Senior Contracts Engineer

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

Wood is currently recruiting for a Senior Contracts Engineer to join our team for a large-scale challenging construction project. We are looking for individuals with expertise and experience who are ready to take on new challenges and assist us achieve excellence in schedule, safety, and quality.

Wood is one of the world's leading engineering, procurement, construction and project management companies. We aim to deliver safe and sustainable projects and services for our clients in different fields.

This job offers an exciting and technically advanced approach to value added quality control on a wide range of EPCm projects.

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What makes you remarkable?

• Conduct of pre - contract and post - contract work activities in line with the established Corporate policies and procedures
• Provide support to the Lead Contracts Engineer in the preparation of contracting plans and strategies to meet the requirements of the project
• Development of contractors list, perform prequalification as necessary, and development of bidders list per contract package, if the Lead Contracts Engineer is not on - board yet
• Carry out pre - contract and post - contract activities
• Ensure completeness of Projects’ Construction Contracts records and co - ordinate statistical feedback and data gathering
• Make sure that Construction Contracts are maintained and archived in accordance with Corporate and / or project file retention policy
• Manage and provide input into the subcontract score card for project control reporting

• Degree in Civil, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• Min 7 years relevant experience within engineering or construction industries working on Oil & Gas or other heavy industrial projects, or similar
• Demonstrable commercial skills and knowledge of contracting methods, contract forms, drafting terms and conditions etc.
• An understanding of the basic principles of contract law
• Knowledge of contracts administration and tendering processes
• Experience from working on large international construction projects (preferably including overseas travel)
• Quantity Surveying Qualification preferred
• An advanced understanding of the challenges and risks associated with an effective EPC project execution with appropriate mitigation strategies
• Commercial skills and knowledge of contracting methods, contract administration, contract forms, etc.
• Able to determine full cause and effect' of reasons for delay and determine how this impacts contractor performance
• Able to communicate clearly with clients and contractors complex technical and commercial issues