SR. CONTRACTS ENGINEER

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review and advice on SOR’s and PIN’s (as applicable) at the inception of project including advice on best contracting strategy.
• Assist SD in preparation of suitable tailor-made pre-qualification documents, invitations, and evaluation criteria for pre-qualified bidders.
• Obtain feedback from legal & Finance Department as required.
• Assist SD with managing budgets for projects.
• Provide professional advice, expertise, and practical assistance to assigned end user/sponsoring departments in reviewing scopes of work.
• Identify the most suitable compensation mechanism for a given scope of work.
• Provide expert advice to Sponsoring Department (SD) during tender preparation.
• Ensure RFQ’s meet QatarEnergy standards and address risk assessment and risk mitigation measures.
• Ensure work aligns with QatarEnergy norms and values.
• Issue Tender Bulletins in a timely manner and clarify any points.
• Facilitate bid explanation meetings, including site observations as needed.
• Represent the Contracts Department in various tender and evaluation committees.
• Maintain strict confidentiality and ethical standards.
• Lead commercial bid evaluations and prepare reports.
• Ensure fair and ethical bid evaluations.
• Lead the commercial evaluation team and prepare bid tabulation sheets.
• Define lower-level agreements for individual contracts.
• Provide practical assistance for effective negotiation during commercial negotiations.
• Ensure security of pricing information and confidentiality of commercial evaluation.
• Set up bidders & contractors in SAP System.
• Review contracts administration procedures for compliance with QatarEnergy policies.
• Attend review meetings, obtain progress reports, and monitor contractor progress.
• Review Work Change Requests for completeness and timely evaluation.
• Lead in dispute resolutions.
• Evaluate Contractor’s performance at contract completion.
• Evaluate all claims raised by contractors and advise on admissibility.
• Apply change management and claims prevention expertise.
• Develop processes for enhanced claims management efficiency.
• Participate in dispute defusing scenarios and negotiate/draft release agreements.
• Evaluate Claims and Extension of Time issues, advising tender committees.