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Although other departments are involved in the delivery of components and / or services for the contract, it is the specific responsibility of the contracts engineer to ensure that these functions are performed according to engineered instructions.\n\nRoles, Responsibilities and Authorities\n\nRoles & Responsibilities:\n\nCheck all documentation issued by the Managing Director and Engineering manager for the new contract and scrutinise the order by asking the following before or during hand over meeting with Sales. Also ensure that the Datapack is complete and provided with order hand over.\n\nHas the client ordered what was bid on\n\nGo through the marked-up specification provided by the Sales Department to ensure\n\nthat you are aware of the requirements pertaining to the supply of the purchased items.\n\nDoes the delivery date comply with our offer\n\nAre goods delivered or ex works?\n\nDo we need to do a credit check on the client\n\nAre terms of payment, correct\n\nHas the client added anything that was not specified e.g., penalty clause, performance\n\nbond etc.\n\nAre there any client specifications that need to be adhered to\n\nWhere in the world is the order going to be used\n\nClosed tanks: ALWAYS REQUEST TANK DRAWING. Sales must confirm the following. (If they cannot, return the file to them until they have confirmed it)\n\nWill the mixer fit into the tank\n\nBolted blades\n\nWill the hubs fit through the opening\n\nWelded blades\n\nWill the impeller fit through the opening\n\nWhich nozzle will the mixer shaft be installed through\n\nOnce inside the tank, can the shaft be angled to go through the seal (if present)\n\nIf the mixer is entering at an angle\n\nThe mixer will not work if the impeller is on the centre of the tank.\n\nEnsure all customer quality inspection requirements are identified at hand over stage.\n\nUpdate enquiry drawing.\n\nGenerate standard drawing approval request or acknowledgment.\n\nComplete the order acknowledgement for where orders are received from sister companies.\n\nFind out from the accounts section the type of account that the customer holds – to determine if a pro-forma invoice is to be sent with the approval documentation.\n\nSubmit invoice (if applicable), approval request and drawing for customer approval.\n\nFollow up with the customer on pro-forma payments.\n\nComply with clients document control procedure and submit documents as required / requested.\n\nReceive approved drawing and proof of payment (if applicable); Get QCP approvals –\n\nPreferably simultaneously with drawing approval and payment.\n\nEnsure that costs are correct before proceeding to purchase. Establish whether the exact budgeted cost for each item on the job costing sheet is correct and whether there may be an incorrect or outdated cost that was used in the Mixercal system. Notify the sales engineer if there are any cost discrepancies. Notify the Managing Director and Expeditor, if Mixercal costs are incorrect.\n\nEngineer the job by producing detailed design drawings and issuing orders timeously with realistic delivery dates for both manufactured and purchased items. Check the workload on the suppliers to determine your delivery dates using the MIXTRAC System. Issue components from stock.\n\nIssue information required by works to ensure the correct assembly, painting, and packaging of each item.\n\nProvide additional details and drawings as may be required by the customer.\n\nAttend kick off meeting as required.\n\nUpdate serial number book on the MIXTRAC System.\n\nDuring the manufacture process, the contracts engineer is responsible for: \n\nEnsuring Compliance with specifications and standards.\n\nKeeping track of progress and taking follow up action to ensure delivery is met.\n\nProvide constant feedback to the customer regarding their order. Late deliveries must be communicated well in advance.\n\nInteract and communicate with customers in a professional manner.\n\nNotify sales of any delays.\n\nTake the necessary action to correct discrepancies identified by the inspectors or SHEQ manager.\n\nEnsure contract specific quality inspection requirements are clearly captured on company purchase orders.\n\nReview contract quality documents received from suppliers as to ensure that it is correct.\n\nCommunicate to works any information required by them.\n\nProvide Manuals (Mandatory) and data books (If required).\n\nDesired Experience & Qualification\nQualification, Skills & Competency\n\nMatric / Equivelant\n\nCertificate / Diploma in Mechanical Engineering\n\nAutoCAD / SolidWorks / Equivelant\n\nSkills & Competency\n\nMechanical Skills.\n\nProject Management.\n\nExcellent organizational and leadership skills.\n\nTime management skills.\n\nAbility to communicate and report effectively.\n\nAbility to work in high-stress conditions and quickly changing environments.\n\nStrong problem-solving abilities.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5396,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-12T21:57:45Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":52,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.516,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":26,"reasons":["seen:0","agency","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-11-13T01:17:55Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/unique-personnel-contracts-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/unique-personnel-contracts-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-13T01:17:55Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":2834,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-14T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":4497266},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=4497266"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Funique-personnel-contracts-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"free","price":{"credits":0,"usd":0},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Funique-personnel-contracts-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Funique-personnel-contracts-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/unique-personnel-contracts-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Funique-personnel-contracts-engineer"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":4200867}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":4497266,"detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":4200867},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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