Contracts Engineer - French Speaking

Worldwide Recruitment Solutions (WRS)

UAE

Ref: HP930-570

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

The country's largest dry gas joint-venture project is currently seeking a Contracts Engineer to start ASAP. The Contracts Engineer (CE) works 12 hours/day, every day, for either a 21 a 28 day rotation (with an equal amount of time off that is covered by the CE's alternate/ back-to-back).

Principal Duties/Responsibilities:
- Ensures that all contracting activities are carried out in accordance with the Joint Ventures' procurement policies and procedures, policies on business conduct and health safety and environment (HSE) policies.
- Works to ensure best value is obtained for the Joint Ventures in all areas where Supply Chain Management has an opportunity to influence.

Firm requirements:
- Is fluent in French and English (both spoken and written).
- Possesses relevant tertiary education qualification (e.g. university degree, UK CIPS, UK IACCM, UK RICS or equivalents).
- Possesses strong interpersonal & communication skills.
- 5+ years of experience in the contracting/ procurement process and contract drafting.
- A logical & analytical person who enjoys and rises to new challenges.
- A confident decision maker who is able to plan & implement workload with minimal supervision, under pressure, to meet deadlines.
- Computer literate in MS Word and Outlook (or equivalents) and conversant with the use of Excel & PowerPoint (or equivalent) applications.
- Displays the ability to work well with alternates (rotation partners) to present a seamless customer-facing position.
- Is meticulous and thorough in his/her work.
- Has good understanding of gas or oil exploration & production.
- Leads by example - particularly in terms of work habits, HSE & ethics.
- Strongly self-motivated.

Requirements

- Experience of working or living in countries abroad.
- Direct experience with an operator company in the oil and gas upstream.
- Relevant tertiary education qualification in a commercial/ business subject.
- Fluent/ competent in Arabic (spoken and written).

Are you suitable for this opportunity? Please apply now.

About the Company

Worldwide Recruitment Solutions (WRS) is a leading global recruitment business servicing the needs of clients and contractors worldwide in the Oil and Gas, Mining, Marine, Construction, Power and Engineering sectors.

Our UK based Head Office; Abu Dhabi, Kurdistan, Singapore, South Africa and Houston offices are populated with industry experts, many of whom are natives from the country they recruit in, offering linguistic, technical and geographical expertise. This combination is why our clients and candidates rate our approach to recruitment so highly. Our global footprint is supported by a selected network of approved and experienced partners that provide a host of in-country services that support our activities.

We provide our clients with 4 core services: Candidate Sourcing & Attraction, Permanent and Contract Recruitment, Global Mobility and Managed Services.

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