Contracts Administrator

Bounty Hunter World

Doha, Qatar

Posted
Ref: PP000-20329

Job description / Role

Job Type
Full Time
Job Location
Doha, Qatar
Nationality
Any Nationality
Salary
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Arabic Fluency
Not Specified
Job Function
Purchasing & Procurement
Company Industry
Oil & Gas

Job description

Mselect is looking to hire a contracts administrator for an oil and gas operator in Doha, Qatar. Candidates must have a minimum of 10 years of contract administration experience in the oil & gas industry with major international contractors or clients. Fluency in English is a must.

Key responsibilities

  • Provide independent advice and recommendations to the immediate supervisor and the department manager on contracting strategy, assessed risks, negotiations, financial and contractual matters related to contracts, agreements, and direct orders. Examples include warranty claims, liquidated damages, variation orders, etc.
  • Ensure all contracting policies and procedures are fully complied with.
  • Interpret top management directives related to contract and service provision and establish internal governance processes to comply with directives.
  • Develop and implement tenders, planning, and scheduling to ensure critical path tender and award milestones are achieved.
  • Review and provide comments for scope of works, scope of requirements, appendices, bill of quantity, and others, as appropriate, related to tender/direct orders.
  • Responsible for reviewing and endorsing submissions to various tender committees.
  • Liaise with PMC, legal, finance, and others during all stages of tendering to ensure timely award of contract. This includes tender documentation review and coordination of technical and commercial evaluations.
  • Coordinate the commercial evaluation process for contracts and direct orders of the VB directorate. Examples include review and endorsement of tender documents and submissions to various tender committees, commercial evaluation of received bids, and communications to contractors and third parties related to legal and contractual matters.
  • Post contract award, act as advisor to sponsoring departments on all contract administration matters such as change orders, contractor claims, warranty claims and claims resolution, contract close-out process, and approval of deliverables to the sponsoring department.
  • Review all official correspondence from sponsor department to contractor.
  • Advise and assist the department to implement and ensure compliance of contractor to contractual obligations covering, but not limited to, contract responsibilities, contractor performance, reporting of performance indicators, HSE requirements, quality and compliance, compensation models, and risk mitigation.
  • Coordinate with legal to prepare and finalize agreements for services provided by external parties, acting in an advisory and reviewer capacity to the departments for initiation and issue of direct orders (work contracts, service orders, purchase orders).
  • Produce monitoring reports, such as monthly contracts and tenders status and others, as and when required by management.
  • Requirements

  • Bacheloru2019s degree in engineering, business administration, or other relevant discipline, or professional associate membership level of an internationally recognised institution or another relevant professional organisation.
  • Preferably, a minimum of 10 years of contract administration experience in the oil & gas industry with major international contractors or clients.
  • Excellent computer literacy with particularly high proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Projects, and Lotus Notes. Good working knowledge of SAP.
  • Fluent in written and spoken English.
  • Excellent planning, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  • Only applicants meeting the strict criteria outlined above will be contacted as part of the shortlisting process.

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