Responsibilities:

The Job holder liaises with Partners entities and participates to the processes of contracts and procurement entity by performing the following tasks:

• Introduce contracts practices and/or procedures for the establishment of contractual documents, in cooperation with the Partners’ entities.
• Supervise and train contract engineers through field training.
• Help manage the workload, the assignments and competences update of his/her team of Contract engineers and contract administrators.
• Keep informed of our best practices in contracts procedures in other entities for improvement of contracts practices in project.
• Ensure that all insurance issues of company assets and personnel are dealt with.
• Use frame agreements signed by shareholders.

The Job holder executes the following contracts activities:

• Ensure that the activities are carried out in compliance with Company policies and procedures, relevant laws and regulations, and good industry practices.
• Prepare and maintain an up-to-date list of qualified contractors/suppliers/potential tenders/contracts with updated information in order to perform market studies.
• Liaise with the relevant Packages Manager(s) to ensure that relevant technical aspects are adequately incorporated into the tender process.
• Supervise the creation of CFT package, including commercial documents.
• Participate in terms & conditions and commercial bid complex analysis and negotiations to ensure that a clear definition of responsibilities is developed.
• Assume a leading role in RTAs evaluations and in managing Contract committees’ strategy and award validation.
• Intervene in the settlement of claims and lawsuits, in relation with the Juridical, Insurance, Finance and project management by proposing strategies and actions and participating to the negotiations.
• Ensure Project team are kept up to date with tender progress, obtain any necessary attendance at meetings and obtain all necessary approvals.
• Ensure monitoring of on-going contracts status, participate in contract renewal and amendments discussions.
• Review supplier performance.

The Job holder ensures Contracts compliance:

• Verify that company’s Contractual Policies and applicable laws and regulations are adhered to, especially related to ethic and transparency.
• Verify that purchasing, Contracts and procedures comply with the standards of the company and the agreements with the partners.

The Job holder adheres to the H3SE rules

• Take the necessary measures to avert immediate threat of danger. Exercising caution as necessary to avoid danger to persons and installations.
• Participate actively in H3SE meetings, training sessions and drills and co-operate actively in the execution of H3SE plans.

Qualifications:

• To manage procurement processes delivering best quality in time and at the optimal cost.
• To participate in the improvement of procurement practices.
• To successfully prepare, negotiate and administer a broad range of complex, technical and high value/risk purchases.