Principal Engineer Contracts

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Job Description

Join Our Journey Petrofac is currently looking to recruit Lead Contracts Engineer to be based in Sharjah office. What we do Petrofac is a leading international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world's leading energy companies. We design, build, manage and maintain infrastructure for the energy industries. Our comprehensive and tailored service offering covers each stage of the project life cycle and a variety of commercial models, giving our clients the flexibility, they need.
Responsibilities Assist/Manage all activities related to post award on contractual, legal and commercial issues related to:
  • Contracts with Clients.
  • Partnering agreements with potential partners.
  • Partakes in support the Commercial Manager in the Risk and Opportunity review process including, identification, mitigation, and management of contractual/legal risks.
Primary Duties
  • Supports and manages all activities related to administration of contracts including risk identification, risk mitigation and risk management during the post award stage.
  • Supervise and direct Contract Engineers/Contracts Administrators and other commercial functions as required.
  • Support the Senior Commercial Manager in the initiation and preparation of variations and claims to Client. Assist in defending, negotiating and resolving claims with Client. Assist the Senior Commercial Manager and project / commercial team members in compiling supporting documents for potential claims, preparing advance defense for issues that are likely to evolve during execution phase.
  • Assist, evaluate and advise Senior Commercial Manager on contractual conflicts and claims with clients. In the event of a dispute, advise on the company's position, information required in defense of or in pursuance of such.
  • To review on a regular basis, company's position after evaluating reports received from the project team in respect of discrepancies, anomalies, risk and opportunities and take necessary action.
  • Assist in managing all activities related to contractual, legal, tax, commercial and insurance issues related to company business, contracts with clients and partnering agreements during the post award stage.
  • Assist in ensuring that the key contract terms and conditions are presented and understood by the Project Management and Commercial Team upon award of the Contract and also ensure that a proper handover takes place from the pre award team.
  • Participates in interfacing / interaction with Company's corporate dispute management team in support of the Senior Commercial Manager.
  • Responsible in ensuring implementation and adherence to HSE and Quality System Procedures during the post award stage.
  • Attend/support internal and external audits as required.
  • Responsible to assist in the development and monitoring relevant Commercial KPI's.
  • Any other duty as directed by the Senior Commercial Manager or the VP Commercial.
Equal Opportunities We recruit, reward, and develop our people based on merit regardless of race, nationality, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status or disability. We value our people and treat everyone who works for or with Petrofac fairly and without discrimination. Petrofac is striving to develop a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can contribute. We encourage everyone to apply, especially those individuals who form part of underrepresented groups. Applications are also welcome from candidates who want to discuss flexible working or job-sharing requests. If you are selected as a potential candidate, we will be in touch with you soon.

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1461333
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
  • Education
    Not mentioned