Contract Advisor

NES Group Ltd; Kingston upon Thames; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft in London is supporting an energy client with a 12-month Contract Advisor role. This hybrid position requires a minimum of three days per week in the office and is offered on an outside IR35 basis.

The ideal candidate will hold a law degree (or equivalent) and have proven experience in contract management, especially in the commercial phase for wind offshore projects, with strong expertise in LOGIC, FIDIC, Incoterms and both common and civil law systems.

Qualifications

• Must have a law degree (or equivalent) with proven experience in contract management.
• Experience in commercial phase for wind offshore projects is desirable.
• Strong legal expertise including LOGIC, FIDIC, Incoterms, and civil/common law systems.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage contract management activities across contracts with clients, partners and subcontractors.
• Review and draft contractual documents and define appropriate clauses in negotiations.
• Identify optimal risk profiles and ensure risk transfer flows to related contracts and purchase orders.
• Oversee resources involved in contract management and support staff career development.
• Provide contractual support for loan negotiations, bank sureties, guarantees and indemnities.
• Support litigation activities in early stages and assist through subsequent phases.

Skills

Contract management

Negotiation

Risk assessment

Legal knowledge

FIDIC

Incoterms

Education

Law degree or equivalent

Job description

NES Fircroft are supporting a key energy client based in London (KT1) with a Contract Advisor contract role, for an initial period of 12 months.

This will be a hybrid working role, which requires a minimum of 3 days per week in the office, and we can offer the contract on an outside IR35 basis. Ideally, we are looking for an individual with a law degree (or similar) and proven experience on a similar role, ideally within the commercial phase for wind offshore projects.

It would also be very advantageous to possess strong legal expertise, including LOGIC, FIDIC, Incoterms, and both common and civil law systems with a focus on contract law and partnership agreements.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Manage and coordinate contract management activities ensuring that all aspects of the contract are correctly addressed
• Review and draft all contractual documents and define the most appropriate clauses of the contract with clients, partners and subcontractors/suppliers and participate to the relevant negotiations
• Identify the most appropriate contractual solutions and contribute to the definition of optimal risk profile for the Company, ensuring that the defined risk profile is adequately reflected in the relevant contractual documents
• Manage the resources involved in contract management activities, develop relevant professional competences and career paths, and identify project staffing needs
• Ensure the flow-down and transfer of contractual risk from the contract with the client to the purchase orders and agreements with vendors and sub-contractors, identifying provisions that shall be transferred to passive contracts in relation to obligations of the main contract or due to the specific scope of work
• Provide contractual support for the negotiation of loans on the markets, bank sureties, active and passive guarantees, parent company guarantees and indemnity letters
• Ensure the contribution to the Legal function for the management of preliminary activities of litigations and contribute, as necessary, during the subsequent phases

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients