Specialist Contracts Engineer

Principal Accountabilities:

• Champion the Project Safety culture, behaviors and engagement activities

• Complies with Company policies and objectives, Contracts and Procurement work processes.

• Identifying, evaluating, and resolving Contracting issues during the EPC / FEED phase of the Contract. Review of EPC / FEED Contract Baseline.

• Review of EPC / FEED Contract requirements.

• Review and comment on the division of responsibilities.

• Review of Key EPC / FEED Contract management documents.

• Review of EPC / FEED Contract management procedures.

• At the start of the EPC / FEED Contract arrange kick-off meeting to instruct the EPC / FEED Contractor on the procedures for EPC / FEED Contract Administration (preparation of accounting, evaluation of changes, notices, interim and final payment certificates, etc.).

• Ensure compliance with insurance requirements set out in the EPC / FEED Contract.

• Monitors any potential incidents of loss/damage likely to lead to an insurance claim. Subsequently, correlates and reviews supporting documentation for any insurance claims resulting from accidental loss/damage to material/equipment, either upon receipt of goods or during the construction period.

• Ensure EPC / FEED Contractor provides and maintains the correct Performance/Bank Guarantees.

• Determine any additional administrative procedural requirements.

• Balancing Owner relationship and EPC / FEED Contract management requirements.

• Soliciting legal advice, when required.

• Review of the Project records management system.

• Checking and evaluation EPC / FEED Contract Changes; Project Variance Notices, Requests for Change, Change Orders, Amendments, etc.

• Ensure comprehensive implementation of the EPC / FEED Contract Close-out procedures; Final Account, EPC / FEED Contract Closure Certificates, etc.

• Ensuring EPC / FEED Contractor complies with warranty requirements.

• Ensuring the EPC / FEED Contract is properly managed and administered.

• Administering the EPC / FEED Contract so as to ensure the terms and conditions stated therein are fulfilled.

• Managing Change by controlling the EPC / FEED Contract: scope, cost, schedule and quality of the Project through scope changes and Contract change documents e.g. Change Orders, Variations, Amendments, etc..

• Managing Project risks minimizing Owner’s exposure to financial and legal liabilities.

• Reviewing EPC / FEED Contractor reports for areas of concern and potential claims, delays, etc.

• Attends weekly EPC / FEED Contract Administration meeting.

• Prepare and issue, on a monthly basis, the Subcontract Administration Monthly Report for each Sub contract (SAMR).

• Prepares and issues to the Owner, the EPC / FEED Contract Administration Monthly Report.

• Reviewing and checking the adequacy of the Project records management system and ensuring the Owner’s and PMC team, together with the EPC / FEED Contractor use it to furnish a written record of the chronology of the Project execution.

• In conjunction with PMC Project Manager, reviews, evaluates and prepares recommendations to Owner.

• Regarding EPC / FEED Contractor; claims for delay, back charges, prolongation, disruption, etc.

• Managing the Project consistent with Owner and PMC policies and legal guidelines concerning good business practice for contract management.

• Ensures documents of commercial sensitivity are secured at the end of each working day and “CLEAN DESK”

Qualifications

Masters degree is required.