About the Role / About the Job
This position involves managing Drilling Services commitments by adhering to best industry practices and the latest technology, as well as complying with the company's established policies and legal requirements. The role functions independently on assigned projects and determines the appropriate contract model to utilize. The primary focus is to assess and implement comprehensive Drilling Services contracts to maximize the value derived from exploration and appraisal wells while ensuring cost-effective operations.
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Key Responsibilities
- Identify and validate the need for tendering, build business cases, develop tender strategies, and acquire necessary approvals.
- Assess and review the competency of the existing bidder list companies.
- Participate in the pre-qualification of newly registered companies and advise on the best-suited group for engagement.
- Prepare and participate in Tender Committee meetings, review Tender Board submissions, and represent the technical aspects in Tender Board meetings as required.
- Construct technical requirements and scope of work, develop pricing structures and specifications to be included in contracts, create contract/tendering strategies, and provide engineering support for tendering activities.
- Conduct technical and commercial evaluations and assist in negotiations.
- Review Tender packages to ensure clarity of Request for Tendering (RFT) in line with the company's standards and compliance with the Scope of Work.
- Capture variations that arise during the contract lifecycle through the appropriate Delegation of Authority.
- Perform functional reviews for the completed Tender documents.
- Follow up on the status of mobilization, HSE rules compliance, and implementation of corrective actions, including performance management and contractor allocation.
- Coordinate internally with team members to ensure contract effectiveness and to capture lessons learned from current contracts to apply to future contracts.
- Prepare allocations based on approved share allocation related to contractor performance and capabilities.
- Ensure compliance with contracts status reporting and verify contract validity, completion, and closeout.
- Review contractor performance evaluations and manage contract disputes. Negotiate contract claims and variations in conjunction with the Procurement Division and Legal.
- Periodically revisit contract commitments (unused Release Orders), clear them, and reconcile contract value.
- Manage contract resources (people, equipment, etc.) to ensure business continuity and meet business requirements.
- Liaise with HSE, QA&QC teams, and end users to ensure equipment and services meet required standards of work.
Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge & Skills
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science (Mechanical/Petroleum or equivalent/relevant discipline).
Minimum Experience & Knowledge & Skills
- 8 years of experience, including involvement in drilling technology, equipment/products, and methods.
- Professional certifications in Contract Management.
- Experience at the well site and familiarity with financial, tendering/contracting, and cost engineering systems and procedures.
