Contract Specialist

Brunel are looking for a highly experienced Contract Specialist to join one of our major global clients within their project teams;
Start date: ASAP;
Location: Aberdeen, Scotland
Duration: Permanent

As a Contract Specialist you Will be Responsible for the Following:

• Commercial and contractual aspects of tendering, negotiating, awarding and managing all contracts and major purchase orders. Interface with department managers, project managers, project engineers to develop scopes;
• Maintaining effective compliance to BMS in accordance with Company procedures and systems including risk and opportunity sensitivities;
• Provide commercial and contractual advice to department managers and Project Management Teams (PMT);
• Liaison with project managers and project engineers leading to negotiation and execution of all Variation Orders (VO) with contractors;
• Highlighting any major commercial or contractual risks or issues to the relevant managers and work with them to ensure optimum solution;
• Project close-out activities - ensuring signature of acceptance, performance feedbacks and satisfactory monitoring of bonds / warranty etc;
• Assist contracts team lead in identifying and implementing business improvements;
• Coordination and delivery of department initiatives as required e.g., systems and procedures, lessons learned (capture and feedback);
• Responsible for tendering, negotiation and administration of allocated Frame Agreements;
• Analyse commodity spend information including market analysis and develop sourcing strategies;
• Preparation and expediting signature of internal approval documents e.g. Contract Commitment Request.

The ideal Candidate Will be:

• Educated to degree level in an appropriate discipline or alternatively have Supply Chain education both formal (CIPS) and informal through circa 5 -10 years’ equivalent experience;
• Awareness of a commercial environment;
• Knowledge of Supply Chain processes;
• Professional or degree-level qualification in a quantity surveying, business or legal discipline;
• Proven experience in a subcontract's environment;
• Previous experience with marine and vessel projects.