Lead Contracts Engineer (6 Months)

Purpose
• To supervise processes to produce contractual documentation
• To supervise and ensure that the production of contractual documents is done according to company procedure and ethics
• To produce contractual documents according to company procedure and ethics
• To provide a quality, cost-effective and time efficient contracts service to technical entities
• To participate in the optimization of the economic performance of the operations conducted

The Job holder executes the following contracts activities
• Prepare and maintain an up-to-date list of qualified contractors/suppliers/potential tenders/contracts with updated information in order to perform market studies
• Take a leading role in the validation of the contracts strategy through:
• Arranging and attending Contracts Committee Meetings
• Pre-qualifying bidders
• Defining target prices
• Defining criteria for evaluation
• Supervise the creation of CFT commercial documents
• Supervise the preparation and issue of the call for tender to contractors and suppliers on the bidders list
• Ensure the preparation and send out the dossiers of pre-consultation and Standard or Complex invitations to bid
• Verify the alignment with HSE clauses, Company rules, Procedures, Instructions and applicable legislation when issuing all technical contracts and when drafting contractual and commercial terms and conditions
• Verify the Terms & Conditions (standard, general and financial)
• Supervise the establishment of the technical contracts and contractual agreements, directly participate to the most complex contracts
• Participate in terms & conditions and commercial bid complex analysis and negotiations to ensure that a clear definition of responsibilities is developed
• Assume a leading role in RTAs through managing in Contract committees and award validation and RTA evaluations
• Handle the approval from authorities and partners, clarification of rights and obligation of signing parties and the signature process of formal documents
• Intervene in the settlement of claims and lawsuits, in relation with the Juridical, Insurance, Finance and company management by proposing strategies and actions and participating to the negotiations
• Ensure monitoring of on-going contracts status, participate in contract renewal and amendments discussions
• Review supplier performance