Job Description

Ref. JB1331229

Head of Contracts
Moody International

Pre-Contract (from ITT up to contract award)

•Organisation of the workload within the contracts team in order to meet critical deadlines and priorities
•Ensure that the tender processes are in compliance with Project procedures and particularly the relevant the rules involved in Tendering for contracts in Nigeria
•Ensure that call for tender documentation and contract documentation comply with project procedures
•Maintain a tracking of the development of each contract from pre-qualification through CFT, approvals and award
•Manage the post contract administration of awarded contracts, including certificates, change orders and closeout dossiers
•Provide advice to contract engineers and Operational managers to resolve contractual, commercial and administrative issues

Post-Contract (from contract award to contract closeout)

•Provide advice to the Company representative on contractual issues, and prepare / validate all contractual correspondence
•Analyse requests for change orders, and prepare / validate change order documents where appropriate
•Ensure all contractual certificates and guarantees by Contractor are in place and in the due time.
•Prepare the certificates to be issued to Contractor by Company in accordance with the contract.
•Coordinate the processing of Contractor’s monthly applications for payment, and verifying invoice submissions.
•Prepare the contract closeout documentation in line with Company procedure

Contracts Database
•Establishing and maintain an overall project contract database which tracks existence and the evolution of contracts, change orders, certificates and the like during the life of the project.

Skills

•A minimum of 8 -10 years of contracts experience (BOTH pre and post contract award) within Projects in the Oil & Gas sector
•Good team management and communication skills to lead and motivate a complex team
•English fluent

Company Profile

The Moody International Group is a leading international technical services company committed to continuous improvement and the provision of value-added services fundamental to ensuring complete and cost effective execution of projects across multiple continents and industries.

History
Established in 1911, Moody Engineering initially focused on construction and electrical engineering projects. In the 1920's, with the development of the oil and gas industry, the company quickly grew and Moody became involved in inspection and other technical services. The first international office was opened in Japan in 1948 and expansion into Europe quickly followed in the 1960's. Today, with offices in over sixty (60) countries, the Moody Group is one of the world's largest multi-national technical service organisations.

Services
As a result of the Group's original developments in the engineering, inspection and technical services fields, it has remained a primary corporate strategy to continue to seek additional opportunities to provide valuable support to clients. Consequently, for nearly 100 years, the Group has expanded into various specialised engineering; construction / project management; procurement control disciplines (including supplier inspection, expediting and auditing); quality assurance; system and product certifications; personnel outsourcing and purchasing.

These developments enable the Group to offer a comprehensive worldwide service through its network of international offices.

Resources
Recognizing that any service-related company relies heavily on the collective talents of its human resources, the Moody Group has proactively developed an exceptionally diverse staff of highly trained, well-qualified multi-lingual technical specialists. The depth of these resources, allow Moody to offer timely and cost-effective support to client's procurement activities and construction projects virtually anywhere in the world.