Contract Specialist

Contract Specialist 
 
Contract period: 31.03.2026 - 30.08.2027
Location: Bergen or Stavanger

Main tasks:

• Establish agreement: Lead process and team compliant and efficiently 
• Ensure safety, security, and sustainability in procurement 
• Establish Specific Procurement Strategy according to business need and relevant Category Strategy 
• Understand relevant market and how to connect this to business need 
• Produce and issue request for information (RFI) 
• Establish bidders list 
• Prepare evaluation procedure 
• Establish, issue and manage enquiry 
• Handle bid clarifications and conduct bid clarification meetings 
• Plan and conduct negotiations 
• Perform evaluation and agreement award, including partner approval 
• Ensure proper hand-over to management phase, including strategic objectives 
• Manage agreement: Agreement start-up activities, including: 
• Implement contract(s) in all systems (Plan-to-Pay) 
• Receive and archive guarantees 
• Contribute to the establishment and management of a risk-based follow-up plan, linked to strategic objectives 
• Contribute to ensure agreement understanding and compliance (training of internal and external users) 
• Contribute to contract start-up meetings with supplier(s) 
• Manage performance and relations, including: 
• Safeguard correct use of the contract 
• Give input on and analyse cost performance data 
• Stakeholder management 
• Initiate and implement improvements 
• Perform supplier relations management 
• Ensure SOX-control 
• Handle change, including: 
• Variation order requests (VOR) and variation orders (VO) 
• Amendments Options 
• Request for rate adjustments 
• Handle supplier quality deviation 
• Handle contractual issues, including Force Majeure 
• Perform cancellation and termination of contract 
• Perform close out, including: 
• Accept of delivery 
• Completion and final account 
• Closing of contract 

Qualifications:

• Be able to both work independently and collaborate close with the rest of the team
• Have good negotiations and communications skills 
• Have good knowledge about contract follow-up and Company regulations (Aris) - or be able to quickly acquire new knowledge and become acquainted with new tools 
• Be flexible regarding work tasks

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.