Contracts Advisor (Relocation To Saudi Arabia)

aramco; Dhahran Compound; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Saudi Aramco is seeking a Contracts Advisor in its Marine Department to lead contract development and administration. You will prepare engineering and financial analyses, define scopes of work, and oversee cost verification and contract actions.

Strong experience in accounting, contracting, and the oil & gas sector is essential, along with excellent communication skills. The role requires coordinating risk analyses, bidder qualification, and presenting to senior management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Engineering from a recognized institution.
• Minimum 5 years in accounting and contracting, and 5 years in Oil & Gas industry.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills; strong computer and procurement system knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Direct and participate in development of engineering/financial studies for contract services.
• Coordinate analyses of Company risk or exposure.
• Analyze bidders' technical qualifications and develop scopes of work.
• Verify contractor costs and prepare cost escalations/de‑escalations.
• Process contract actions including new/rebid, amendments and extensions.
• Participate in negotiation meetings with vendors.
• Develop presentations for Executive Management and Services Review Committee.
• Provide technical advice from contract conception to termination of service requirements.

Skills

Contract management

Negotiation

Financial analysis

Risk assessment

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or Engineering

Tools

Procurement system

Job description

We are seeking a Contracts Advisor to join Saudi Aramco’s Marine Department.

The Marine Department is responsible for providing an assortment of Marine Services, supporting the exploration, production, and transportation of oil, in and around Saudi Aramco’s offshore concession areas.

Your primary role is to serve as the contract’s proponent representative, in the development and administration of contracts in the Marine Department.

Duties and responsibilities

As the successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:

• Direct and participate in the development of engineering and financial studies that establish feasibilities for contract services, and evaluation of alternatives that may be technical, financial and/or procedural/administrative.
• Coordinate and/or participate in the development of a professional level of analyses of Company risk or exposure.
• Coordinate and/or participate in the development of a professional level of analysis and technical qualification of bidders.
• Coordinate and/or participate in the development of scopes of work for various contract services.
• Coordinate or participate in the verification of contractor costs and the preparation of cost escalation or de-escalation amendments.
• Process contract actions including new/rebid of existing contracts, contracts’ amendments & extensions.
• Coordinate or participate in negotiation meetings with vendors.
• Develop professional-level presentations to Executive Management, and make presentations or participate in the presentations to the Services Review Committee.
• Provide 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.
• As the successful candidate you will hold a Bachelor’s degree in Business or Engineering from a recognized and approved institution.
• You will have a minimum 5 years of experience in accounting and contracting, and 5 years of experience in the Oil & Gas Industry.
• You will have excellent verbal and in written communication skills and will have a wide knowledge in computer applications and procurement system.