Contracts Specialist

Job description / Role

Support QIRP projects and corporate procurement contracts strategies, modalities, formation and support.

Provide support for the following:
- Develop and manage Procurement and Contracting Policy and Procedures
- Develop Contract Modalities
- Developing Standard Contract Terms and Conditions for all departments
- Revising Contracting Strategies
- Contracts Conditions Assessment and Improvement
- Contract Document Formation
- Arrangement of final Contract Document review and acceptance by Sponsoring/End-user department
- Arrangement of final Contract Document review and acceptance by the Legal department
- Arrangement of Arrangement of final Contract Document review and acceptance by the Contractor
- Contract Administration
- Responsible for All Amendments and Variations to the Contract document
- Provides advice on all contractual issues during the life cycle of the Contract
- The Contract section provides final Assurance assessment on Variation orders and Claims after it is escalated from Commercial section
- Contracts Close-out
- Evaluates and monitors contract performance to ensure compliance with contractual obligations and to determine need for changes
- Resolves vendor and contractor grievances, and claims against suppliers.
- Maintains records of deliverables completed and received
- Develops innovative contracting approaches to achieve positive outcomes
- Keeps abreast of new legislation, government policy, best practice and relevant external factors relevant to procurement and contracting activity.
- Ensures effective audit and performance management mechanisms are in place and provide statutory returns and reports as required

Requirements

- Degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying or similar
- Minimum 15 years similar experience either within a client, consultant environment
- Senior commercial/procurement/legal experience on major infrastructure projects
- Major rail/metro/underground/above and at grade type projects
- Excellent document drafting and contract formation skills
- Strong working knowledge of the FIDIC suite of contracts
- Ability to translate the contracting strategy into effective and comprehensive contract documents
- Claims management experience
- Experience of procurement and contracting

About the Company

Qatar Project Management (QPM) is an independent subsidiary of Barwa Real Estate Development Company that provides expertise in Project Management, Design Management, Construction Management, and Contract Administration together with other associated Project Management functions. Established in 2008, QPM is centralized platform for provision of Project Management services to Barwa and Qatari Diar as well as local and international markets. QPM provides these services through an in-house team of highly-skilled, motivated, and qualified professionals supported by state-of-the-art information technology and highly-effective Project Management systems.