Senior Contract Engineer

QatarEnergy LNG; Doha; On-site; QAR 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

QatarEnergy LNG is seeking an experienced contracts professional to oversee end-to-end contract management within oil and gas and petrochemical projects. You will liaise with stakeholders, develop contracting strategies, and review SOWs for FEED and EPC works to assess contractor deliverables.

Additionally, you will formulate responses to change orders, advise on contract risks, and support post-award administration including disputes, governance, and close-out activities for critical contracts.

Qualifications

• 8 years’ experience in a contracts management environment within the oil and gas and petrochemical industry.
• Technical knowledge in reviewing and finalising various technical contracts.
• Good knowledge of contract laws and industry practices.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with relevant stakeholders to create, monitor and update the demand plan to maximise department performance.
• Provide support to engineering/projects team in development of contracting strategies.
• Review Scopes of Work (SOW) for various projects including Front End Engineering Design (FEED) and Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) works to evaluate contractor/vendor deliverables.
• Formulate written contractual responses to Change Order Requests, claims and other related correspondence ensuring compliance within agreements.
• Provide guidance to end users on contract related risks and best practice to enhance organisational efficiencies.
• Conduct post-award dispute administration including negotiation, adhering to Company policies and procedures.
• Prepare management information report, through collection of data, and submit to management for review.
• Provide advice and expertise to other disciplines and all stakeholder departments in contract and claims management to maximise efficiency.
• Perform the complete administration of Contract Work Orders (CWO) including tendering bids, contract award, facilitate change orders and ensure post award support for operational and execution effectiveness.
• Support in contract spent analysis, contracts audits, achieving high performance of contracts, contract governance for critical contracts and contracts close out.

Job description

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• Provide pre-award and post-contract award administration for Engineering & Projects group, including execution of the tendering process, review of scopes of work, and management of contractual documentation, while providing professional input on contractual, commercial and risk matters to support effective contract delivery and compliance.
• Working in contracts/commercial environment, with minimal supervision, handling multiple Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts, Engineering Services Contracts, OEM Contracts, Department Level Contracts (Contracts Work Orders).

Key Job Accountabilities - I

• Liaise with relevant stakeholders to create, monitor and update the demand plan to maximise department performance.
• Provide support to engineering/projects team in development of contracting strategies.
• Review Scopes of Work (SOW) for various projects including Front End Engineering Design (FEED) and Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) works to evaluate contractor/vendor deliverables.
• Formulate written contractual responses to Change Order Requests, claims and other related correspondence ensuring compliance within agreements.
• Provide guidance to end users on contract related risks and best practice to enhance organisational efficiencies.

Key Job Accountabilities - II

• Conduct post-award dispute administration including negotiation, adhering to Company policies and procedures.
• Prepare management information report, through collection of data, and submit to management for review.
• Provide advice and expertise to other disciplines and all stakeholder departments in contract and claims management to maximise efficiency.
• Perform the complete administration of Contract Work Orders (CWO) including tendering bids, contract award, facilitate change orders and ensure post award support for operational and execution effectiveness.
• Support in contract spent analysis, contracts audits, achieving high performance of contracts, contract governance for critical contracts and contracts close out.

Qualifications

Knowledge and/or Experience

• 8 years’ experience in a contracts management environment within the oil and gas and petrochemical industry.
• Technical knowledge in reviewing and finalising various technical contracts.
• Good knowledge of contract laws and industry practices.