Senior Contract Engineer
Location
Doha, Qatar
Contract Type
Contract
Key Responsibilities
- Produce contractual documents in accordance with company procedures and ethics.
- Provide a quality, cost-effective, and time-efficient contracts service to technical entities.
- Participate in optimizing the economic performance of operations.
- Work closely with counterparts to create contract dossiers, define contractual responsibilities, and manage agendas including contract strategy validation, negotiation, and analysis of commercial bids, and participation in recommendations to award.
- Ensure all insurance issues related to company assets and personnel are addressed.
- Monitor performance using KPIs and ensure the update of contract management tools.
- Stay informed of best practices in contract procedures for continuous improvement.
- Utilize frame agreements signed by shareholders.
- Prepare and maintain an up-to-date list of qualified contractors, suppliers, potential tenders, and contracts for market studies and analysis.
- Participate in validating contract strategies, arranging and attending contract committee meetings, pre-qualifying bidders, defining target prices, and evaluation criteria.
- Create commercial documents for calls for tender and issue them to contractors and suppliers.
- Prepare and send out pre-consultation and invitation to bid dossiers.
- Ensure alignment with HSE clauses, company rules, procedures, instructions, and applicable legislation in all technical contracts and commercial terms.
- Verify standard, general, and financial terms and conditions.
- Establish technical contracts and agreements, directly participating in the most complex contracts.
- Conduct bid analysis and negotiations for terms and conditions and commercial aspects, creating clear definitions of responsibilities and documentation.
- Participate in recommendations to award and award validation, evaluating recommendations as part of the contract committee.
- Handle approvals from authorities and partners, clarify rights and obligations of signing parties, and manage the signature process of formal documents.
- Ensure handover of contracts to relevant entities.
- Assist 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.
- Adhere to HSE rules and take necessary measures to avert immediate threats of danger.
- Mentor Contracts Engineers.
Requirements
- BSc Degree in Science or Commercial field or equivalent.
- 5-7 years post-graduate experience in contracts within the oil and gas industry.
- At least 2 years' experience as a Contract Engineer.
- Advanced level in contracts technical competencies.
- Advanced certification in contracts and procurement tools required.
- Strong management, human relations, problem-solving, planning, organizing, coordinating, and controlling skills.
- International experience preferred.