Contracts Manager - Engineering


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    Job Summary

  • Posted on
    : 2012-02-05
  • Expiry Date
    : 2012-05-05
  • Functional Area
    : Engineering
  • Job Role
    : Contracts Manager
  • Location
    : Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    Job Specification

  • Job Code
    : JB48217
  • Job Type
    : Permanent
  • Experience
    : 10 to 15Years
  • Qualification
    : Any Graduates
  • Offered Salary
    : Unspecified


Job Details


Job Description

Job Objective:
Handling the Contracts Management for the company overseeing the company and client interests throughout the project life cycle including reducing all financial and legal risks.

Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Make sure the conditions of the contracts are respected.
  • Make sure the financial risks are identified.
  • Manage the changes (financial and temporal feasibility, impacts).
  • Handle potential complaints.
  • Analyze the offer and the coherence of the contractual clauses, perform risk management analysis.
  • Propose practical details to consult the markets.
  • Analyze offers’ compliance to customer’s rules and the current administrative and legal clauses.
  • Ensure that the contractual obligations for the customer, the suppliers, the companies and the providers and their subcontractors are duly met.
  • Identify any opportunity of improvement to the contract: create and negotiate the corresponding amendments.
  • Manage the penalties issue and its repercussions.
  • Analyze the litigations.
  • Supervise all the required statements related to the insurances and the public authorities.
  • Use Primavera Contract Management Program.
  • Perform all administration activities related to signed contracts with external parties within the Project Management & Operations department, this includes (but is not limited to): Contracts payments processes, Change orders processes, Claims administration processes, Material change requests, Contracts filing and archiving processes and Other related activities.
  • Ensure that all contract obligations are understood, agreed on and adhered to by all parties involved. 
  • Monitor contracts progress and payment status and ensure that appropriate reporting of project contracts status is provided. 
  • Ensure that all contracts administration activities (i.e. payments, change orders, claims administration, material change requests, etc.) are updated and registered in the Consultant / Contractor Management system in order to ensure proper contract audit and management. 
  • Report any contract breaches and non-adherence issues to the Central Procurement, Project Managers and higher company management. 
  • Writing of contractual letters whenever necessary. 
  • Perform all filing and archiving activities and ensure that all contracts documentations related to the Project Management & Operations department and to Head Office are filed and archived properly. This should include documents such as (but is not limited to): Payments vouchers, Change orders, Disputes, Claims and other related documentation.
  • Coordinate with Document Control Center for proper filling of important contractual documents.
  • Supervise a team of Quantity Surveyors and coordinates between Estimation and Procurement for a smoother operation in Head Office. 

Desired Profile

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and or (Quantity surveying + Business Law) with a minimum 10 years of related experience.
  • At least 5 years experience in contract management preferably in construction of oil and gas projects. 
  • Must have used Primavera Contract Management during former projects. 
  • The candidate must be fluent in writing and communicating in English. French is a plus. 
  • Good knowledge of the principles and practices of contracts management. 
  • Must be a professional of unquestionable integrity, credibility, and character.
  • Inteational Experience.
  • Middle East Experience – Saudi experience is a plus.
  • Experience working within large projects.
  • Contracts management experience.
  • Quantity Surveying.
  • Organizing and Planning Skills.
  • Problem Solving skills.
  • Deep knowledge of professional English language.

Key Skills

Expert use of Primavera P6.

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    Contact Details

  • Contact Name
    : Naaz
  • Email
    : 417@gulfmanagers.com
  • Contact Mobile
    : n/a


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