Pipelines Contract Specialist

Industry: Oil & Gas City/Country: Doha, Qatar Location: Doha **Key Job Accountabilities**: Specific to the** Offshore Pipeline Package**: - Develop Bid Evaluation Plans, Procedures and Models for evaluating Technical Bid and Price Bids - Manage the global contractual daily requirements and reporting of claim and variation progress - Support Offshore management team in handling major change orders and claims and negotiations with EPC contractors - Coordinate on legal issues with Legal department under the direction of the Offshore Contract Lead - Support development of multiple Cost / Schedule driven Contracting Scenarios for feeding into effective Contracting Strategy workshops. - Establish procedures of transferring Contracts to Operations after demob of Project team - Promote inter-departmental communications and encourages teamwork. Establishes clear communication with the Contractor - Coordinate with Contractor to ensure that terms of the contract are fulfilled in compliance with the contract terms and and regulations. - Ability to prepare and edit contracts between company and contractors - Handle contractor claims effectively and to resolve issues on behalf of the company - Handle breach of contracts in a timely manner - Assess contract agreements to identify and recommend amendments of existing contracts **Minimum Requirements** Qualifications: - BSc or BBA or Quantity Surveying/RICS or significant relevant equivalent - Experience in contract formulation activities, systems and processes across a broad range of Contracts coupled with a working knowledge of engineering and or services/consultancy practices in oil and gas industry. Knowledge and/or Experience: - 10 years of experience in the area of contracting related to EPC contracts **Technical and Business Skills**: - A high level of proficiency in written and spoken English - Outstanding negotiation and interpersonal skills - Ability to resolve complaints and concerns - Retain and demonstrate excellent attention to detail abilities and be an excellent communicator Any qualification, technical, or knowledge requirements may be waived through relevant work experience.