Director - Contracts
Petrofac
- Sharjah
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Support decision-making at Company level in conjunction with executive management in strategic decisions and contractual risk identification, risk mitigation and risk management during the pre-qualification, bidding and pre-award stage.
- Participate as member of Risk Review Committee.
- Supervises all activities related to contractual, legal, tax, commercial and insurance issues related to company business, contracts with clients and partnering agreements during the pre-qualification, bidding and pre-award stage.
- Performs studies and evaluations for streamlining Company’s operations from a commercial/contractual point of view during the pre-qualification, bidding and pre-award stage.
- Provide guidance regarding due diligence on potential partners / Clients (as required).
- Arrange guidance regarding legal diligence in new jurisdictions.
- Secure advice on legal issues affecting the Company's business, during the pre-qualification, bidding and pre-award stage.
- Ensure that the key contract terms and conditions are presented to the Project Management Team upon award of the Contract and also ensure that a proper handover takes place of the documentation involved with such Contract during bidding stage to the Project Contracts Team.
- Provide guidance to Procurement Department for resolution of major deviations from Vendors to the terms and conditions of Purchase of Goods and Site Services.
- Provide guidance on any interface / interaction with Group Legal and external law firms during pre-qualification, bidding and pre-award stage.
- Responsible in ensuring implementation and adherence to HSE and Quality System Procedures during pre-qualification, bidding and pre-award stage.
- Attend/support internal and external audits.
- Provide guidance to develop and monitor relevant Commercial KPI’s.
- Mentor and develop Pre-Award Contracts team including advice on suitable training programs for all personnel in the team.
- Provide training and guidance as required, to ensure commercial functions comply with Company procedures.
- A graduate university degree in Engineering or Business Administration.
- Experience in tendering, finalization, administration and management of Contracts and in finalization of various partnership agreements.
- Have considerable knowledge of business development, contract law, contract management, financial management of projects, project controls, risk management principles, excellent experience reviewing, amending and negotiating insurances and bonds during pre-qualification, bidding and pre-award stage.
- Have demonstrated skills in strategy formulation, negotiation, relationship building, team building, communication, coaching/mentoring.
- Be competent in providing advice on contracts and other legal document interpretation, and able to co-ordinate, gather, analyze and understand complex information.
- Have experience in international markets, (preferably in the GCC).
- Able to build and maintain effective working relationships with Clients, Partners, Subcontractors and Company staff.
- Able to converse and present subject matter to Company Senior Management in an effective and confident manner.
- Possess excellent project management and time management skills.
- Must be able to inspire and motivate people to drive the business forward and achieve Company goals.
- Must have strong organizational skills and a keen eye for detail.
- Can communicate proficiently and professionally in spoken and written English.