SENIOR CONTRACT ENGINEER

Services to be performed by the CONTRACTOR shall include the following, but without limitation: • 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 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 contracts strategy through: Arranging and attending Contracts Committee Meetings, common recommendation with duet, pre-qualifying bidders, defining target prices, defining criteria for evaluation, establish 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) • Create contracts from standard templates (where they exist) or develop one (where template is not available) and create outline agreements in SAP. • Conduct the Terms & Conditions bid analysis and negotiation for the best interest of COMPANY. • Conduct the commercial bid analysis and negotiation thereby creating a clear definition of responsibilities and documents together with the DUET • Take the leading role in recommendations to award presentation to contracts Committee in collaboration with triplet. • Participate in the signing of formal document after approval from authorities and partners and clarification of rights and obligations of both signing parties according to DOA • Ensures that own contracts are created and managed in UNISUP and AGORA, ensure effective use of tools and systems (Ariba, NIPEX, REX+, AGORA) for optimum productivity. • Prepare files for the settlement of law suits in relation with the legal, insurance and financial department • Monitor contractor's performance with Duet, promoting and attending service quality meetings, claims, amendments and contract renewal discussions with contractor and manage and maintain a network with Stakeholders such as NAPIMS, NCDMB, etc. • Carries out any other duties that may be assigned to him/her from time to time HSE RESPONSIBILITIES • Be in constant alignment with H3SE Company rules, Procedures, Instructions and applicable legislation • Take the necessary measures to avert immediate threat of danger. Exercising caution as necessary to avoi Requirements • A degree in Engineering, 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) • 5 to 8 years' experience in oil and gas industry of which 3 yearsshould be as a Senior contract Engineer. • Demonstrable general knowledge and understanding of commercial, legal and insurance issues affecting the company in general. • Strong communication and analytical skills are necessary for a range of complex internal and external negotiations. • Candidate’s ability to learn & be trained quickly on SAP/R3, SAP reporting tool and e-sourcing tool will be an added advantage. • Requires a very good level of coordination, negotiation, interpersonal relationship, conviviality, capacity of anticipation, analysis, and synthesis. SERVICES SCHEME AND LOCATION: • COMPANY’S Port Harcourt office • Standard COMPANY office hours