Description:
Job Overview
Manages the procurement and tendering of major design build subcontracts packages relating to the NEOM project. The role will encompass the procurement from Request for Tender (RFT) preparation, coordination with Legal Advisors and Technical Authors to prepare consolidated RFT and associated Evaluation Criteria through the Tender Period, Evaluation, Negotiation, and Award of the Contracts.
Upon Award, assume responsibility for the commercial and contractual management of the Contract through until Completion.
Supervisor Received Reports to the Commercial Manager or designee.
Receives functional guidance from the responsible GBU Manager of Contracts and Procurement.
Provides operational supervision and commercial guidance to Contracts team, as appropriate.
Job Responsibilities
PRE AWARD:
- develops and issues contracts and services agreements as assigned by performing the following.
- Forms Request for Tender (RFT) packages
- Issues bid request packages to approved bidder
- Prepares Evaluation Criteria for approval by Project Team and Tenderer’ questions and answers to those questions (RFI’s) and coordinate responses to Tenderers via the assigned Transaction ManagerReceives Tenders. Evaluates / Manages the commercial evaluations of tenders received
- Prepares Commercial Bid Summary and Overall Recommendation to Award subject Contract·
- Recommends and supports Owners Nominated representative in obtaining approvals in accordance with established procedures and Customer’s Delegated Authorities Matrix
- Prepares contract documents for execution with Customer’s Legal Advisors
- Prepares and maintains control and status reporting documents
- Prepares and organizes tenderer meetings/workshops, such as bid clarification and pre-award meetings, for the purpose of ensuring complete understanding and agreement between Bechtel, the client, and contractor on all contractual matters. After reviewing plan and agenda with the supervisor, conducts a meeting and prepares and issues meeting notes delineating important statements, required actions, and schedules.
Post Award
- Responsible for the implementation of Contract & Commercial Management Procedures for the administration of the Contract.
- Assess the Contract general terms and conditions to highlight areas of risk such as ambiguities, conflicts or deviations from the scope of work. As work proceeds, make recommendations to the Senior Commercial Manager on the mitigation of these risks; closely monitor and assess remedial actions and recommend appropriate tradeoffs.
- Responsible for the development and management of appropriate mechanisms to monitor compliance with contract terms and conditions.
- Responsible for working with the other Project Team members to ensure that Bechtel and customer related actions or inactions which could result in potential contract changes or claims are identified and make recommendations on their resolution.
- Responsible for the management and identification of Contract claims as they develop and manage the timely resolution under the changes provisions wherever possible, obtaining claims and legal expertise as appropriate.
- Maintain a working relationship with Construction, Engineering, Procurement, Legal, Risk and the Customer.
- Management to facilitate organizational interfaces between those performing Contract administration.
- Provide Commercial Manager with reviews and analysis of the Contract financial data.
- Responsible for adherence to Contract insurance provisions and to ensure implementation of any requirements in this regard with Owner Risk Management personnel.
Qualifications And Skills
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
20+ years’ experience in Contracts and Commercial Management on projects . Degree in Business, Quantity Surveying, Law, Engineering, or equivalent. Work experience in Middle East/Saudi Arabia preferred.
Job Qualifications
- Degree in Supply Chain, Business, Quantity Surveying, Law or Engineering desirable.
- Minimum 20 years’ experience in Commercial or Contracts Management of projects in excess of $200 million.
- Experience and courses in pricing, contract law, contract drafting, administration and negotiation of change orders, effective correspondence, planning and scheduling
- Thorough knowledge of contract management for multi-disciplinary firms for major infrastructure projects.
- Skill in working and informing effectively, both orally and in writing, with other project functional groups.
- Knowledge of law, negotiations, or contract management gained through education or experience.
- Working knowledge of engineering/construction industry contracting practices, applicable government and commercial regulations and practices, and Bechtel policies, procedures and work practices.