Job Openings at Habrams Energy

MAIN FUNCTIONS

• The Contracts Advisor supports or leads the implementation of project contracting.
• This may include strategy and planning work during early project development phases, contractor qualification, leading and managing commercial aspects of Pre-front end engineering design (FEED) / FEED / Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract development process, assisting in contractor evaluation, selection, and award recommendation, ensuring execution and administration of high quality prime contracts, and coordinating interfaces post-contract award for the project through contract close-out.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manages process, produces deliverables, and updates tools to support development of project contracting strategy, contractor qualification, bid slates, tender, and evaluate proposals
• Develops detailed Contracting Plan(s) consistent with overall Contracting Strategy
• Develops Invitation to Tender (ITT) packages consistent with responsibility matrix
• Maintains database of all correspondence to ensure all questions and clarifications have been properly documented and issues agreed to are reflected in final proposals
• Leads or supports negotiations of any contested contractual terms and conditions
• Conforms all contract documents consistent with selected bidder's proposal, subsequent clarifications and final negotiations
• Obtains final functional review/endorsement of contract documents, as required (e.g., Law, Audit, Controllers, etc.), as well as required endorsements
• Provides pricing / other commercial analysis to Project Team (PT) for development of contract award recommendation
• Assists PT in obtaining contract award endorsements/approvals from Sr. Management and other stakeholders
• Develops and maintains final contract files (all components), as required
• Develops and leads internal kick-off meeting(s) with Company personnel to ensure contract awareness, reviews contract terms and conditions, change order process, and claims avoidance
• Develops materials for external kick-off meetings with Company and Contractor personnel to review key parts of the contract (e.g. Principal Document, Coordination Procedure, change order process, etc.)
• Leads or supports Contract Administration, including working with project and business managers in aligning on contract administration responsibilities
• Reviews and comments on Contractor’s contracting and subcontracting plans, procedures, processes, and deliverables to ensure compliance with Company's requirements
• Expedites and files Contractor commercial documents (e.g., insurance certificates, Parent Company Guarantees, LOCs, etc.), and files original Bank Guarantees/LOCs per agreed processes
• Reviews and updates project file system / procedures and Master Document Register
• Reviews, updates, and coordinates PT contractual correspondence procedures / communications, including any notices associated with the contract (PT Document Distribution matrix)
• Develops and monitors approval process and compliance with invoicing and payment process
• Coordinates change control process, including: amendments, change notices, change orders and other contract changes (e.g., Management of Change (MOC) process, Change Order log, Deviation log)
• Oversees Contractor’s subcontracting activities, coordinate PT engagement in Company review / approval of individual subcontracting plans, and subcontract development activities from qualification through award / execution
• Advises project team of contract administration and subcontracting issues, and steps being taken to mitigate consequences
• Measures contractor performance and provides feedback through project and functional management
• Captures and communicates contract administration and subcontracting company's lessons learned for project
• Develops the Contract Close Out Plan (part of Project Close Out Plan)
• Establishes a close-out agreement with Contractor (settlement of any outstanding items)

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in Contracts Engineering / Administration preferred
• Previous experience in a closely related position required
• Experience in commercial negotiations, contractor management and contract administration (Minimum of 20 years)
• B.Sc. in Engineering preferred
• Broad understanding of project execution and contracting principles, theories, and concepts
• Willing to business travel or relocate to project sites (domestic / overseas)
• Owner/Operator experience in project management roles preferred
• Professional qualification / certification from related professional body, (ISM – CPM / CPSM, APICS, PMP)

