Senior Contracts Engineer

Job description / Role

Building on our past. Ready for the future

Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia.?

Right now, we're bridging two worlds as we accelerate to more sustainable energy sources, while helping our customers provide the energy, chemicals and resources that society needs now.

We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their portfolio of assets. We solve complex problems by finding integrated data-centric solutions from the first stages of consulting and engineering to installation and commissioning, to the last stages of decommissioning and remediation. Join us and help drive innovation and sustainability in our projects.

Role & Responsibilities:

Contract Management
- Draft, evaluate, negotiate and execute all types of contracts including but not limited to formal, short form, and annual contracts.
- Advise and assist the Management and Projects on all commercial and contractual matters.
- Attend Project meetings where necessary and provide advice on commercial and contractual matters.
- Provide contractual advise or interpretation when required
- Assist Project Manager in mitigating and performing risk assessment in contracts
- Provide assistance to Project Management Team in analyzing cost and time impact (if any)
- Ensure proper project close out and any contract related requirement
- Provide the necessary guidance to members of the contracts team on contractual and commercial issues.
- Monitor contracts and move forward with close-out, extension or renewal according to what's best for company

Subcontract and Purchase Order Terms and Conditions
- Oversee, Manage, and Review Subcontracts and Purchase Order Terms and Conditions
- Review, develop, and implement contract administration procedures, systems and policies in consultation with Management
- Provide Assistance to Subcontract Matters from start to completion
- Communicate with internal disciplines and negotiate to Vendor for any Procurement matters
- Communicate with internal disciplines and negotiate to Subcontractor/Service Providers for any Subcontract matters
- Attend Commercial clarification with Vendor/Subcontractors/Service Providers
- Contractual advise and defend against Vendor/Service Provider/Subcontractor's claim
- Provide assistance to Project Management Team in analyzing Subcontract Extension of Time or Variations
- Oversee all Subcontracts from Selection to Close-out

Disputes
- Identify possible areas of dispute amongst the Consultant(s), Contractor(s) as well as Client(s) and take the necessary proactive measures.
- Solve any contract-related problems that may arise with other parties and internally with the company itself
- Review/draft letters and documents for and from third parties/internal disciplines and assist to propose solution
- Contractual advise and defend against any invalid claim as to company

Requirements

Qualification:
- Bachelors Engineering Degree in relevant discipline.
- Minimum 15 years of experience on EPIC projects with 8 years' experience managing multi-discipline medium-large size contracts in the GCC Region.
- Demonstrated leadership experience and skills to manage large or multiple petrochemical projects.

Moving forward together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation.

We're building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology.

Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here. And there's no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.

About the Company

Worley is a leading global provider of professional services in the energy, chemicals and resources sectors. We partner with our customers to address their most critical challenges at every stage of their projects: from initial concepts to sustaining and enhancing their assets. And we provide smarter, bolder solutions while delivering on our own sustainability commitments.

We are 51,000 bright minds across 46 countries all driven by a common purpose – delivering a more sustainable world. While working to fulfill our ambition to be recognized globally as the leader in sustainability solutions.