Contract Engineer / Lead Contract Engineer (Pre-Award / Post-Award)

Job Purpose

• Oversee and direct all aspects of contract management within the Subcontracts Department, ensuring contracts align with project goals, organizational policies, and industry standards
• Provide leadership, guidance, and mentorship to the Contracts Engineering team, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment
• Develop and implement best practices and strategies to improve contract management processes, ensuring efficiency, compliance, and risk mitigation

Principal Accountabilities

• Lead negotiations for significant contracts, focusing on achieving favorable terms, mitigating risks, and ensuring alignment with organizational objectives
• Supervise and mentor the Contracts Engineering team, providing training, support, and performance feedback
• Prepare for Manager review/approval plans and reports related to the projects or the functions assigned
• Analyse scope and specifications for Major works and services to be contracted to clarify work aspects and verify technical evaluation criteria
• Hold discussions with the Subcontracts Manager (SCM) to formulate the best contracting strategy and thus propose contract type and compensation/pricing method
• Study the risk exposure of the Company and develop the best pricing strategy applicable for the contract, in consultation with the user to achieve Company objectives
• Establish bidders’ prequalification criteria with the SCM to assess Contractors’ capabilities and recommend bidders’ list for approval
• Clarify tech-commercial exceptions raised by bidders through consultation with legal/finance sections
• Supervise the preparation of tenders and contracts, in coordination and consultation with the SCM, client, insurance and legal sections, and seek approval
• Prepare necessary reports, and regularly analyze status, to alert management/client about any issues
• Supervise the subordinates’ work and ensure timely execution of assigned tasks
• Oversee the bid evaluation process to ensure the process is correctly executed
• Oversee the preparation of final recommendations for award, and seek management approval
• Supervise the preparation of Fax of Award as per Company Level of authority and ensure acceptance of successful contractor on such documents
• Advise the Vendor Evaluation Group (VEG) through SCM about changes in vendors’ addresses/ activities or performance
• Review performance bank guarantees and insurance documents to verify and recommend acceptance of such guarantees
• Participate in efforts to improve processes, procedures and systems
• Compliance in accordance with HSE standards