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MAIN FUNCTIONS

• In conjunction with all commercial personnel, develop shipping and inventory management schedules.
• Lead and coordinate the ship loading operations at the pier facility. Coordinate screening requirements for third party vessels scheduled to arrive at pier facility.
• Maintain relationship with port authority and port pilot personnel. Maintain relationship with regional oil spill resource sharing scheme personnel and local Oil Spill Response Committee.
• Ensure that operational and functional control aspects of the Truck Loading Facility (TLF) proceed flawlessly and optimally without causing variances to plan and that any resulting disruptions are minimized.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure Safety Is First In All We Do
• Have a complete working knowledge and understanding of Emergency Response Manuals, assume control of emergency situations as required by the Emergency Support Group (ESG) Leader
• Maintain full compliance with Operations Integrity Management System (OIMS) and industry safety criteria for piers and marine movements
• Oversee the oil spill response preparedness
• Lead and manage marine and pier operational practices with respect to safety equipment, operational preparedness, maintenance procedures and custody transfer
• Influence a safety, health, environment and quality culture and widespread ownership within the facility
• Operations Excellence
• Maintain satisfactory audit status and have no business practice violations
• Ensure full compliance with Management and Protection of Information (MPI) guidelines and legal/regulatory requirements
• Meet operating stewardship targets (Opex, Capex, Environmental, Volumes)
• Visible commitment to operations integrity, flawless execution and implementation of OIMS, with particular emphasis on Systems 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 11
• Ensure that corporate systems are implemented on site and that performance is stewarded and improvement plans developed for identified gaps
• Work with and influence Offshore Logistic Team (OLT) and functional managers to ensure consistency and integration across sites of work practices, improvement priorities and other strategies to achieve general interest business results
• Drive improvements in work processes, technology and organization
• Integrate technical expertise, industry knowledge, and business experience in decision making
• Hold self and others accountable for results
• Remove obstacles to enable group success
• Encourage creativity and adaptability to resolve issues
• Prepare for and load crude and vessels
• Prepare and steward marine budgets
• Steward and minimize demurrage payments
• Responsible for vessel loading operations to achieve quality assurance
• Contributes to operational reviews when projects potentially impact marine operations
• Ensures that certification requirements for company owned equipment on the pier is current, e.g., hoses, coupling
• Ensure that corporate systems are implemented in the marine loading area and that performance is stewarded and improvement plans developed for identified gaps
• Manage the process of providing driver and truck access to the TLF
• Manage the process of reconciling TLF orders and TLF loading movements
• Manage the operational interface with the provider of TLF load controller technology
• Identify hardware upgrades for the TLF, develop justification and scopes and present these to the Operations, Maintenance, and Technical team for consideration
• Ensure that operating procedures pertaining to the TLF and metering are appropriate and reviewed at regular periods
• Manage the requirements of the TLF access agreement
• Manage metering verifications & calibrations
• Manage daily allocations
• Input cargo & ship data for cargo & ship loading
• Interface with ship tie up crews
• Input inventory data from product storage
• Contact person for Marine information
• Engineering Standards Management Systems
• Prepare shipping documentation BOL’s Timesheets
• Advise to engineers’ standard committee
• Communicate to employees an actionable organization purpose, priorities, and goals
• Provide leadership and set the tone for a sound, cost-effective controls environment
• Review staffing levels to ensure operational requirements are met
• Ensure personnel, safety and competency based training programs are effective
• Demonstrate sound business judgment in developing and implementing improvement strategies
• Understand the interests of external organizations (customers, contractors, suppliers, business partners, industry associations, governments and the communities in which they operate) and how they impact functional and general interest decision making
• Liaise and maintain positive relationships with external parties, including Regulators and Joint Venture Owners
• Develop and manage profitable relationships with customers and business partners consistent with the corporate general interest
• Maintain a close interface with operations personnel and provide a high level of customer service for products delivered via pipeline
• Manage TLF customer relationships to ensure that truck loading operations are maintained and that customer complaints are minimized

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering or any relevant discipline
• Experience in marine industry and operations (Minimum of 15 years)
• Oil and gas offtake experience
• Operations, maintenance or engineering background
• Thorough knowledge of operational, safety and emergency procedures of tanker loading / discharge equipment
• In depth knowledge of crude oil shipping operations at offshore & onshore terminals.
• Understanding of crude oil lifting agreements.
• Knowledge of Production Operations.
• Crude Reconciliation & Hydrocarbon Accounting.
• Thorough knowledge of plant process operations
• Good knowledge of crude and gas supply chain operations and timings
• Demonstrated experience managing multi-disciplinary teams
• Communications skills to all organizational levels
• Demonstrated knowledge of risk management tools and practices
• As part of being in a controls sensitive position, understand key controls in area of responsibility and ensure that these effectively mitigate financial risk
• Good understanding of customer relations
• Good understanding of product allocations
• Communicate to all shipping 3rd parties
• Results orientation
• Conceptual thinking
• Self confidence
• Courage of conviction
• Analytical thinking
• Ability to deal with pressure

