Job Title: Manager – Contracts 
Job Location: Abu Dhabi 
Job type: Full time 
Industry: EPC / Oil & Gas 


Job Responsibilities: 

• Support and manage all activities related to contractual risk identification, risk mitigation and risk management during the pre-qualification, bidding and pre-award stage;
• Participate as member of Risk Review Committee;
• Assists and manages 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;
• Supports in performance of studies and evaluations for streamlining Company’s operations from a commercial/contractual point of view during the pre-qualification, bidding and pre-award stage;
• Ensure that due diligence on potential partners / Clients (as required) is carried out;
• Ensure that appropriate guidance regarding legal diligence in new jurisdictions is sought;
• Secure, in conjunction with the Senior Manager Contracts, advice on legal issues affecting the Company's business, during the pre-qualification, bidding and pre-award stage;
• Assists in ensuring 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;
• Assist and responsible to ensure resolution of major deviations from Vendors to the terms and conditions of Purchase of Goods and Site Services;
• Assists and responsible to coordinate with the Senior Manager Contracts for 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, as required;
• Assists and responsible to develop and monitor relevant Commercial KPI’s;
• Assists and may provide training and guidance, to ensure commercial functions comply with Company procedures.
• Supports and manages all activities related to administration of contracts including risk identification, risk mitigation and risk management during the post award stage.
• Supervise and direct Deputy Manager/Contract Engineers/Contracts Administrators and other commercial functions as required.
• Support HOD in the initiation and preparation of variations and claims to Client. Assist in defending, negotiating and resolving claims with Client. Assist HOD and direct commercial team members in compiling supporting documents for potential claims, preparing advance defence for issues that are likely to evolve during execution phase.
•  Assist, evaluate and advise HOD on contractual conflicts and claims with clients. In the event of a dispute, advise on the company’s position, information required in defence of or in pursuance of such. 
• Review on a regular basis, company’s position after evaluating reports received from the project team in respect of discrepancies, anomalies, risk and opportunities and take necessary action.
• Assist in managing all activities related to contractual, legal, tax, commercial and insurance issues related to company business, contracts with clients and partnering agreements during the post award stage.
• Ensure that appropriate guidance regarding legal diligence in new jurisdictions is understood by direct reports.
• Assist in ensuring that the key contract terms and conditions are presented and understood by the Project Management and Commercial Team upon award of the Contract and also ensure that a proper handover takes place from the pre award team.
• Participates in interfacing / interaction with Company’s corporate dispute management team in support of the HOD.
• Responsible in ensuring implementation and adherence to HSE and Quality System Procedures during the post award stage.
• Attend/support internal and external audits as required.
• Responsible to assist in the development and monitoring relevant Commercial KPI’s.

Salary AED 30K-40K + Family benefits