Contract Specialist

Company Name: Stantec
Location: Qatar

16652BR

Requisition Number

16652BR

Description

Stantec is looking to hire a Procurement and Contract Management Specialist for their Doha operations. Our Drainage & Asset Management Services, through its ongoing effort to deliver Ashghal's Strategic objectives, has centralized its Procurement and Contract Management activities with Assets Affairs' Roads Maintenance Department.

This role contributes to the establishment of an effective Procurement and Contract Management, and other Support Services functions, across Assets Affairs as detailed in the Roads Maintenance Department (RMD) Supply Chain & Procurement Strategy 2017.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Provide support in the development of scope of works and gain approval of procurement strategy and manage approval processes
• Develop tender documentation, pricing estimates and weighted rankings for work packages
• Present business case to Client’s Grand Tender Committee
• Identify potential suppliers and prepare tender advertisements and set up pre-bid conferences
• Develop a scoring mechanism which can be used to manage tender queries and technical capabilities
• Review tender responses and develop weighted rankings and evaluation report
• Develop final supplier recommendations to Client decision-makers
• Increase visibility of procurement spend to inform senior management decision making and asset planning
• Prepare Work Order Packages and select contractor to perform work and communicate award of Work Orders to Contractors
• Gather Contractor performance data and manage KPI reporting
• Collaborate with engineers, legal and finance departments in all aspects of Contract and Contract Management
• Work with key stakeholders to embed knowledge of Client procurement processes and systems
• Implement the optimal procurement operating model to suit the needs of Ashghal
• Ensure compliance with all processes and procedures relating to EDAMs, EAMs and other CLIENT systems and processes and identify and discontinue duplicate activities
• Interface with Client stakeholders to secure on-time delivery of supply chain & procurement requirements
• Develop, implement and manage spend data collection tools and repositories and management reporting
• Periodically analyse spend data and develop management dashboards and reports to support decision-making and induce effective demand management
• Develop and implement tools and processes to manage supplier performance
• Investigate and maintain supply market intelligence
• Manage and foster partnering relations with key suppliers to encourage value-add, innovation and continuous improvement
• Maintain awareness of CLIENT requirements in service area and delivery quality internal customer service
• Maximise the use of technology and management information to realise enhanced value
• Research and keep up to date with current and future procurement and contract management requirements
• Share relevant knowledge and experience, understand and communicate to others the various aims, concepts, principles and practice applied to deliver/meet CLIENT’s future procurement and contract management needs
• Adhere to Health and Safety Policy within the workplace and comply with any new work instructions
  

Title

Contract Specialist

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Degree in relevant subject
• Preferred but not mandatory: Holder of an accredited recognised relevant qualification (e.g. CIPP, CIPS)
  

Knowledge & Experience

• Minimum of 5 years commercial procurement and contract management experience
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary organisation
• Competent to advanced level in Microsoft Office Packages (Excel essential)
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in English (and Arabic preferred)
• Ability to support strategic changes
• Ability to influence and engage stakeholders and staff at all levels within the organization
  

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Job Category

Contracts Procurement

About Stantec

At Stantec, we believe growing a great engineering, consulting and construction services company happens from the inside out. We look for people who are drawn to use every talent they possess, plus imagination, determination and a drive to do the extraordinary. We believe that building a great career is as important as Building a Better World .

If working on the best water and natural resources projects around the world, building on your talents through a premier knowledge-sharing culture, and connecting across borders with some of the world’s top talent appeals to you, join us.

Stantec…we’re looking for opportunities.

Location (Hold Ctrl key to select more than one Location):

Qatar-Doha

Country

Qatar

State/Province

Qatar

City

Doha

• Seniority level

  Entry level

• Employment type

  Contract

• Job function

  ManagementManufacturing

• Industries

  ConstructionInformation Technology and ServicesCivil Engineering