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MAIN FUNCTIONS

• In conjunction with all commercial personnel, develop shipping and inventory management schedules.
• Lead and coordinate the ship loading operations at the pier facility.
• Coordinate screening requirements for third party vessels scheduled to arrive at pier facility.
• Maintain relationship with port authority and port pilot personnel.
• Maintain relationship with regional oil spill resource sharing scheme personnel and local Oil Spill Response Committee.
• Ensure that operational and functional control aspects of the Truck Loading Facility (TLF) proceed flawlessly and optimally without causing variances to plan and that any resulting disruptions are minimized.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure Safety Is First In All We Do
• Have a complete working knowledge and understanding of Emergency Response Manuals, assume control of emergency situations as required by the Emergency Support Group (ESG) Leader
• Maintain full compliance with Operations Integrity Management System (OIMS) and industry safety criteria for piers and marine movements
• Oversee the oil spill response preparedness
• Lead and manage marine and pier operational practices with respect to safety equipment, operational preparedness, maintenance procedures and custody transfer
• Influence a safety, health, environment and quality culture and widespread ownership within the facility
• Operations Excellence
• Maintain satisfactory audit status and have no business practice violations
• Ensure full compliance with Management and Protection of Information (MPI) guidelines and legal/regulatory requirements
• Meet operating stewardship targets (Opex, Capex, Environmental, Volumes)
• Visible commitment to operations integrity, flawless execution and implementation of OIMS, with particular emphasis on Systems 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 11
• Ensure that corporate systems are implemented on site and that performance is stewarded and improvement plans developed for identified gaps
• Work with and influence Offshore Logistic Team (OLT) and functional managers to ensure consistency and integration across sites of work practices, improvement priorities and other strategies to achieve general interest business results
• Drive improvements in work processes, technology and organization
• Integrate technical expertise, industry knowledge, and business experience in decision making
• Hold self and others accountable for results
• Remove obstacles to enable group success
• Encourage creativity and adaptability to resolve issues
• Prepare for and load crude and vessels
• Prepare and steward marine budgets
• Steward and minimize demurrage payments
• Responsible for vessel loading operations to achieve quality assurance
• Contributes to operational reviews when projects potentially impact marine operations
• Ensures that certification requirements for company owned equipment on the pier is current, e.g., hoses, coupling
• Ensure that corporate systems are implemented in the marine loading area and that performance is stewarded and improvement plans developed for identified gaps
• Manage the process of providing driver and truck access to the TLF
• Manage the process of reconciling TLF orders and TLF loading movements
• Manage the operational interface with the provider of TLF load controller technology
• Identify hardware upgrades for the TLF, develop justification and scopes and present these to the Operations, Maintenance, and Technical team for consideration
• Ensure that operating procedures pertaining to the TLF and metering are appropriate and reviewed at regular periods
• Manage the requirements of the TLF access agreement
• Manage metering verifications & calibrations
• Manage daily allocations
• Input cargo & ship data for cargo & ship loading
• Interface with ship tie up crews
• Input inventory data from product storage
• Contact person for Marine information
• Engineering Standards Management Systems
• Prepare shipping documentation BOL’s Timesheets
• Advise to engineers’ standard committee
• Communicate to employees an actionable organization purpose, priorities, and goals
• Provide leadership and set the tone for a sound, cost-effective controls environment
• Review staffing levels to ensure operational requirements are met
• Ensure personnel, safety and competency based training programs are effective
• Demonstrate sound business judgment in developing and implementing improvement strategies
• Understand the interests of external organizations (customers, contractors, suppliers, business partners, industry associations, governments and the communities in which they operate) and how they impact functional and general interest decision making
• Liaise and maintain positive relationships with external parties, including Regulators and Joint Venture Owners
• Develop and manage profitable relationships with customers and business partners consistent with the corporate general interest
• Maintain a close interface with operations personnel and provide a high level of customer service for products delivered via pipeline
• Manage TLF customer relationships to ensure that truck loading operations are maintained and that customer complaints are minimized

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering or any relevant discipline
• Experience in marine industry and operations (Minimum of 15 years)
• Oil and gas offtake experience
• Operations, maintenance or engineering background
• Thorough knowledge of operational, safety and emergency procedures of tanker loading / discharge equipment
• In depth knowledge of crude oil shipping operations at offshore & onshore terminals.
• Understanding of crude oil lifting agreements.
• Knowledge of Production Operations.
• Crude Reconciliation & Hydrocarbon Accounting.
• Thorough knowledge of plant process operations
• Good knowledge of crude and gas supply chain operations and timings
• Demonstrated experience managing multi-disciplinary teams
• Communications skills to all organizational levels
• Demonstrated knowledge of risk management tools and practices
• As part of being in a controls sensitive position, understand key controls in area of responsibility and ensure that these effectively mitigate financial risk
• Good understanding of customer relations
• Good understanding of product allocations
• Communicate to all shipping 3rd parties
• Results orientation
• Conceptual thinking
• Self confidence
• Courage of conviction
• Analytical thinking
• Ability to deal with pressure

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MAIN FUNCTIONS

• Evaluate and comment on discipline engineering work performed both internally and by Contractors and sub-contractors to ensure that work is being executed in accordance with Company specifications, company standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Facilitates effective execution of discipline engineering and design routines that align with the team's goals, objectives, and procedures.
• Assures accurate and timely communication among the team and other company Functions on discipline engineering activities, progress, and issues.
• In addition to technical ability, they should demonstrate sound communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

In addition to all Level 1 tasks, Level 2 will:

• Work in a team environment with other engineering disciplines, operations and mechanical personnel
• Proactively seek reliability improvements directed at increasing plant equipment uptime while reducing maintenance costs
• Specify new rotating equipment to comply with industry and company design practices
• Ensure safe, cost effective, operable machinery and associated systems are provided and maintained to meet current business unit needs

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering specialty, or equivalent professional experience
• Strong knowledge of discipline design standards, specifications, codes, and appropriate safety criteria
• Ability to adapt to tight deadlines, heavy workloads, and frequent changes in priorities
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of software programs
• Read, write, and speak fluent English, especially as it applies to technical and business communications