Job Description
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Review and advice on SOR's and PIN's (as applicable) at the inception of project including advice on best contracting strategy.
- Assist SD in preparation of suitable tailor-made pre-qualification documents, invitations, and evaluation criteria for pre-qualified bidders.
- Obtain feedback from legal & Finance Department as required.
- Assist SD with managing budgets for projects.
- Provide professional advice, expertise, and practical assistance to assigned end user/sponsoring departments in reviewing scopes of work.
- Identify the most suitable compensation mechanism for a given scope of work.
- Provide expert advice to Sponsoring Department (SD) during tender preparation.
- Ensure RFQ's meet QatarEnergy standards and address risk assessment and risk mitigation measures.
- Ensure work aligns with QatarEnergy norms and values.
- Issue Tender Bulletins in a timely manner and clarify any points.
- Facilitate bid explanation meetings, including site observations as needed.
- Represent the Contracts Department in various tender and evaluation committees.
- Maintain strict confidentiality and ethical standards.
- Lead commercial bid evaluations and prepare reports.
- Ensure fair and ethical bid evaluations.
- Lead the commercial evaluation team and prepare bid tabulation sheets.
- Define lower-level agreements for individual contracts.
- Provide practical assistance for effective negotiation during commercial negotiations.
- Ensure security of pricing information and confidentiality of commercial evaluation.
- Set up bidders & contractors in SAP System.
- Review contracts administration procedures for compliance with QatarEnergy policies.
- Attend review meetings, obtain progress reports, and monitor contractor progress.
- Review Work Change Requests for completeness and timely evaluation.
- Lead in dispute resolutions.
- Evaluate Contractor's performance at contract completion.
- Evaluate all claims raised by contractors and advise on admissibility.
- Apply change management and claims prevention expertise.
- Develop processes for enhanced claims management efficiency.
- Participate in dispute defusing scenarios and negotiate/draft release agreements.
- Evaluate Claims and Extension of Time issues, advising tender committees.
Skills
Qualification:
BSc in Engineering Discipline or Quantity Surveying. However, qualification in Discipline engineering is preferred. A post graduate qualification in Contract Management or Project Management desirable.
Experience:
- Quality focus.
- 12 years’ experience in project execution in the oil & gas industry as Contract Engineer, handling EPC and Engineering Contracts, from pre-award to post award including management of claims. Experience to include a minimum 5 years in offshore projects, of high and medium scale in complexity and diversity.
- Possession of sound knowledge of Contracts Law is desirable.
- Proficient in contractual correspondence, contract verbatim, report writing with analytical, logical and problem-solving skills. Fluent in English.
- Thorough understanding of engineering, procurement, construction techniques EPC/EPIC/EPCM & LSTK, mainly related to offshore activities. Other forms contracts like FEED/ECS/ Construction/ Consultancy/ Operation & Maintenance (O&M) contracts and its related works/services.
- Computer literate and able to use this knowledge for contract analysis, evaluation of statistical data both historical and projected.
- Preferably experienced in managing contracts in SAP MM-ES and its day-to-day transactions and management.
- Incumbent shall be an experienced team worker, have knowledge and experience on technical, commercial and contractual aspects, working effectively and productively, with interactive skills, pleasant personality and excellent rapport. Shall be active, alert and conscious of the importance of delivering suitable contractual advice on schedule. Though he cannot work in isolation, he shall exercise vigil at all times, so that information or data are not going to unwanted parties and shall always be watchful of safeguarding the interest of the Corporation. Should possess administration and prioritization skills. Superior presentation skills. Should possess interpersonal skills to develop productive relationship with a diversity of customers. Should be able to communicate effectively to diverse audiences.
Job Details
- Job Location
- Doha Qatar
- Company Industry
- Recruitment & Employee Placement Agency
- Company Type
- Recruitment Agency
- Job Role
- Engineering
- Employment Type
- Full Time Employee
- Monthly Salary Range
- Unspecified
- Number of Vacancies
- 1
