Senior Contracts Engineer

KBR; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering services company is seeking a Senior Contracts Engineer for an EPCM project based in Abu Dhabi. This role requires extensive experience in tendering and contract negotiation within the oil and gas sector. The ideal candidate will have a BSc. in engineering or a related field and substantial experience in Contracting and Procurement, particularly in brownfield environments. Join the team to contribute to critical projects and enhance contracting methodologies.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a similar role for brownfield projects.
• Total of 15 years in Contracting and Procurement within oil & gas/petrochemical.

Responsibilities

• Develop contract strategies and issuance of approvals.
• Compile tender documentation and issue tender documentation.
• Facilitate and record bid opening and analysis of commercial submissions.

Skills

Tendering

Contract negotiation

Health safety environmental responsibility

Commercial analysis

Education

BSc. University degree in Legal, Business or Engineering

Job description

Senior Contracts Engineer

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The KBR team of teams delivers future-forward science technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives while also helping achieve their sustainability goals.

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies differentiated advisory services deep technical domain expertise energy transition solutions high-end design and engineering capabilities and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.

KBR is looking for a Senior Contracts Engineer for an EPCM project to be based in Abu Dhabi UAE.

Roles and Responsibilities

Sr. Contracts Engineer is required to have prior experience of tendering and awarding major EPCM and construction contracts on lump sum re‑measure reimbursable and/or unit rate contract basis.

Protects CONTRACTOR Company and thereby COMPANY from contractual risk by working in a process of continuous improvement to encourage/promote the introduction and implementation of best practice contracting methodology and practices.

Accountabilities include but are not be limited to

• Demonstrate an overriding commitment to health safety environmental responsibility
• Develop contract strategies.
• Issuance of ATT (Approval to Tender) and ATA (Approval to Award).
• Working with engineering group to develop contract contractor prequalification questionnaires and analyse the subsequent returns.
• The compilation of tender lists and obtains in house and COMPANY approval of the same.
• Compile tender documentation ensuring (with the support of the requisitioning Manager) that the package is complete and viable.
• Issue tender documentation.
• Strategize/oversee tender clarification meetings.
• Be focal point for the dissemination of information to/from tenderers.
• Issue tender bulletins.
• Facilitate and record bid opening.
• Ensure that technical evaluation is carried out in a timely and meaningful manner.
• Analyse commercial tender submissions and ensure the appropriate distribution to other disciplines and shortlist the most advantageous offers.
• Facilitate tender clarification documentation
• Attend meetings ensure records are maintained.
• Develop negotiation strategy
• Develop Contract document ensuring all relevant items from bulletins meetings correspondence and negotiation.
• Prepare and manage the issuance of letters of intent as appropriate.
• Prepare and manage the issuance of contracts.
• Prepare and administer Kick Off Meetings.
• Maintain savings register.
• Preparation of correspondence between Company and contractors.
• Issuance of call‑off orders.
• Analysis and negotiation of claims.
• Maintain claims register.
• Contract Close out.

Key Relationships

• Work Group Team
• Vendors / Suppliers
• External Stakeholders includes Client and Subcontractors

Education, Skills & Experience

BSc. University degree in any of the main Legal Business or Engineering branches. i.e. Mechanical Civil electrical chemical or equivalent

Experience and Skill Set

• Preferably having worked in a similar role for a considerable number of 5 years (2 years for contract engineer) in a brownfield project
• Total of 15 years (10 years for contract engineer) in Contracting and Procurement within oil & gas / petrochemical environment.

Required Experience

Senior IC