Contract Engineer (For Nationals Only)

Job Purpose

The contracts engineer works permanently in an interdisciplinary environment where he/she establishes contractual documents in relation with operations and functional entities. As a ‘Duet’ member, he/she interfaces with a Partners’ Entities.

NOC production : 300 000 Barrels/days

Relationship with Shareholders : Qatar Petroleum 70% - Total 30%

• Annual value of the procurement contracts for the job holder: 30-80 MUSD
• Annual number of contracts done by the job holder: 12
• Annual number of service orders done by the job holder: > 50 M
• Annual turnover purchasing: 1 500 to 2 000 MUSD Number of Purchase Orders /Year: 10 000
• Global contract value: 3 000 MUSD Number of contracts /Year: 300
• Number of Materials items in stock: 26 000 Stock value: 300 MUSD
• Number of import files/year: 8 000 Number of suppliers: 800
• Number of staff in C&P: 75 Number of staff in NOC: 1 500

Key Accountabilities

• To produce contractual documents according to company procedures and ethics
• To provide a quality, cost-effective and time efficient contracts service to Partners’ Entities
• To participate in the optimization of the economic performance of the operations conducted in NOC

Key Accountabilities

The Job holder liaises with other teams and participates in the processes and communication of the contracts entity by performing the following tasks

• Work closely with the DUET counterpart to create the contracts dossier, develop a clear definition of contractual responsibilities and discuss the agenda including:
  • Validation of contracts strategy
  • Negotiation and analysis of commercial bids
  • Participation in recommendations to award
  • Adapt standard and template documents to local conditions

• Provide professional advice and guidance to all contract owners/entities with respect to contractual matters
• Liaise with C&P Methods/planning/market and line Manager for reporting and statistics matters
• Keep informed or best practices in contracts procedures for improvement of contracts practices in NOC
• Use frame agreements FALTC signed by shareholders

The job holder executes the following contracts activities

• Prepare and maintain an up-to-date list of qualified contractors/suppliers/potential tenders/contracts with updated information in order to perform market studies; analyze and assess all possible answers from the market
• Participate to the validation of the contract’s strategy through:
  • Arranging and attending Contracts Committee Meetings
  • Pre-qualifying bidders
  • Defining target prices
  • Defining criteria for evaluation
  • Performing CRA (contract risk assessment) together with DUET

• Establish CFT commercial documents
  • Prepare and send out the dossiers of pre-consultation and Standard or Complex invitations to bid
  • Verify the alignment with HSE clauses, Company rules, Procedures, Instructions and applicable legislation when issuing all technical contracts and when drafting contractual and commercial terms and conditions, prepare the CRA (Contract Risk Assessment)
  • Verify the Terms & Conditions (standard, general and financial)
  • Compose contracts from standard contracts or without standard contract and create outline agreements

Key Accountabilities

• Conduct the Terms & Conditions bid analysis and negotiation
• Conduct the commercial bid analysis and negotiation thereby creating a clear definition of responsibilities and documents together with the DUET
• Perform financial analysis of the bidders and evaluate their financial conditions
• Understand market situation and to be able to interpret market forecasts
• Participate in recommendations to award through contracts Committees or DOA award validation and tracing of tender documents
• Participate in the signing of formal document after approval from authorities and partners and clarification of rights and obligations of both signing parties according to DOA
• Input all contracts/suppliers’ data/documents in the contracts and suppliers database
• Handover contracts to the contract Partners’ Entities
• Prepare files for the settlement of law suits in relation with the juridical, insurance and financial department
• Monitor on-going contracts status, participate to claims, amendments and contract renewal discussions and Review supplier’s performance with the Duet

The Job holder adheres to the H3SE rules

• Take the necessary measures to avert immediate threat of danger. Exercising caution as necessary to avoid danger to persons and installations

Competencies

Education

BSc Degree in Science or Commercial field or its equivalent

Certification

Experience

Professional experience: >4 years post-graduate experience in his/her field and the O&G industry - Minimum 1 year as Graduate Contract Engineer or 1 year in purchasing of goods and/or services in the petroleum industry