Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY
Working with the Contracts & Procurement Manager, the position is responsible for crafting, negotiating and implementing successful sub contracting strategies for the JIGPC. The successful candidate will also provide mentorship to more junior members of staff in all aspects of the sub contracting work process. The Senior Sub Contracts Specialist will be educated to at the least degree level, preferably with additional higher qualifications such as MRICS (Member, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors), or MCIPS (Member, Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply).
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develops and leads strategies for sub contracts to influence business decisions
- Develops request for proposals
- Develop and negotiate robust contracts for services, intangible and tangible deliverables;
- Determine solutions for areas of potential risk /opportunity within sub contracts
- Own the generation and review of specifications and Statement of Work documents
- Provides mentorship and support in the creation and implementation of Material Management strategies and procedures for projects.
SKILLS
- Contract drafting
- Contract formation
- ERP system knowledge (e.g. SAP / Oracle)
- MS office
- Professional verbal and written communication skills
- Planning and scheduling techniques
- Attention to detail and discretion with confidential information
- Knowledge of business principles and ethics
- Time management
- Proven leadership, integrity, and interpersonal skills.
- Customer-service orientation
- Proactive
Skills
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor's Degree or higher (Degree in Quantity Surveying preferred)
- 10+ years of contracts / subcontracts experience within Oil & Gas projects
- MRICS (Member, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) or similar
- Detailed understanding and prior experience in contracts and contractual language.
- Excellent oral and written English proficiency is a must. A second language is a plus.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Embody the 4S culture of Safety, Simplicity, Success, and Self-Confidence.
- Develop strategies and lead the commercial contracting negotiations for construction subcontract categories aligning to business requirements.
- Identify and qualify potential sub contractors meeting the JIGPCs requirements
- Develop base intelligence strategies to ensure the JIGPC benefits from the latest supply offering.
- Bring innovative solutions to improve value proposition for products and bid opportunities.
- Effectively apply e-Sourcing tools to launch inquiries and receive contractor quotations/proposals.
- Develop efficient bid tabulations and lead sourcing reviews with multi-functional teams.
- Develop and negotiate frame work engineering agreements.
- Monitor, communicate, and respond to changing market conditions and business drivers to improve leverage and minimize risk.
- Lead multi-functional teams involved in supplier discovery.
- Identify, develop and manage contractors; understand safety, commercial and capacity risks.
- Manage relationships with suppliers and maintain interface at senior level within their organizations.
- Act as a critical issue point for contractor interface for project execution issues when relevant
- Effectively participate in Continuous Improvement activities.
proficiencies
- Strong influencing, communication and facilitative skills, including cross cultures and geographies,
- Ability to bring teams together to achieve targets and goals
- Ability to work multi-functional
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate (written and verbal) technical and non-technical information, internally and externally.
- Strong interpersonal and time management skills
- Good analytical and problem solving skills
- Excellent negotiation and contracting skills.
- Strong understanding of macro-economic factors
- Financial and Eye for business
- Desire to work in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent knowledge and proficiency with the Microsoft office suite (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, One Note) and collaborative tools.
- Good Knowledge of SAP and requisition to pay processes
