Job Description
PURPOSE & ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Execute the complete contracting process including contract strategy and tactics for a variety of support type contracts but primarily contract management activities associated with the main EPC contracts.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders in development and execution of contract strategies driving towards value maximization.
- Collaborate with internal and external (contractor) stakeholders in protecting the interests of company and ensuring delivery of maximum value via each of the awarded contract/commercial deal.
MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- The responsibilities of the role will include, but not be limited to:
- In accordance with Company policies and procedures prepare, review and issue RfQ/ITT and subsequently analyse bids and lead clarifications and
- negotiations in collaboration with Tender Evaluation Team (TET) and assist Contract Owners/Holders to prepare, present and defend
- award/variation submissions to Company Tender Committees to obtain approvals.
JOB REQUIREMENT
- Lead development of works and services demand forecast and planning and prepare contract plans.
- Guide Contract Owners / Holders to articulate contract scope, specification, select contracting strategies, and prepare counter estimates taking
- account of risk assessment, cost drivers, market analysis, and value optimization (including Nigerian Content) and applying lessons learnt from
- previous projects/contracts.
- Drive strong commercial influence in thinking and behavior of internal stakeholders and train stakeholders in contract development and management.
- Assess contracting risk and develop mitigation responses.
- Develop and issue contract documents incorporating general and specific terms and conditions as applicable, liaising with legal and functional
- disciplines to resolve contractual qualifications.
- Drive contract meetings and produce accurate minutes of proceedings and follow up necessary actions to ensure the contract process is satisfied in
- line with Company policies and procedures and assist in the administration of Tender Committees.
- Review, evaluate and produce recommendations for variations and claims, as well as contractual correspondence,including the structuring of cost
- forecast, non-conformances, other disputes/conflicts, and facilitate contract close out.
- Set up and maintain contract data in contract management systems tools, analyse data and prepare reports to support contract management as required.
- Actively provide advice to Contract Holder on contractual issues to ensure Company and Contractor act in accordance with the Contract.