Senior Contracts Engineer - MPH Global Services

We are looking for a Senior Contracts Engineer for one of our clients with the following details:

Start Date : AUG 2024

End Date : JUN 2025

Location: Doha Qatar AND Korea ( both locations )

Work Status : Resident Single

Qualifications & Experience Required:

• Bachelors degree in engineering or equivalent
• 1015 years in contracts/claims management role.
• A previous experience in counterclaim of contracts would be a plus.
• Well versed in contract administration.
• Fluency in English.
• Negotiation with contractors/suppliers.
• Contract/Purchase orders preparation and administration.
• Knowledge of International standard and norms.

Activities:

• To adopt and demonstrate an exemplary behaviour regarding HSE and to implement HSE requirements within his area of responsibility.
• To have knowledge. for application. of Company Rules and Standards. Project procedures. etc. related to Contract and Procurement.
• To review and check Contract documents primarily in relation to claims. and identify any potential risks in the contracts.
• To ensure the collection and centralization of documents (emails. MoMs. memos. letters etc) in view of defending potential variation and Extension of Time. As such. to actively liaise (via meetings. workshops. communications) with:
• All concerned technical specialists.
• The management of all EPCIC packages in MP.
• The Contract Engineers in charge of the contracts.
• Legal Counsel.
• The Project Control team specialists: Head of Contracts. Head Planning and Risk. & Head Project Cost.
• To assess the risks of claims on the EPCIC contracts and assist the project team technical discipline in recording information to assist in assessing possible claims.
• To participate in reducing contractual risks associated with interfaces between packages and highlighting potential risks occurring during the execution of the contract.
• Assess the validity of contractual claims and manage the negotiation of settlement for each existing or further claims which may arise.
• To timely report to the Project Control Manager. highlighting progress and encountered areas of concern. and assisting EPCIC Packages with claims related issues.
• To ensure the settlement of claims disputes. if any and as necessary. together with Project Control team heads and leads and. as necessary. with legal. and finance specialists.
• To record the managed claims as Lessons Learnt in FAIDAH to contribute to the improvement of Contracts management.
• To ensure confidentiality of all the contractual and commercial documentation produced (whatever its support).
• The Job holder must be willing to participate in crisis response training and to assist during emergency response situations if required.

Job Responsibilities

The purpose of the Job is to support the Project Contracts Teams. develop and implement counterclaim strategies of all contracts within EPCIC packages under MP.

• To ensure that the contract processes are implemented on Projects in accordance with the C&P rules of COMPANY
• Ensure consistency in all MP contracting activities and cross package coordination on contractual matters.
• Ensures coordination and consistency across all contract engineers.
• To oversee contractual interfaces between the contracts.
• To review. compile. file and analyze any information and documents towards the preparation of counterclaim files.
• To prepare internal summary memos or presentations for management and reporting. same in relation to potential claims and in the frame of the contracts related to EPCIC packages according to company procedure and ethics.
• To assess the validity of any contractual claims and participates in the negotiation of settlement for each existing or further claims which may arise.
• To oversee contractual interfaces and bring support and advice to the Project Contracts Teams in resolution of contractual issues related to these interfaces.
• To provide a quality. costeffective and time efficient contracts service to the Project Contracts Teams.
• To liaise actively with the Package Managers and all concerned technical specialists for the management of the claims (Contract Engineers assigned to the packages and contracts).
• To liaise. as necessary. with all Managers in MP (HSEQ. FOPS. PCM. Gallaf. Ruya and Engineering).
• To observe and shall impose strict confidentiality with regards to contractual matters.