Senior Contracts Engineer

KBR; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 460,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR is seeking a Senior Contracts Engineer for an EPCM project based in Abu Dhabi, UAE. You will lead tendering and contract activities, drive risk-aware strategies, and coordinate with engineering and procurement to deliver major oil & gas contracts.

The role requires extensive experience in contracting, strong negotiation skills, and a commitment to health, safety and environmental standards within a project-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in tendering and awarding major EPCM and construction contracts.
• Strong ability to develop contract strategies and risk mitigation.
• Health, safety, and environmental responsibility prioritized.

Responsibilities

• Develop contract strategies and manage tender documentation.
• Issue tenders, oversee clarifications, and evaluate bids.
• Prepare and issue contracts and letters of intent.
• Maintain records, claims, and close-out activities.

Skills

Contract management

Tendering

Negotiation

Education

BSc in Mechanical/Civil/Electrical/Chemical Eng

Job description

Title:

Senior Contracts Engineer

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Senior Contracts Engineer

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 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

Experience and Qualifications:

• 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