Onshore C&P Lead Contract Engineer

Onshore C&P Lead Contract Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise all contract-administration activities associated with EPC contracts for the onshore package of a major LNG project.
• Ensure assigned contracts are managed in accordance with their terms and conditions and protect project interests.
• Supervise Contract Engineers and Quantity Surveyors at site, providing day-to-day contractual support to the site-management team.
• Work in accordance with company values, policies, standards, procedures, applicable laws, and good industry practice.
• Deliver allocated work scopes and tasks on time.
• Support safety culture, sustainable development goals, purchasing principles, ethics, and anti-corruption requirements.
• Administer the resumption process for the onshore package following long-term suspension, including preparing change orders and amendments for package resumption.
• Liaise with technical teams to ensure technical requirements are incorporated into the change-order process and coordinate cross-functional readiness.
• Engage with the EPC contractor and subcontractors in negotiations covering restart scope, schedule, cost, and EPC resumption.
• Administer contractual correspondence, change-order logs, and contract filing.
• Review requests for change orders and prepare or validate associated documentation.
• Manage contractor claims, prepare counterclaims, and liaise with project team and headquarters as required.
• Ensure all contractual certificates, guarantees, and insurances are in place and received within required timescales.
• Coordinate processing of contractors' monthly applications for payment and verify invoice submissions.
• Provide site-management team with day-to-day contractual advice and support.

Requirements

• Master's degree or equivalent (Level 7 qualification).
• Advanced skills in Contracts and Procurement.
• Basic or intermediate competency in other technical areas.
• International experience required.
• Understanding of core operational activities such as Project Management, Exploration, Drilling, Engineering, and Field Operations.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Strong team spirit and communication skills.
• Fluency in English.
• Advanced certification in C&P tools required.
• Contractual expertise and fair technical knowledge in the relevant domain.
• 10-15 years of experience with excellent knowledge of the supply chain.