Senior Subcontract Lead – Offshore EPC Projects

First Recruitment Group; Talacre; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

First Recruitment Group seeks a Construction Subcontract Manager to lead the Subcontract Engineers and Administrators on an oil and gas related decommissioning and CCS project. You will manage subcontract scopes for Mechanical, E&I works and drive cost control and change management throughout development phases.

The role requires offshore/industrial project experience, strong negotiation skills, and a proven track record in contract administration on EPC/EPCI style contracts.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience as a Quantity Surveyor.
• Experience on offshore facilities, industrial plants, or CCS oil & gas projects.
• Experience in contract management and subcontract administration.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Subcontract Engineers and Subcontract Administrators team.
• Ensure subcontract administration procedures are implemented and followed by all subcontractors.
• Prepare and issue letters and notices to subcontractors as required, ensuring all subcontractor correspondence is responded to appropriately.
• Monitor subcontractor performance and compliance.
• Review and validate subcontractor progress payment applications.
• Support the project management team in identifying variations and claims impacting project programmes, costs, and forecasts.
• Analyse Site Technical Queries (STQs), Site Instructions (SIs), and Deviation Requests (DRs) to determine cost impacts and negotiate pricing with subcontractors.
• Ensure extra works, new unit rates, claims, back charges, liquidated damages, and subcontract close-out activities are managed in accordance with company procedures.
• Actively participate in change management and forecast analysis.
• Ensure the timely issuance of Completion Certificates.
• Maintain and regularly update subcontract forecast analyses.
• Manage the commercial close-out of subcontract agreements.
• Capture, share, and promote lessons learned, feedback, and construction-related best practices across the project.

Skills

Subcontract management

Cost control

Forecasting

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Contract administration

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

EPC/EPCI experience

Job description

First Recruitment Group seeks a Construction Subcontract Manager to lead the Subcontract Engineers and Administrators on an oil and gas related decommissioning and CCS project. You will manage subcontract scopes for Mechanical, E&I works and drive cost control and change management throughout development phases.

The role requires offshore/industrial project experience, strong negotiation skills, and a proven track record in contract administration on EPC/EPCI style contracts.