Contracts Lead

Hiring: Contracts Lead — North Field Production Sustainability (NFPS)
Industry: Oil & Gas | LNG | EPC
Function: Contracts & Commercial | Project Management
Location: Onsite/Project Office (with cross-functional engagement)
Work Schedule:

• Working Hours: 8–10 hours/day
• Working Days: 6 days/week (26 days/month)
• Leave Rotation: 12 Weeks On / 2 Weeks Off

  Role Purpose
The Contracts Lead will provide specialist expertise in developing, supporting, and executing complex, high-value EPC contracts for the North Field Production & Sustainability (NFPS) project. You’ll drive tendering strategy, evaluate risk, ensure compliance with standards, and steward contract administration through execution to close-out. Key Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation of tender packages and coordinate end-to-end tendering with Supply Chain and PMT.
• Conduct engineering/technical/commercial reviews of SOWs to identify and mitigate contractual and execution risks.
• Evaluate technical bids for complex/high-value services; recommend award strategies; establish robust contracts.
• Embed latest financial, technical, and SHEQ requirements into all contracting documentation.
• Ensure accuracy and compliance across scopes, commercial terms, and regulatory/corporate standards.
• Participate in contract audits, rectify findings, and maintain conformance with procedures.
• Steward EPC Contractor contract administration—clarifications, correspondence, milestones, warranties, payments.
• Draft and issue contractual responses to EPC contractor on claims, changes, and commercial matters.
• Drive contract close-out: validate obligations, deliverables, invoices, warranties, and resolve outstanding claims.
• Proactively avoid claims by closing claim-oriented correspondence on time and maintaining clear documentation.

Job Context & Major Challenges

• Navigate complex tender/contract documents; deliver clear, commercially sound recommendations under time pressure.
• Understand key project drivers to ensure on-time awards and execution in a high-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Commercial, Marketing, Sciences, Engineering, Project Management, Supply Chain, Law, Communication, Technologies, Mathematics, or Statistics.

Experience & Skills

• 8+ years in a business/commercial function; 4+ years in Oil & Gas; 1+ year in a supervisory/acting lead or vendor oversight role.
• Preferred: Experience handling reimbursable procurement for major EPC contracts.
• Strong command of contract law basics, T&Cs, change management, claims avoidance, and contract close-out.
• Skilled in risk assessment, commercial analysis, cost models, milestones, and performance security (bonds/LDs/warranties).
• Excellent written communication for correspondence, clarifications, and position papers.

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