Job Details

Job Specific Accountabilities 

• Analyze critical and/or high value commercial requirements from uses and handle the development of their contracts while recommending various qualification / evaluation criteria and negotiation strategies. 
• Advise management and users on various contractual and commercial matters. 
• Review and evaluate claims / requests for extra ordinary contract variations and provides technical contractual advice to the management on negotiations and favorable closeout of these contracts for the company.

Contracts Administration:   

• Review and analyze scopes and specifications for works and services to be contracted, clarify work aspects and verify technical evaluation criteria.
• Recommend and agree with Supervisor on contracting strategy. Propose contract type and compensation method.  Advise on the development of tender documents, and finalizes them with Legal, Finance divisions in accordance with Company policies.
• Establish and agree with Supervisor on bidders prequalification criteria.  Evaluate contractors’ capabilities, recommend bidders list and organize the submission to concerned for bidders list approval.
• Provide technical commercial expertise to the Contracts team in development of invitation to tender and final draft for management approval and issues tender documents.
• Evaluate technical / commercial clarifications.  Conduct site visits with bidders.  Advice bidders on clarifications concluded during site visits.  Participate in technical and commercial bid opening.
• Evaluate exceptions and qualifications to tender documents raised by bidders, obtains Legal, Finance and users advices / comments on the issue and advise bidders through proper channels on Company stand.
• Arrange for technical evaluation of bids.  Review technical evaluation report and seek authorization for commercial bid opening.
• Advice on commercial evaluation of bids and finalize techno-commercial evaluation.  Propose cases for negotiation; define basis for negotiation and submit for approval.  Participate and contribute in negotiation meetings, summarize results and obtain confirmation.
• Prepare final recommendations for award in discussion with Supervisor, authorize the final draft and submits the same for management approval.
• Review and carefully scrutinize the Letter of Award and the Contract Agreements before distribution. Upon acceptance and sign offs, verify and recommend acceptance of the Performance Bank Guarantees from Contractors ensuring adherence to Company polices and agreed terms & conditions.
• Contract Implementation & Performance:
• Review and analyze claims and requests for variations, provide expert commercial advice to the management and propose negotiation strategies and meetings to ensure favorable and cost effective resolution for the Company on contractual discrepancies or disputes.
• Participate and contribute in settle claims meetings with Contractors.  Prepares recommendations for management approval and finalization of the issue as appropriate.
• Liaise with concerned users on the performance evaluation of contractors and advice on complete closeout of contracts.
• Enhancement of Policies & Procedures:
• Review and recommend amendments to existing contracting and service agreement policies, procedures and systems with a view to enhancing their effectiveness in the light of changing requirements and business environment.

Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree Supply Chain Management or any Engineering Discipline.

Minimum Experience & Knowledge & Skills

• 8 or more years of experience in development of high value and complex tenders and contracts, within a large industrial organization, preferably in the Oil and Gas industry.
• Technical understanding of building, reviewing and finalising various contracts and tendering process
• Sound understanding of commercial management principles with technical knowledge and diversified capabilities in contracts and risks management, cost effectiveness, legal / economic aspects
• Good understanding of regulation and control and other relevant legal guidelines
• Good contract negotiation and preparation skills
• Good knowledge and experience in conflict avoidance and contracts dispute resolution

Professional Certifications

• Certified in FRICS (Full Member of Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) is preferable.