Officer, Procurement & Contracts

Job description / Role

Job Purpose

Provide support in ensuring the procurement of works and/or services complies with corporate policies and regulations and specifically in accordance with the requirements/parameters and procedures as described in the Contracts procedure to achieve functional objectives. Achieve optimum value for money. Assist in generating contracting and tendering strategies plans to achieve the objectives of the end users functional needs. As a designated shared services provider for Al Dhafra Petroleum and Al Yasat Petroleum, all accountabilities, roles and responsibilities of the position shall be applicable to both companies.

Key Accountabilities

- In liaison with Specialist-Contracts, generate contracting and tendering strategies/plans to achieve the objectives of the end user's functional needs.
- Support in appropriate bid strategies and thereafter execute the approved strategies. - Assist the tendering process to identify suitable bidders for each proposed tender. Prepares bidder's lists, evaluation methodologies and award strategies to Tender Committees.
- Coordinating pre-bid meetings, site visits and clarification requests with bidders. Where necessary liaise with bidders/suppliers as well as Company's legal, finance and other appropriate functions and provide responses to bidder's contractual clarification requests.
- Support in preparation of award recommendation proposal and route the recommendation for endorsement and approval.
- Prepare Contract documents for execution and arrange signing by contracted parties.
- Assist the end user on Contracts Administration aspects.

Requirements

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge & Skills:

Minimum Qualification

- Bachelor's degree in any Engineering Discipline Minimum Experience & Knowledge & Skills
- 3 - 5 years of experience in development of high value and complex tenders and contracts, within a large industrial organization, preferably in the Oil and Gas industry.
- Technical understanding of preparation, reviewing and finalising various contracts and tendering process.
- Proficient in English

About the Company

We are one of the world's leading energy producers, and a primary catalyst for Abu Dhabi’s growth and diversification.

We operate across the entire hydrocarbon value chain, through a network of fully-integrated businesses, with interests that range from exploration, production, storage, refining and distribution, to the development of a wide-range of petrochemical products.

Since 1971, we have created thousands of jobs, driven the growth of a diverse knowledge-based economy, and played a key role in Abu Dhabi’s global emergence.

Today, we continue to look for new and innovative ways to maximize the value of our resources, pioneering those approaches and technologies that will ensure we are able to meet the demands of an ever-changing energy market, and continue to have a positive impact on the Abu Dhabi economy for generations to come.