Tullow Oil Senior Contracts Advisor, Contracts Advisor Job Vacancy in Kenya February 2014
The Group has interests in over 100 exploration and production licences across 25 countries focusing on four core regions: Africa, Europe, South Asia and South America. Working for Tullow Oil in Kenya, you will be given the freedom and responsibility to make a difference.
We provide the opportunities to build a solid future within our rapidly expanding portfolio and provide competitive rewards as part of our people strategy.
Our high level of employee engagement is also one of our key success factors that we want to continue building on.
Tullow Oil is seeking a talented, self motivated, proactive and skilled individudal of high personal integrity to fill the following positions:
Reports to: Supply Chain Manager
- Develops contracting strategies
- Reviews and further develops specifications and scope of work.
- Responsible for development, compilation and conduct of pre-qualification exercises, invitation to tender documentation, tender openings and evaluation of tenders received, including detailed analysis of commercial and contractual qualifications, contract negotiation and execution of contracts.
- Ensures compliance with Tullow, JOA and PSC requirements along with governance and compliance obligations.
- Addresses variations and claims with contractors
- Oversees administration of contracts through to close out
- Attends progress meetings and presents management updates
- Provides support to Project Teams in support of the contract management process, post-award contractual interpretation and administration matters
- Provides regular management reports on activities
- Minimum 10 years proven oil and gas contracting experience.
- Preferably to Degree level in a business, engineering or management related subject.
- CIPS preferred.
- Formulation and negotiation experience of a cross section of complex contracts
- Complete understanding of significant legal and commercial issues
- International exposure within an oil and gas operating environment.
- Formulating, evaluating and negotiating complex contracts.
- Receptive to handling minor as well as major contracts
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with diverse business drivers and variables.
- Handling of multiple tasks simultaneously.
- High level of competency with the Microsoft suite of applications.
- Commercially aware with sound business acumen.
Job Purpose:
- Develops contracting strategies for non complex contracts.
- Provides assistance in facilitating contract strategy workshop sessions.
- Reviews Specifications and Scope of Work for completeness and enables technical functions to translate their requirements into a clearly articulated expression of commercial intent.
- Develops, compiles and conducts pre-qualification exercises, pre-tender meetings, invitation to tender documentation, tender openings and evaluation of tenders received, including detailed analysis of commercial and contractual qualifications, exceptions and deviations.
- Provides ad-hoc support to User functions in support of the contract management process, post-award contractual interpretation and administration matters coupled with contract provisions including explanations on processes, penalties, and compliance terms to Users.
- Formulating, evaluating and negotiating contracts.
- Demonstrates continuous efforts to work co-operatively and jointly to provide a quality and seamless customer service.
- Subject to compliance with the C&P Procedures, authority to endorse recommendations to award purchase orders and contracts for goods, works and services.
- Minimum 5 years proven experience.
- Preferably to Diploma level in a business or management related subject; CIPS preferred.
- Predominantly contracts formulation experience with exposure to all disciplines and issues within the supply chain.
- Experience of exploration/appraisal/development drilling operations.
- Experience working in Africa on the above is preferred
- International exposure within an Oil and Gas operating environment.
- Proven contracts formulation experience is paramount; with the following academic qualifications being advantageous:
- Receptive to handling low value as well as intermediate contracts.
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables.
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- Commercially aware with sound business acumen.
- Proactively pursues defined objectives whilst seeking to identify, initiate and develop their skills, both within the function and at a wider business perspective.
- Demonstrates a personal commitment to Health, Safety and the Environment.
E-mail: recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke
Only shortlisted candidates will be contracted
Closing date: Monday 3rd March 2014.