Senior Contracts Engineer / Senior Buyer at Deep Blue Energy Services Limited (DBESL)

Deep Blue Energy Services Limited (DBESL) is a resource and solution management company that specializes in assisting international/Local companies in identifying Potential market opportunities, assisting with permits, sourcing highly skilled employees, bidding on and negotiating contracts and navigating the often complex political and policy environment of many sub Saharan African countries.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Contracts Engineer / Senior Buyer

Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Contract
Career Level: Experienced (Non-Manager)

Description

• Ensure that all local contracts personnel under his/her supervision is in line with the company’s standardized norms and codes of conduct
• Ensure compliance of the purchasing process with all internal Company rules (including guide to conduct) and all applicable laws and regulation (JV rules, Country laws.)
• Ensure the application of COMPANY and/or affiliate General Terms and Conditions for purchase of equipment the good administration and filing of all the purchasing documents and ensure that all approvals, justifications, circulation forms etc... are filed in line with the applicable procedures.
• Ensure that all purchasing activities meet audit requirements in order to minimize any potential partner/audit claims or court actions.
• Work closely with the DUET counterpart to create the contracts dossier, maintain a clear definition of contractual responsibilities and discuss the agenda including:
• Negotiation and analysis of commercial bids
• Preparation of recommendations to award in all Call for Tenders
• Participate in the TGP CATMAN network
• Ensure that all insurance issues of company assets and personnel are dealt with
• Supervise and train contract engineers and Graduate contracts engineers
• Define the workload of his/her team
• Ensure the update of the contracts management tool
• Keep informed of best practices in contracts procedures in other entities and affiliates for improvement of contracts practices in his/her affiliate
• Use frame agreements FALTC signed by headquarters
• Prepare and maintain an up-to-date list of qualified contractors/suppliers/potential tenders/contracts with updated information in order to perform market studies; analyze and assess all possible answers from the market
• Participate to the validation of the contracts strategy through:
  • Arranging and attending Contracts Committee Meetings
  • Pre-qualifying bidders - Contributes and ensures criteria for evaluation are apt
  • Creation of CFT commercial documents
  • Preparation and issuance of call for tender to contractors and suppliers on the bidders list
• Ensure the preparation and send out the dossiers of pre-consultation and Standard or Complex invitations to bid Verify the alignment with HSE clauses, Company rules, Procedures, Instructions and applicable legislation when issuing all technical contracts and when drafting contractual and commercial terms and conditions
• Verify the Terms & Conditions (standard, general and financial) Participate in the establishment of the technical, contractual and commercial agreements of complex contracts
• Conduct the Terms & Conditions bid analysis and negotiation Conduct the commercial bid analysis and negotiation thereby creating a clear definition of responsibilities and documents together with the DUET
• Participate in Recommendation to award (RTA) through contract committee/DOA and award validation where he/she evaluates RTAs
• Handle the approval from authorities and partners, clarification of rights and obligation of signing parties and the signature process of formal documents.
• Ensures that own contracts are created and managed in UNISUP and AGORA, ensure effective use of tools and systems (Ariba, NIPEX, REX+, AGORA) for optimum productivity.
• Ensure the handover of contracts to the Métier Partner Assist the head of contracts in the settlement of claims and lawsuits, in relation with the Juridical, Insurance, Finance and TGP Directors by proposing strategies and actions and participating to the negotiations.
• Monitor contractor’s performance with Duet, promoting and attending service quality meetings, claims, amendments and contract renewal discussions with contractor and manage and maintain a network with Stakeholders such as NAPIMS, NCD, Department of Petroleum Resources, etc.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Management or Social Sciences (preferably Supply Chain)
• 7 years work experience (preferably in Oil and Gas Industry) of which 3 should be in contract administration.
• Gender:  Does not matter
• Age:  30 Years 55 Years

Preferred Skills:

• Demonstrable general knowledge and understanding of commercial, legal and insurance issues affecting the company in general.
• Good command of English language and excellent communication skills.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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