Qualifications: (a) Bachelor’s degree in a relevant area such as Law or quantity surveying / Master’s qualification in a relevant subject such as construction law, business administration or economics will be of value. Law and contract law as part of academic studies is preferred. (b) MRICS, MCIArb, SCL is an advantage (a) Very high level of written and spoken English. Able to draft clear and concise correspondence. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. (b) A high level of comprehension in order to understand and interpret contractual language coupled with an ability to formulate arguments that support the contractual interpretation sought by the company.

5.2 Work Experience: Minimum 10 years relevant experience


Industry & Project Execution Knowledge (a) A preference for upstream oil and gas experience working for owner and contractor organisations in a project delivery environment. (b) Construction contracts experience (c) An understanding of technical, commercial, contractual and execution risk in a construction contracts environment and the inter relationships and trade offs between each of these aspects. (d) Engineering, procurement, fabrication, offshore construction and installation and commissioning (e) Planning and scheduling (f) Understand how a project team is organised and the inter relationship between the various project functions and with corporate legal, insurance and finance groups


Legal and Contractual Knowledge (a) Understand the basics of the legal system with a focus on common law jurisdictions – How laws are made, and rights enforced (b) Understand the law of tort and civil wrongs and the impact on contractual relationships (c) Have a detailed knowledge and understanding of contract law

• Contract formulation

• Obligations of the Partiers

• Breach of contract

• Remedies for breach

• Termination

• Damages

• Enforcement

(d) Have a deep understanding of construction law

• Allocation of risk between the Parties

• Obligations of the Parties

• Quality of the work

• Time for completion

• Delay

• Extensions of time

• Changes and Variations

• Contractual basis

• Methods of evaluating quantum

• Dispute resolution

(e) Insurance - CAR (f) Bank guarantees and performance bonds (g) Charter parties


Commercial Knowledge (a) Contracting strategy

• Types of contract and the associated risk allocation

• Evaluation and assessment of the most appropriate form of contracting for a given situation - How developed is the scope of work, time and cost constraints

(b) Methods of reimbursement - Lump sum, measured work, reimbursable, hybrid (c) The tendering process

• Preparing Invitation to Tender documentation, liaising with and understanding the contract user or owner’s needs,

• Tender evaluation – Technical, commercial and risk assessment, preparation of recommendations to award

(d) Contracts and commercial management experience with a focus on contract changes/variations and claims


Technical Knowledge (a) Contracts drafting and negotiation experience (b) Management of the tendering process (c) Contracts and commercial management - Contract changes/variations and claims management – Ability to close out contracts and subcontracts pragmatically (d) Subcontractor and vendor management (e) An understanding of dispute avoidance and resolution


5.3 Personal Attributes (a) Attention to detail (b) Assertiveness and tenacity (c) A willingness to pose questions and especially difficult questions (d) Creativity and the desire to find solutions to problems and ways around hurdles (e) An ability to focus on the main goal and ignore ‘noise’ and arguments that distract from this goal (f) Be articulate and numerate (g) Be curious with a desire for constant learning (h) Be comfortable with and able to provide clear and concise contractual and commercial advice and guidance


EA Reg No : 16S8115 Licence Number : R1545971