Contracts Lead
2001-30000
Other
What are you going to do
Essential skills and knowledge
- Review contractual terms & conditions to ensure compliance by the Contractors and ensure Company requirements are continually being met.
- Lead the administration of the Contracts, document and record changes and amendments, manage claims, monitor bonds/guarantees/insurances, prepare contract change orders, and perform contract close-out activities.
- Lead the review and negotiation of project change requests submitted by Contractors. Take the lead in preparing contractual response letters to the Contractors.
- Interface with Contractors in resolving Contractual and Procurement related issues.
- Review ITT and bid summaries for compliance with project requirements and protection of Company interests.
- Participate in review of alternative vendors proposed by Contractors and evaluate acceptability both technically and commercially.
- Undertake complex tasks and acts as a source of guidance for staff and internal customers.
- Establish and monitor performance and contribute to the monthly PMT progress reports.
- Review and validate invoices for payment (Payment Milestones and Progress).
- Work independently within established procedures, plans, budgets, and contributes to the development of these.
Essential skills and knowledge
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Business Discipline.
- 10 years’ broad contracts management experience in major oil and gas projects.
- Experience in major Construction Projects (including brown-field work) with total capital expenditure >USD$1B.
- Experience with multi-cultural type projects.
- Expert knowledge of contract administration principles, theories, and concepts.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to review and comment on commercial and contractual documents.
- Ability to review, draft, and negotiate contractual commitment documentation.
- Dispute/claim resolution will be an advantage.
- Ability to check contract commitments & prepare summary documents, position papers, management of change, claims management, board submissions and all associated paperwork.
- Undertakes complex tasks and acts as a source of guidance for staff and internal customers. Is expected to handle all but the most complex problems and difficulties that might arise.
- Takes initiatives, based on experienced gained, to deliver timely and cost-effective service.
- Sets situations/issues in the context of the entire team and has an appreciation of the wider relationships with other people and organizations.
- Works independently within established procedures, plans and budgets and contributes to the development of these.
- Has autonomy over scheduling and planning of own work; organizes efforts of work group to achieve overall efficiency.
- Utilizes a systematic approach to problem solving that ensures accuracy, timeliness, and quality of documentation in resolution.
- Manages complex tasks to completion within time constrains of Project, with minimal guidance from more experienced staff.
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