Specialist, Contracts

**Specialist, Contracts**: **Qatar** **What You Will Be Doing**: - **Performs contract administration assignments**: - **Responsible for procurement of goods or services for client corporate functions**: - **Ensure that client secures the best deals for materials and services obtained**: - **Prepare and assist with project-related contracts ensuring alignment with respective project's needs**: - **Tendering**: **Liaise and communicate with client relevant departments on materials or services required to deliver the scope of work and fulfill the client needs, including consultant/contractor/construction materials etc.**: **Implement standardized tendering methods for project procurement, using standard templates, tools and documents that facilitate tender preparation**: **Assist in maintaining accurate vendor database (contractors, suppliers, consultants): ensure database reflects latest information on pricing, delivery time and resources**: **Manage end-to-end RFP process -from bid scoping, bid conditioning and evaluation (technical and commercial), shortlisting/selection to award.**: **Prepare Invitation letter in case of pre-qualification and/or shortlisting for tender Issues at client.**: **Assist with the preparation of tender documentation with guidance and assistance from relevant departments advising on the most suitable contracting strategy given the scope of work**: **Prepare contract documentation to ensure clarity of scope and requirements for deliverables and timing in line with client objectives, draft contract agreements with the most compatible legal and commercial terms**: **Issue documents/contracts for review by Manager, C&P Corporate**: **Draft responses to tender queries which relate specifically to contractual, commercial and financial aspects of the tender agreement**: **Recommend vendors based on bids along with vendor scorecards**: **Create and maintain list of Tier 1, 2 and 3 suppliers and their performance scorecards**: **Collect feedback from relevant departments on supplier/ service performance**: **Assist in negotiation with contractors to ensure highest quality service at the most effective price.**: - **Contract processes**: **Carry out the evaluation and agreement on all variations, change orders or concession requests with the contractor/consultant: and prepare submission together with requesting department to Tenders Committee for approval**: **Prepare financial statements during the period of the contract, detailing the financial position for the requesting departments**: **Coordinate supplier/ contractor payments with Finance/Accounting department**: **Undertake contract related processes and monitor contract progress**: - **Control mechanisms**: **Monitor the work of the awarded contractor/consultant/stakeholder by liaison with relevant client departments, to ensure compliance with the contract**: **Take actions/escalate when the contract is not being adhered to**: **Review disputes with contractors related to project procurement/contracts**: **Negotiate and recommend best way forward to resolve disputes to ensure mutual satisfaction of both parties; liaise with relevant departments (e.g. Legal, Finance. etc.) as needed for proper dispute management**: - **Data and reporting**: **Ensure maintenance and update of data such as information about contractor's prices and receipts and records of purchased goods**: **Update data such as changes In Information about suppliers' products and prices**: **Develop reports on project procurement functions**: - **Other duties**: **Assist in the preparation of timely and accurate MIS statements and reports**: **Perform other duties and responsibilities as needed as well as determine am manage priorities with mínimal guidance.**: **What Required Skills You Will Bring**: - **Bachelor's degree In Engineering or similar discipline**: - **8+ years of experience in large scale construction management**: - **Knowledge of tendering and procurement processes (should have performed procurement/contracting duties)**: - **Experience in awarding and managing contracts; knowledge of commercial, technical and legal contract terms**: - **In-depth knowledge of procurement and contracting standards, requirements, internal controls, policies and procedures; understanding of the local regulation.**: **What Desired Skills You Will Bring**: - **Diligent about enforcing standards, procedures and policies**: - **Excellent communication skills (including verbal as well as writing and drafting skills)**: - **Advanced/multiple linguistic skills lo manage relationships with local and international contractors, knowledge of Arabic is required**: - **Adept at building and maintaining strong relationships**: - **Able to manage lime and prioritize work efficiently**: **Minimum Clearance Required to Start**: Not Applicable/None Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Vete