Senior Contract Engineer
Project context
- The Job holder participates to the process of Contracts and Procurement entity by performing the following tasks.
- Work closely with the DUET to create the contracts dossier, develop a clear definition of contractual responsibilities and discuss the agenda including.
- Development of Contracting Strategy and issue Call for Tenders to find suitable expertise to support the different functions.
- Negotiation and analysis of commercial bids.
- Development of Recommendations To Award (RTA) – Ensure that all insurance issues of TEPMA1 assets and personnel are dealt with.
- Manage his/her performance by monitoring KPIs Ensure the update of the contract management tool – Keep informed of best practices in contracts procedures in other entities for improvement of contracts practices in TEPMA1.
- Use existing frame agreements.
- Goals and deliverables
- Prepare and maintain an up-to-date list of qualified contractors/suppliers/potential tenders/contracts with updated information in order to perform market studies;
- Analyze and assess all possible answers from the market.
- Development of Contracting Strategy and issue Call for complex Tenders to find suitable expertise to support the different functions.
- Leading the presentation of RTA to the Contracts Committee or the appropriate DOA approver with a common recommendation with DUET.
- Establish the technical contracts and contractual agreements, directly participate to the most complex contracts.
- Conduct the commercial bid analysis and negotiation thereby creating a clear definition of responsibilities and documents together with the DUET.
- Take the leading role in Recommendation To Award (RTA) through Contracts Committee/DOA with common recommendation with DUET.
- Ensure the handover of contracts to the Partners’ Entities and monitor contractor’s performance with Duet.
- Assist C&P management in the settlement of claims and lawsuits, in relation with the Legal, Insurance, Finance and TEPMA1 Management by proposing strategies and actions and participating to the negotiations.
- Ensure monitoring on-going contracts status, participate in contract renewal and amendments discussions.
Expected skills
- Problem solving / planning / organising / coordinating
- TotalEnergies C&P tools certification level (e.g. UNISOL, IMPACT, SMART…)
- English
- LNG technical/complex contracts
- Management of contract portfolios of comparable value (700-900 MUSD/yr)
- Recommendation To Award (RTA) presentation to Contracts Committee / DOA
- Contract drafting & review (T&Cs, SoW, pricing schedules)
- Advanced Negotiation skills
- Cross-functional stakeholder management (DUET/LEGAL)
- Claims & disputes settlement experience
- Contract handover & performance monitoring
- Commercial bid analysis & negotiatio
- Construction Services Contracts experience
- Knowledge of TotalEnergies C&P procedures (CR-CP-xxx, GR-SSC, DOA matrix…)
