Senior Contract Administration Specialist

Our client is proud to design and build projects and careers. They are committed to fostering a welcoming and collaborative work environment that encourages big-picture thinking, brings out the best in their personnel, and helps them develop innovative solutions that contribute to building a better world together. If this sounds like a culture you would like to work in, you are invited to apply for this role.

Client is looking for Senior Contract Administration Specialist
Project Type : Oil & gas, petrochemical, power plant
Location: Khobar, Saudi Arabia

Requirements/Qualification:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Supply Chain Management or Business Administration.
• Minimum 12 years of experience in Contracts (mostly in post-award)
• Types of contracts > EPC, Lump Sum, Unit Rate, Time & Material, Framework, Supporting Works, Facilities Agreements

Key Competencies and Skills:

• Contracting strategy and risk management
• Commercial analysis and evaluations
• Compliance and governance
• Post-award administration
• Drafting and reporting
• Change management
• MS office
• Record management

Responsibilities:

• Perform pre-qualifications of bidders.
• Devise bidding strategy especially from medium to high value contracts. Execute the bidding from ITB package development to contract award.
• Establish data base of prices from bidders as a reference for internal/future estimates and budgeting.
• Review the contracts in detail and establish Contract Administration strategy along with contract synopsis with important milestones, deliverables, timelines, obligations of Contractors and Company.
• Establish summary sheets and detailed controlling sheets for progress, payments, delay events, change orders, variations orders. Maintain these sheets for latest data.
• Maintain letters log from and to Contractors. Draft the letters for Contractors.
• Ensure precise record keeping for traceability and audits. Maintain records of contractual documents (i.e. bank guarantees, insurances)
• Ensure compliance of contractual obligations from Contractors.
• Review and analyze the change/variation order requests and claims from Contractors, for contractual entitlement, quantification of scope, assessment of commercial figures (including internal estimates), negotiations, robust documentation.
• Take pro-active actions in order to avoid and mitigate the risks of disputes with Contractors.
• Review the Payment Requests from Contractors in detail for invoice processing.
• Attend project progress and contractual/commercial meetings with Contractors, keep records of all Minutes of Meetings and action items.
• Advise the project team on all contractual items.
• Coordinate with all stakeholders internally and externally.

To apply for this position, please send your most recent CV to Lamis.Hakami@trsstaffing.com