Head of Contracts

Company Name: Fircroft
Location: Qatar

The Role

Key Job Accountabilities : Specific to the NFE Offshore Topsides and Pipeline Package

• Develop Bid Evaluation Plans, Procedures and Models for evaluating Technical Bid and Price Bids
• Manage the global contractual daily requirements and reporting of claim and variation progress
• Support NFE Offshore management team in handling major change orders and claims and negotiations with EPC contractors
• Coordinate on legal issues with Legal department under the direction of the Offshore Contract Lead
• Support development of multiple Cost / Schedule driven Contracting Scenarios for feeding into effective Contracting Strategy workshops.
• Establish procedures of transferring Contracts to Operations after demob of Project team
• Promote inter-departmental communications and encourages teamwork. Establishes clear communication with the Contractor
• Coordinate with Contractor to ensure that terms of the contract are fulfilled in compliance with the contract terms and regulations.
• Ability to prepare and edit contracts between company and contractors
• Handle contractor claims effectively and to resolve issues on behalf of the company
• Handle breach of contracts in a timely manner
• Assess contract agreements to identify and recommend amendments of existing contracts
  

Essential Skills / Qualifications

• Preferred Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent
• 10 years experience in contract formulation activities, systems and processes across a broad range of Contracts coupled with a working knowledge of engineering and or services/consultancy practices in oil and gas industry.
• Preferred 10 years of experience in the area of contracting related to EPC contracts.
• Preferred 5 experience as a contracts lead.
• A high level of proficiency in written and spoken English
• Outstanding negotiation and interpersonal skills
• Ability to resolve complaints and concerns
• Retain and demonstrate excellent attention to detail abilities and be an excellent communicator
• Computer literacy involving the regular use of professional office applications and some technical applications
• Any qualification, technical, or knowledge requirements may be waived through relevant work experience.
  

About Fircroft

Fircroft has been placing people in specialist technical industries for approaching half a century, focusing on mid to senior level engineers for contract and permanent roles worldwide. By applying for this job you give consent for Fircroft to contact you, via email & telephone, to discuss your application along with future positions and Fircroft's services.

Fircroft is registered as a Data Controller with the Information Commissioner as required under the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679. Fircroft will only process your personal data for the specific purposes of managing your application.

• Seniority level

  Director

• Employment type

  Contract

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  Other

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