Construction and Subcontract Specialist

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?The Construction and Subcontract Specialist is responsible for the development, preparation and management of all Contractual elements of construction or module fabrication contracts or related aspects for a specific EPC/ EPC+CM projects during proposal phase.
His/Her active involvement/ownership is required during the proposal phase of all the projects to conceptualize the strategy document, preparation of Request for Price (RFP), identify and approach potential construction contractors, engage with them, invite them to participate in the bidding process, bid clarification and technocommercial comparison of bids. Further he/she will prepare unit price keys / consider price of lowest bidder (as best relevant for the particular project) for various disciplines, develop, own and deliver following key construction cost contributors to the internal stakeholders:
Inputs to basis of estimate document , Discipline wise construction cost with cost comparison table and the unit price keys or consider price of lowest bidder (as best relevant for the particular project).
Deployment plan for indirect/Supervisory Staff ,Utility consumption during construction, Risk evaluation and mitigation plan , Construction Execution Plan /Contracting Strategy , Temporary site Facility requirements ,Inputs for site living costs, Heavy lifting & constructability studies

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

GENERAL-Internal

• Communication with all engineering disciplines, in order to clearly quantify, qualify and describe the work to be performed by the construction companies.

  
  

• Maintains a common database which will benchmark all construction contractors performances

  
  

• Collection/compilation of reference database related to construction and commissioning.

  
  

• Develop Disciplinewise preliminary  Bill of Quantities ( e.g. Piling , Civil & Bldg, Steel Structure, Mechanical & Piping and E&I works) duly validated by  engineering disciplines.

  
  

• Compile Request for Price (RFP) Package - comprising Scope of work, Key QA-QC and HSE requirements, reference drawings, const. Schedule, heavy lifting requirements  etc.

  
  

• Prepare preliminary construction schedule and align with internal stack holders.

  
  

• Development of staffing Plan and align with internal stack holders.

  
  

• Development of Temporary Site Facility requirements 

  
  

• Participate in plot plan review 

  
  

• Prepare and lead preliminary constructability reviews- identify heavy lifting requirements, constructions hold points (if any) .

  
  

•  Assess utility requirements during construction 

  
  

• Assess direct/indirect hours for construction and comm. 

  
  

• Support estimation team in development of site living costs. 

  
  

• Participate in risk reviews and relevant contributions related to construction risks. 

  
  

• Identify and approach potential construction contractors, populate such list internally for the alignment.

  
  

• Evaluate the quoted price with prevailing market rates in the region/geography, prepare and issue discipline wise cost comparison to the estimation team.

  
  

• Based on the offers received, develop discipline wise unit price keys- To be used for cost estimation or consider price of lowest bidder (as best relevant for the particular project). 

  
  

• Lead construction related cost reviews. 

  
  

• Apply lessons learnt from the previous projects executed in the region/geography.

  
  

• Prepare Construction Execution Plan & contracting strategy. External-

  
  

• Engage with identified construction contractors. 

  
  

• Evaluate contractor’s capability based on past track records and AL standard qualification criteria. 

  
  

• Share RFP package, conduct clarification meetings and coordinate with the contractors to get the proposal.

  
  

• Compare proposals in-line  with the prevailing market trend in the region/geography

  
  

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KNOWLEDGE AND WORK EXPERIENCE SPECIFIC TO THE JOB
 

Education:Bachelor’s degree or higher preferable civil background

 

Discipline:Engineering / Construction Operations

Proficiency or years of experience

• Work Experience in construction - 10+ years
• Fluent  Foreign Language: English
• Fluent  Multi discipline background and/or interest in other disciplines
• Local/International Construction/Subcontract Management skills
• Intercultural competences
• Negotiation skills
• Knowledge of Construction/Subcontracting procedures and tools
• MS Excel/Scheduling skills (e.g. Pivot tables)
• Construction Execution and cost Estimation
• Site Management procedures and tools
• Understanding of Construction sequences
• Basic understanding of Engineering in all

Our Differences make our Performance

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We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.