Job Title: Contracts Engineer
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Recruiter: Deep Blue Energy Services Limited – DBESL
Sector: Energy, Oil and Gas
ACTIVITIES
• Carries out contracting process in accordance with Company rules.
• Ensures contracts in own domain are drafted in accordance with approved model contracts and contributes to periodic review of same.
• Act as highly visible communication focal point with specialist/dedicated clients group, operating as a 'Duet' with technical counterpart(s), to proactively facilitate effective relationships, contract planning and management.
• Establish contracting strategy with 'Duet' counterpart to serve & protect Company's best commercial interest
• Actively follow relevant markets, gathering & using information received, & developing & maintaining market information systems to provide up-to-date details of both market conditions and contractors/suppliers.
• Monitor contractors' performance, promoting & attending service quality meetings, recording results and participating in supplier relationship management & supplier performance management activities.
• Ensures that own contracts are created and managed in UNISUP and in CONTIKI.
• Ensures effective use of tools and systems (Ariba, NIPEX, REX+, CMS..) for optimum productivity.
• Participates (when requested) in negotiation, either for dispute resolution and claim settlement or for generating savings.
• Maintains a log of all savings generated for own contracts and obtains validation of such savings.
• Manages a network of Vendors and relationship with relevant Stakeholders such as NAPIMS, NCD, Department of Petroleum Resources, etc.
• Appropriates the Total Group initiatives such as Frame Agreements, e-procurement etc, to contracts in own domain.
• Carries out any other duties that may be assigned to him from time to time
ACCOUNTABILITIES
• Ensures the establishment of suitable lists of potential bidders in accordance with vendor management policies and procedures to obtain good value for money.
• Ensures contracts are drafted in accordance with approved model thereby minimizing company's exposure to risk.
• Contributes during negotiation either for dispute resolution and claim settlement or for generation of saving.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE
• A degree in Engineering (BSc with minimum Second Class Honours).
• Up to 7 years experience in oil well construction activities of which 3 should be in contract administration.
• Demonstrable general knowledge and understanding of commercial, legal and insurance issues affecting the company in general.
• Good command of English language and excellent communication skills.
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