Contract Advisor

Our client a Global Oil and Gas Major Operator in Perth CBD are currently seeking a Contracts Advisor - Fabrication and Construction to join them for a 2-year contract.

**Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to**:
Pre-Award Contracting
- Contract formulation, contractor qualification, tender management, evaluations, and strategic contracting activities required to deliver the Drill Centre D & E Pressure Management Project (DE-PMP) Contracting Plan through FEED, execution, and commissioning.
- Initial contracting scopes shall include fabrication and construction and installation packages for DE-PMP.
- Effective stakeholder management and collaboration with cross functional teams across various projects to deliver strategic outcomes.
- Strong commercial acumen and contractor relationship management skills with a focus on ensuring end to end value is maintained over the contract lifecycle.
- Providing proactive advice to various stakeholder on the interpretation and implementation of contract terms, contract negotiations, market intelligence analysis and risk mitigation.
- Ensuring effective scopes of work and compensation terms that drive strong contractor performance

Post Award Contract Management
- Ensure contract transactions are in accordance with the contract terms through engagement with contractors and Contract Owners.
- Manage post award activities, including contract kick offs, contract change management, adherence to contract obligations, contract close out and the effective transition of works to Operations.
- Communicates with Contract Owners and provides guidance on contracting policy, process, procedures, guidelines and best practices; and ensures proper processes and procedures are in place to execute contracts effectively.
- Leads (as necessary) in collaboration with Contract Owners to negotiations to resolve commercial issues and claims with contractors, working closely with legal and other SME’s.
- Accountable for timely close out of audit findings and eliminating root cause of audit findings in assigned portfolio of contracts.

Contract Systems and Work Processes
- Ensure adherence to contracting processes and procedures, including necessary approvals.
- Responsible to ensure all compliance needs of contracts are satisfied.
- Supporter of contracting best practices and sharing lessons learned.
- Support and use of company standard contracting tools and systems and a desire to embrace digital solutions to simplify work processes.
- Support/Lead all sourcing and new contract development activities as directed by SCM Contracts Product Owner.
- Accountable for timely delivery of contracts against the contracts plan.

**Key Skills and Experience Required**:

- Technical contracting skills in construction and fabrication (Capital/Brownfield Projects).
- Strong contractor relationship management skills.
- Proven ability to work collaboratively and manage stakeholders effectively.

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, Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining, Automotive and Chemicals sectors worldwide.With more than 100 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.