Contracts Lead
Qatar
Parttime: 0 hrs a week
Experience: Not applicable
Conventional Energy
Introduction
- Lead the management assessment, negotiation and resolution of major contractual claims arising from Offshore contractors and LLI suppliers.
- Ensuring protection of Company interests and supporting timely and effective dispute resolution in alignment with project objectives and corporate governance requirements.
What are you going to do
- Advises Project Management Team (PMT) on handling of major claims and negotiations with EPCI/FEED contractors and LLI suppliers, interfacing with Legal, Supply, Finance departments and other stakeholders, as needed.
- Develop dispute resolution strategies and work plans.
- Meets face-to-face with contractors to permit contractors to present their claims.
- Thoroughly reviews and evaluates contractual claims (Entitlement, Causation and Quantum) and engages with the Legal Department and other stakeholders to align on Company position for response.
- Provide input to Claims Management Strategy and advice on Risks and Opportunities
- Reviews all correspondences and develops Company view (position paper) of potential claims in coordination with PMT and Legal.
- Ensure compliance with Company's procedures, policies & regulations for dispute resolution and compliance with statutory requirements and Applicable Law.
- Periodically updates the Major Projects Master Claims Register for Company's senior management.
- Support facilitation and resolution of disputes to avoid escalation of disputes to formal arbitration/ litigation.
- Prepares Management and Governance claims presentations, materials, Forms of Consent/ Deeds of Settlement in conjunction with the Legal department and PMT for formal closure and settlement of disputes.
Essential skills and knowledge
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Commercial, Marketing, Sciences, Engineering, Project Management, Supply Chain Management, Law, Communication, Technologies, Mathematics, or Statistics
- 8 years' experience in business related function or discipline, including 4 years in the Oil & Gas Industry, and including 1 year experience in a supervisory or acting role, or oversight of contractor/subcontractor's/ service/vendor personnel.
- Experience in administration of contracts and claims management relating to EPCI contracts in the Offshore Oil & Gas sector, including Large Scale development.
- Proven track record in successful amicable resolution of contractual disputes. Experience in formal dispute resolution processes e.g. mediation, binding arbitration, litigation.
- Knowledge of Middle Eastern legal statutes and civil codes preferred. Planning and Cost literacy (Primavera P6) preferred
- Previous hands-on experience in facilitation of mediation, arbitration and/ or litigation.
- Understanding of formal arbitration processes e.g. Redfern Schedules, document discovery/ disclosure, review of claimant statements of case and preparation of respondent's statement of defense, facilitation of expert witness statements, factual and expert witness preparation, liaising with legal representatives and legal counsel.
What we offer
- Salary:
- Day Rate in USD Plus Allowance
- Work Schedule:
- 10 Hours / 6 Days
- Duration:
- 36 Months, with possible extension
- Location:
- Qatar