Onshore Field Operations Contracts Engineer at Zigma Limited

Responsibilities

• Verify that company's Contractual Policies and applicable laws and regulations are adhered to, especially related to ethics and transparency.
• Verify that Contracts comply with the standards of the company and the agreements with the partners.
• Ensure the application and respect of the procedures in the tender process.
• Work closely with the DUET counterpart to create the contracts dossier, develop a clear definition of contractual responsibilities and discuss the agenda including Validation of contracts strategy, negotiation and analysis of commercial bids, participation in recommendations to award.
• Adapt standard contract templates to local conditions.
• Provide professional advice and guidance to all contract owners/entities with respect to contractual matters.
• Liaise with Methods and Performance and Domain Manager for timely reporting (not limited to validate and record savings in Agora) and statistics matters.
• Keep informed of the best practices in contracts procedures in other entities and affiliates for improvement of contracts practices in the COMPANY.
• Promote the use of frame agreements.
• Prepare and maintain an up-to-date list of qualified contractors/suppliers/potential tenders/contracts with updated information to perform market studies; analyze and assess all possible answers from the market.
• Participate in the validation of the contract’s strategy through: Arranging and attending Contracts Committee Meetings, common recommendation with duet, pre-qualifying bidders, defining target prices, defining criteria for evaluation, establishing CFT commercial documents, etc.
• Prepare and send out the dossiers of pre-consultation for Standard or Complex invitations to bid.
• Verify the alignment with Ethics, Compliance, H3SEQ clauses, Company rules, Procedures, Instructions and applicable legislation when issuing all technical contracts and when drafting contractual and commercial terms and conditions.
• Verify the Terms & Conditions (standard, general and financial).

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Ensure 100% compliance to COMPANY rules, SOX and local rules.
• Ensures the establishment of suitable lists of potential bidders in accordance with vendor management policies and procedures to obtain good value for money.
• The position is essential in the JV COMPANY organization in terms of meeting User requirements and deadlines.
• Always ensure that Purchases are made with the best possible compromise between, lead time, value and quality.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE

• A degree in Engineering, Law, Management or Social Sciences (preferably Supply Chain).
• Membership of relevant professional bodies in the Supply Chain and in Operational functions will be an added advantage.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suites (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• 3 to 5 years' experience in oil and gas industry of which 2 years should be as a Contracts Engineer/ Buyer.
• 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.