Construction Contract Manager

Date: 30/01/2024
Place of work: Al Jubai, KSA

Job Title:

Contract Manager / Senior Contract Manager

Reference:

439901250

Job Location:

Al Jubail, KSA

Job type/Contract:

Long Term

Starting date

April 2024

 

 

Job summary/Role description

Within the frame of the executive projects, manage the contractual relations with the client, consortium or Joint venture  partners  (if  any),  ensuring  the  compliance  with  the  mutual  contractual  obligations,  being  also responsible for her/his team members’ activities.

 

 

Duties and responsibilities

  • To  transfer  contractual  documents  and  related  information  to  the  Project  Team  (for  example,  through dedicated contract-induction sessions).

  • To supervise the preparation of the tools to be used during the Project execution, in particular: the Contract diagram, the list of contractual notifications, the drafts of contractual notifications.

  • To ensure the identification of the contractual provisions which must be transferred to vendors and convey such  provisions  to  the  Project  Procurement  Manager/Coordinator  in  order  to  finalize  the  Project  Special Purchase Conditions.

  • To ensure the identification of the contractual provisions which must be transferred to subcontractors and convey such provisions to the Project Subcontracting Manager/Coordinator in order to finalize the Special Conditions for subcontracts.

  • To prepare the documents necessary to ensure that confidentiality obligations towards the Client and the other parties involved are fulfilled by Operating Company, subcontractors and vendors.

  • To assist the PM/PD and the other members of the Project Team in handling the contractually relevant matters.

  • To ensure the draft of the correspondence concerning contractual matters.

  • To keep record of the cases when client and partners do not fulfil their contractual obligations, assess the consequences thereof in relation to cost and time with the support of the Project Control Manager and inform the PM/PD in order to duly notify the involved party.

  • To identify and promptly prepare the change order requests and the claims with the support of the Project Control Manager, the other members of the Project Team and, if required, the change order team, and timely issue such requests to the Client along with the required documentation.

  • To participate in the negotiation of the change orders and claims, ensuring their status update.

  • To identify, with the support of the other team members, the delays and disruptions attributable to the client, partners or to circumstances of force majeure and notifying them promptly to the relevant actors.

  • To inform the Subcontract Administration Managers about potential critical issues for them and transpose proactively  the  issues  notified  by  the  Subcontract  Administration  Managers  in  order  to  evaluate  the consequences.

  • To participate in the negotiation of contract amendments, supported by the Contract Negotiator as required.

  • To promptly inform the Legal Affairs and Contracts Function when disputes with Clients and partners are likely to result in litigation proceedings and support them in the related management.

  • To support Project Risk/Opportunity Management in quantitative and qualitative evaluation of project risk during the executive phase.

  • To support Group Treasury Function in management of project bank warranties.

  • To support the  Project  Control  Manager  in  the  management  of  the  invoices  issued  to  the  Clients  and/or Partners.

  • To manage the CAR/EAR Insurance activities following the current procedures.

  • To support and ensure the adequate training is provided to the team.

 

 

Person Specification

Knowledge & Qualifications

·         Bachelor's or master’s degree in engineering, Administration or Law.

Experience

  • 15 years+ of relevant experience in Managerial role in the Oil and Gas industry, with a focus on EPC& Petrochemical projects.

·         Proven experience in project engineering management, with EPC companies.

·         Experience working on international projects especially if the EPC company operates globally.

·         Work Experience in Saudi is Added advantage.