Contract Engineer

Job description / Role

Your new role as a Contracts Engineer
- Responsible to perform contract review during bid stage and contract administration activities post award on assigned project assignments.
- Study & familiarise with Contract agreement, scope, terms & conditions etc.
- Leads agreement terms finalisation for vendors/ subcontractors agreements and preparation of bespoke agreements on project, as necessary.
- Prepare project documents like change order procedure, invoice procedure etc.; and follow-up approval of same by client.
- Gather critical information on various development of project; and timely submits contract notifications to client/ vendors/ subcontractors, as necessary.
- Timely submit Change requests to client; and follow-up for approval & issuance of Change Order.
- Maintain & update status of invoice/ contract notification/ change requests & change orders; and implementation of same.
- Actively participate in periodic meetings with project team/ client/ vendors/ subcontractors; and deliberates on contractual issues.
- Provide clarification on issues concerning contract implementation/ administration to project management team; and liaise with external parties for resolution of contractual disputes.
- Update & advise for implementation & compliance with any change in statutory & legal requirements.
- Drafts contractual responses to correspondences from client/ vendor/ subcontractors.
- Ensure that all correspondences, requiring response from GSCME, are responded in time.
- Leads preparation of all claims/ counter-claims with client/ vendor/ subcontractors; and follow-up for finalisation.
- Identifies risks to project, updates and maintains risk register.
- Assists project manager in formal closure of agreement with client.
- Complies with IMS requirements of organisation; and attend certification/ surveillance audit.
- Performs all other activities as relevant to the role.

Requirements

What you'll need to succeed
To be considered for the Contracts Engineer position, candidates will possess the following:

- University degree in Engineering/ Quantity Surveying or related field.
- CPCM or CCCM certification shall be advantage.
- 10-12 years of progressive work experience in Pre & Post Award contract management activities with General Contracting or Subcontracting organisation in GCC (preferably UAE).
- Must be familiar with local laws regulating the Engineering & Construction sectors across GCC.
- Must have good knowledge of standard conditions of contracts including those developed by FIDIC & similar.
- Wide exposure to writing, negotiating and interpreting terms, conditions and requirements of contract agreements.
- Exposure to global best practices and trends in Oil & Gas contracting industry, in particular related to contracts administration.
- Good communication & negotiation skills.
- Strong analytical & problem solving capabilities.
- Should possess excellent organisational, leadership & interpersonal skills.
- Must have good commercial awareness and presentation skills.
- Must demonstrate quality & result-driven approach.
- Ability to works in team-oriented environment and communicate effectively with other employees of organization & external parties.

About the Company

At Hays, we invest in lifelong partnerships that empower people and businesses to succeed. With over 50 years’ success under our belts and a workforce of 10,000+ people across 32 countries, we’ve evolved to put our customers at the heart of everything we do.

So much more than a specialist recruitment business, what really sets us apart is our knowledge through scale, deep understanding and our ability to meaningfully innovate for our customers. By providing advice, insights and expertise on issues you face today in the fast-paced world of work, we help you make the right decisions for tomorrow.

Offering an unrivalled suite of recruitment and workplace solutions, whether you’re looking for what’s next in your career, or have a gap to fill, we’ll help you get where you want to go.

You can rely on us to deliver today and help you plan for tomorrow.