Senior Contract Engineer - Business Services
Location: Afungi, MozambiqueContract Type: Annually Renewable Contract
Rotation: 4 weeks on, 4 weeks off (7 days per week, 8 hours per day)
Start Date: ASAP
Key Responsibilities
- Participate in Contracts and Procurement processes, working closely with stakeholders to create contract dossiers and define contractual responsibilities.
- Develop Contracting Strategies and issue Calls for Tenders to source suitable expertise for various functions.
- Negotiate and analyze commercial bids, and develop Recommendations to Award (RTA).
- Ensure all insurance issues related to assets and personnel are addressed.
- Monitor performance using KPIs and ensure contract management tools are updated.
- Stay informed of best practices in contract procedures for continuous improvement.
- Utilize existing frame agreements where applicable.
- Prepare and maintain up-to-date lists of qualified contractors, suppliers, and potential tenders for market studies and analysis.
- Lead the presentation of RTAs to the Contracts Committee or appropriate approver.
- Establish technical contracts and agreements, directly participating in the most complex contracts.
- Conduct commercial bid analysis and negotiations, defining responsibilities and documentation.
- Take a leading role in Recommendations to Award through Contracts Committee/DOA.
- Ensure contract handover to partners and monitor contractor performance.
- Assist management in the settlement of claims and lawsuits by proposing strategies and participating in negotiations.
- Monitor ongoing contract status and participate in contract renewal and amendment discussions.
Job Dimensions
- Annual contract value managed: 700-900 MUSD
- Annual contracts reviewed: 50-100
- Annual purchasing turnover: 2500 MUSD
- Purchase Orders per year: 4000
- Global contract value: 12000 MUSD
- Contracts per year: 300
- Materials items in stock: 12,000 to 15,000
- Stock value: 100 MUSD
- Suppliers: 300
- Import files per year: 8000
- Acting as C&P Manager as required
Requirements
- Education: Master's Degree
- Experience: 10-15 years professional experience (minimum 2 years in technical contracts domain) with exposure to operations and international experience
- Skills:
- Advanced negotiation skills
- Cross-functional stakeholder management
- Management of contract portfolios of comparable value
- Contract handover and performance monitoring
- Experience with LNG technical/complex contracts
- Presentation of Recommendations to Award
- Problem solving, planning, organizing, and coordinating
- Experience with construction services contracts
- Commercial bid analysis and negotiation
- Contract drafting and review (T&Cs, SoW, pricing schedules)
- Claims and disputes settlement experience
- Advanced contracts and procurement technical competencies
- Advanced certification in contracts and procurement tools
- Good command of English
- Mandatory capacity to train newly recruited personnel with induction
- Personal Abilities: Advanced management, human relations, problem solving, planning, organizing, coordinating, and controlling. Excellent negotiation skills and understanding of core operational activities.