CONTRACT AND CLAIMS ENGINEER AT IOTA GROUP | ENGINEERING JOBS IN RIVERS

About Company:

IOTA Group - Our client is a major international energy company operating across the oil & gas value chain (upstream, refining, storage, and distribution). With a strong footprint in Africa, it delivers large-scale industrial projects including refineries, tank farms, and energy infrastructure.

Job Description:

• The Contract and Claim Engineer shall provide support to project teams with regards to Contract Management.
• He/She shall ensure Proper Claim management is in place for each of the projects and package with adequate negotiation strategy in case of claim.
• He/She may be delegated the claim negotiations on behalf of project when relevant, making sure interest of Company and project is privileged.

Key Responsibilities
Build Project Management System:

• Provide support to define the method & tools related to contract management, claims and disputes management.
• Participate to definition methods for the entity (Contract toolbox, Competence requirement for contract engineers, expertise requirement, evaluation quiz...)
• Communicate, explain and raise awareness on the methods and tools, and contractual rigorousness

Control the contract management of the portfolio and prepare for Claim:

• Provide guidance in identifying potential change orders and claims.
• Assist the project in drafting correspondences and notices to Contractors.
• Analysis and review of existing Claims: provide support to projects for existing Claims and corresponding resolution (contracts execution phase / close out phase),
• Provide higher understanding and recommendations for building the Claim dossiers / corresponding settlement,

Provide expertise to projects:

• When relevant may act as Contract engineer for some designated projects.
• Coach the contract engineers of the entity and Projects Portfolio (Assistance, advice, training...),
• Provide dedicated support during CFT or claim negotiation, Tender evaluation… 
• Provide support to the project to build ad Hoc Decision support dossier for Contract Committee or VO approval
• Help project to navigate within HQ, TGP or the affiliate making sure internal stakeholder are well informed, and consulted as required

Improve and learn from experience:

• Contribute continuously to Contracts REX/Lessons Learnt consolidation. For each of the dossier, starting by screening the existing REX and when completing a dossier preparing main lessons learnt to be shared with other contract engineers and to be archived.

Requirements:

• Professional Experience (number of years): 20
• Experience within project (number of years): 15
• Very Good understanding of all aspects of the project: planning, time impact, quantum, costs, risk management, project management, technical, local content…,
• Essential personnel management skills (Teamwork, communication, coordination, delegation).
• Contract and procurement professional preferably in energy sector

Salary

Application Closing Date: Not specified

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