About the Role
The primary purpose of this role is to provide professional advice and assistance to all assigned Sponsoring Departments within the Corporation regarding tendering and contractual matters, from project inception to contract close-out. Key responsibilities include:
- Reviewing and finalizing procurement strategies and work/service scopes of tenders.
- Finalizing tender documentation, including preparation, review, and finalization of pricing mechanisms.
- Preparing tender bulletins, clarifications, and actively participating in tender evaluations, including drafting evaluation reports for the Tender Committees.
- Leading commercial clarifications and negotiations with bidders while preparing letters of awards.
- Preparing contract documents that incorporate all clarifications, negotiations, and qualifications.
- Managing contracts by providing contractual support, drafting correspondence, evaluating changes and variations, processing Change Requests, issuing Variations/Amendments, resolving disputes, and closing out contracts.
- Ensuring that all contract/procurement strategies, tenders, contracts, and variations comply fully with the company Regulations for Procurements and Disposal (RPD) and the various Procedures for the Contracts Department (CCPM).
- Maintaining strict confidentiality and ethics on all contractual matters while propagating and maintaining a "zero harm culture."
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Required Experience and Skills
Candidates should possess:
- 10-15 years of multi-disciplinary experience, with at least 5-8 years in the oil & gas industry or major industrial structures focusing on pre-contract award activities, such as preparation, evaluation, and negotiation of tenders/contracts for projects of varying complexity.
- Proficiency in business correspondence, contract verbiage, report writing, and strong analytical, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience in reviewing Scopes of Work/Services and developing suitable pricing structures and contract strategies for various types of work.
- A general understanding of engineering, procurement, construction techniques (EPCM & LSTK), and maintenance/operation-related services, as well as familiarity with the preparation and analysis of work execution programs.
- Capability to conduct contracting activities in strict compliance to avoid conflicts of interest while upholding high standards of business ethics.
- Computer literacy to facilitate contract analysis and evaluation of both historical and projected statistical data, with experience in SAP transactions being desirable.
- A quality and HSE focus with a team-oriented mindset.
- Sound knowledge of Contracts Law is desirable.
Educational Qualifications
- A BSc in an Engineering Discipline or Quantity Surveying (or equivalent) is required, with a postgraduate qualification in Contract Management or Project Management being desirable.
