Project Contracts Specialist

**Pays**

Brésil

**Lieu**

Brazil

**Lieu de travail**

RIO DE JANEIRO-RIO METROPOLITAN CTR(BRA)

**Domaine**

Projets Industriels, Stratégie Economie Business

**Type de contrat**

CDI

**Expérience**

Minimum 10 ans
- C&P Competencies:

- Advanced Contracts and Purchasing Technical Competencies required
- Basic or intermediate on other technical competencies

Qualification and Background:

- Typically, a University degree in Law, Legal, Engineering or relevant business area, ideally with a post-graduate qualification in a complementary area
- Ideally a professional qualification (or working towards) in Tendering, Procurement, Legal, Surveying, or other relevant profession in Oil & Gas fields.
- Knowledge & understanding of procurement processes including ethical principles; bidder prequalification; invitation to tender; comparative eval-uation of contractors; & award, claims management, administration, amendment & close out of contracts
- At least 10+ years practical experience in preparation, negotiation and administration of complex projects contracts, preferably in the offshore oil industry
- General knowledge & understanding of the technologies utilized by oil and gas operators and packages like Topsides and FPSO´s, Oil & Gas in gen-eral.
- Demonstrable professional knowledge & understanding of commercial, legal and insurance issues affecting the Company in general, & “in depth” understanding where relevant to contracts for works, goods & services.
- Demonstrable experience in drafting & administration of Operational type contracts.
- Good knowledge & understanding of different means of contractor remuneration & their commercial implications, practical experience of their use, & sound ability to select & draft appropriate provisions.
- General knowledge & understanding of Company’s business functions, with “in depth” understanding of the Contracts function & how it adds value, and a commitment to deliver added value
- Proficient in English. Fluent in Portuguese.
- Ability to work in a Project environment and go above and beyond to deliver the project deadlines.

**Activités**
- The job holder main activities are:

- Supervise the establishment of the operational contracts including Fields Ops, Drilling, Logistics, and directly participate to the most complex contracts.
- Validate or ensure validation of all the contractual documents and formal letters issues by the contracts.
- Define contracting strategy with ‘Duet’ counterpart in to serve & protect Company’s best commercial interest.
- Propose, pre-qualify & recommend suitable contractors/suppliers for bid lists to maximize tendering efficiency
- Compile issue and administer ‘Invitation to Tender’ packages to procure the most realistic and commercially attractive proposals from poten-tial contractors/suppliers. (This includes reviewing and compiling the technical part of the ITT package based on input received from Techni-cian & providing commercially relevant advice)
- Draft appropriate contractual and commercial terms & conditions to best serve & protect Company’s interests
- Review bids, participate in contractual & commercial clarifications & negotiations, prepare all the associated documents such as presenta-tions, minutes of meetings, contractual & commercial qualifications log, draft Recommendation to Award, finalize the Contract, administer the award of contracts, change/variation orders, contract amendments, claims and all associated correspondence.
- Review and consider legal aspects associated with contract award & administration, liaising with the Legal Department, providing advice to clients as appropriate & assisting as appropriate in settlement of law suits
- File contractual documentation and correspondence in a logical, organized and auditable manner.
- Ensure all proper contractual certificates, bonds, guarantees and insurance required under contract portfolio are in place on time.
- Prepare various contractual certificates (i.e. Milestone Certificates, Provisional Acceptance Certificate, Final Acceptance Certificate), which are required to be issued by Company to Contractor in accordance to the contract.
- Review Change Order Requests, draft Change Order Instructions, negotiate and administer change orders initiated by Company or Contractor and contract amendments
- Participate in weekly meetings with suppliers/contractors providing general assistance and advice on contractual and procurement matters as required to support the project’s activities.
- Provide input to cost with potential changes and actual changes throughout the project
- Perform contractual activities using tools such as SAP, e-Sourcing, Agora, etc.
- Embedding a culture of continuous improvement with responsibility for ensuring the sharing of lessons learned and best practice.
- Perform all contracting activities in compliance with Company policies & procedures and Brazilian legislation
- Facilitate any meetings required to conduct t