Contracts Advisor (For Relocation to Dhahran, KSA)

aramco; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company is seeking a Senior Contracts Advisor to drive contracting excellence within their Upstream Contracting Department. This role involves overseeing contract development, conducting commercial analyses, and managing negotiations, requiring a wealth of experience in contract administration, particularly in the petroleum sector. Join a workforce known for tackling significant global challenges through innovative solutions and technical excellence.

Qualifications

• 11+ years of experience in contract administration in the petroleum industry.
• Strategic sourcing experience with service procurement strategy development.
• Experience with negotiation techniques and managing contractor claims.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing the development and administration of contracts.
• Providing technical expertise and support throughout the contract lifecycle.
• Participating in bid reviews and negotiations with contractors.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Technical Analysis

Strategic Sourcing

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration

Engineering

Management Information Systems

Supply Chain Management

Job description

Aramco energizes the world economy.

Aramco occupies a special position in the global energy industry. We are one of the world’s largest producers of hydrocarbon energy and chemicals, with among the lowest Upstream carbon intensities of any major producer.

With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco’s value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.

We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

Job Purpose

We are seeking a Contracts Advisor to join the Upstream Contracting Dept (UCD).

UCD vision is to be a pinnacle of contracting excellence, driving business success through strategic partnerships, innovative contracting solutions, exceptional stakeholder value, and streamlined processes.

The Senior Contracts Advisor will serve as the primary representative for the Contract Proponent, overseeing the development and administration of contracts and managing all contractual matters. This role involves Contract development, review, commercial analysis, negotiation, internal and external stakeholder’s management, and dispute resolution.

Responsibilities

As a successful candidate you will perform the following:

• Provides technical expertise to assure the proper and timely development to meet the proponent technical/operational requirements in a timely and most cost-effective manner.
• Provides complex technical advice and support to contract proponents from the conception of contract service requirements through the execution of a contract to the termination of the contract or service requirements.
• Directs and participates in the development of engineering and financial studies that establish feasibilities for contract services and evaluation for alternatives that may be technical, financial and/or procedural/administrative.
• Coordinates and/or participates in the development of a professional level of analyses of Company risk or exposure.
• Coordinates and/or participates in the development of a professional level of analysis and technical qualification of bidders.
• Participates as the contract proponent representative or delegates participation on the Bid Review Team charged with development of a realistic Company position on contract terms and the negotiation of these terms.
• Participates as the contract proponent representative in a professional analysis of bid response and negotiation offers and preparation of counter offers.
• Negotiates with contractors as part of a negotiating team comprised of Contracting and contract proponent representatives. Coordinates or participates in the preparation of responses to contractor claims and represents the proponent on Claim Review Panels.
• Coordinates or participates in the verification of contractor costs and the preparation of cost escalation or de-escalation amendments.

Education & Experience Requirements

• Twelve (11) years or + of experience in contract administration in the petroleum or related industry.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Bachelor of Business Administration, Engineering, Management Information Systems, Supply Chain Management or equivalent
• A minimum of 3 years of progressively responsible work or contact with auditing, accounting, and contracting techniques and procedures is desirable.
• Ability to articulate proposals, ideas and/or initiatives in a coherent manner to management. professionals and to communicate both orally and in writing with professional-level people in other fields and senior and high management both within and outside the Company.
• Strategic sourcing experience is preferred with focus on service category procurement strategy development and implementation.
• Negotiation experience with both internal and external parties.

Working environment

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.

At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world.

Country/Region: SA