Job Vacancy at CCL Global - Senior Contract Engineer

Job Description:

TANZANIAN NATIONAL ONLY

Responsibilities

The Job Holder is responsible for:
• Preparation of the strategy for the follow-up of all Contracts during the execution phase of client's project
• Support in the development of procurement and contracts procedures
• Liaise with C&P Method Engineer to ensure the contracts related procedures are implemented
•   Manage CFT for specific Project Packages and Contracts including issuance of CFT, negotiation and contracts administration.
•   Support in the implementation of the day to day contracts management tools for both reporting and tracking
• Coordination with all package Contracts Engineers to get the relevant inputs for the weekly/monthly Contracts/Change Order reports
• Contribute to preparation, analysis, update and follow up of the C&P planning
• Coordination with the contracts engineer for KPI and benchmarking exercises

Activities

Contracting Process
•   To coordinate, prepare and manage, as necessary, the whole contracting process – for contracts to be placed during the Execution Phase - in compliance with Client and Project procedures and with due respect to approved schedule and milestones. This includes:
•   coordination and preparation of tendering dossiers (technical Exhibits, General and Particular specifications), the launching of CFTs, the management of the clarification / negotiation phases, the evaluation of contractual and commercial proposals and the issue of final Recommendations to Award.
•   preparation / coordination of the final set of contractual / commercial / technical documentation for these contracts.
• preparation and follow-up of the associated Commitment process (with registering in Client's tools (still
to be implemented…)
• preparation for signature of the contracts

Contract Administration
•   To contractually and commercially manage the awarded Contracts and liaise actively with relevant technical specialists for the technical management of Contractors.
•   To manage the process associated with contractual and commercial changes (changes orders) according to Change Order Procedure and Delegation of Authorities in force, coordinate requests for technical changes and follow-up related approval process.
•   To participate, for the contracts in charge, in the development of Project Budget and subsequent revisions (as requested) according to actual expenditure versus planned budget, potential changes...
•   As a general manner, to manage all contractual and commercial activities related to Contracts he is in charge of, up to close-out, in the frame and with respect to procedural obligations as per Agreements with Uganda & Tanzanian Authorities, Decrees and Laws in force, Partners Agreement and in strict compliance of delegation of authorities and associated Contract and Procurement procedures.

Others
•   To timely report to the Contract and Procurement Manager, assisting her/him, as required, in communication with Project Management, and highlighting progress and encountered areas of concern.
•   To ensure confidentiality of all the contractual and commercial documentation produced (whatever its support).
• To have knowledge of Client's Company Rules and Specifications (CR’s/GS’s), Project Procedures, etc.
related to Contract and Procurement and their application to the Project.
• To adopt and demonstrate exemplary behavior with regard H3SE and H3SE rules implementation
• To adopt and demonstrate exemplary behavior with regard to Ethics and project “code of conduct” policy
• To participate to meetings with partners, authorities and other stakeholders as required.
• To carry out any other duties or tasks that may be required by the position.

Qualifications & Experience Required

• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying, Law, Commercial or Engineering, ideally with a post-graduate qualification in a complementary discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in Oil &Gas Industry with similar large-scale projects & environment.
• Technical Competencies: Broad Contracts and Project experience (both commercial and contractual). Comprehensive knowledge of the C&P process
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural business environment.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Fluent in English (speaking and writing).

Other Observations

• Integrate all elements of the project pertaining to his activities with utmost respect for the environmental and societal situation, also ensuring contractual risk during execution phase are minimized and monitored.
• Ensuring highest level of contractual protection possible for Company on the contractual vis a vis the Contractor.