Senior Contract Engineer

Job Title: Senior Contract Engineer

Client: Global Energy Operator

Location: Afungi, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique

Target Start Date: ASAP

Contract Length & Type: Annually Renewable Contract / Residential

Job Description

Activities

The Job holder participates to the process of Contracts and Procurement entity by performing the following tasks:

• Work closely with the DUET to create the contracts dossier, develop a clear definition of contractual responsibilities and discuss the agenda including:

  • Development of Contracting Strategy and issue Call for Tenders to find suitable expertise to support the different functions

  • Negotiation and analysis of commercial bids

  • Development of Recommendations To Award (RTA)

  • Ensure that all insurance issues of TEPMA1 assets and personnel are dealt with

  • Manage his/her performance by monitoring KPIs Ensure the update of the contract management tool

  • Keep informed of best practices in contracts procedures in other entities for improvement of contracts practices in TEPMA1

  • Use existing frame agreements

The Job holder executes the following contracts activities

• Prepare and maintain an up-to-date list of qualified contractors/suppliers/potential tenders/contracts with updated information in order to perform market studies; analyze and assess all possible answers from the market

• Development of Contracting Strategy and issue Call for complex Tenders to find suitable expertise to support the different functions

• Leading the presentation of RTA to the Contracts Committee or the appropriate DOA approver with a common recommendation with DUET

• Establish the technical contracts and contractual agreements, directly participate to the most complex contracts

• Conduct the commercial bid analysis and negotiation thereby creating a clear definition of responsibilities and documents together with the DUET

• Take the leading role in Recommendation To Award (RTA) through Contracts Committee/DOA with common recommendation with DUET

• Ensure the handover of contracts to the Partners' Entities and monitor contractor's performance with Duet

• Assist C&P management in the settlement of claims and lawsuits, in relation with the Legal, Insurance, Finance and TEPMA1 Management by proposing strategies and actions and participating to the negotiations

• Ensure monitoring on-going contracts status, participate in contract renewal and amendments discussions

Job Dimensions

• Annual value of the contracts for the job holder: 700-900 MUSD

• Annual number of contracts reviewed by the job holder: 50-100

• Staff management: 0

• Annual turnover purchasing: 2500 MUSD

• Number of Purchase Orders /Year: 4000

• Global contract value: 12,000 MUSD

• Number of contracts /Year: 300

• Number of Materials items in stock: 12,000 to 15,000

• Stock value: 100 MUSD

• Number of suppliers: 300

• Number of import files/year: 8000

• Number of staff in C&P: 120

• Number of staff in TEPMA1: 900

• Acting C&P Manager: Yes

Qualifications/Experience Required

Skills

• Construction Services Contracts experience

• Knowledge of TotalEnergies C&P procedures (CR-CP-xxx, GR-SSC, DOA matrix...)

• Recommendation To Award (RTA) presentation to Contracts Committee / DOA

• TotalEnergies C&P tools certification level (e.g. UNISOL, IMPACT, SMART...)

• LNG technical/complex contracts

• Contract drafting & review (T&Cs, SoW, pricing schedules)

• Commercial bid analysis & negotiation

• Claims & disputes settlement experience

• Problem solving / planning / organising / coordinating

• Contract handover & performance monitoring

• management of contract portfolios of comparable value (700-900 MUSD/yr)

• Advanced Negotiation skills

• Cross-functional stakeholder management (DUET/LEGAL)

• English Speaking (Fluent)

C&P Competencies

• Advanced Contracts and Procurement Technical Competencies required

• Basic or intermediate on other technical competencies

• C&P tools advanced certification required

• Good command of English language

Qualification and Background

• Diploma: Master Degree

• International Experience Required: Yes

• Professional experience: 10-15 years (Minimum 2 years in technical contracts domain) with exposure on operations

• Personal Abilities: Advanced Management, Advanced Human Relations, Problem Solving and Planning / organizing / coordinating / controlling. Excellent negotiation skills. Understanding of core operational activities and capability to handle different cross branch issues.

• Mandatory capacity to train newly recruited C&P personnel with C&P Induction.