Contracts Engineer - 63161 job in Netherlands

Rate
€500 - €580 per day
Type
Contract
Location
Netherlands
Region
Rijswijk
Required Residency
Posted By
Orion Group
Date Posted
11 Mar 2010
Expiry Date
Job Reference
83375_26395orion_631
Job Description
Our Client has a vacancy for a Contracts Engineer. This is a contract position of 12 months duration, based in Rijswijk, Holland.

Special Challenges within this role:
World-class project on an unprecedented scale.
Multiple partners and potentially complex governance arrangements.
Placing large demand in volatile/falling/constrained markets.
Local content development.
Multi-cultural team.

As Contracts Engineer, your responsibilities will include the following:
Work as part of a team of contracting and procurement staff, together with a varying number of third-party consultant staff, in the provision of CP services throughout the pre and post award stages of the CP process.
Manage and administer his/her own portfolio of contracts in addition to the responsibilities described herein.
Provide input into contracting and commercial strategies and provide help with obtaining the requisite approvals for such strategies from management.
Prepare contract terms and conditions based on approved contract templates and amend such terms and conditions where necessary upon receipt of the requisite approvals.
Apply the approved principles, processes and procedures in the performance of all CP activities.
Implement contractor and supplier prequalification to secure the requisite capacity and competency while realising the local content plan.
Implement the approved CP strategy in tender and contract documentation.
Maintain a close and positive working relationship with other Finance and CP personnel on the project.
Implement the approved tender, bid evaluation and contractor selection process to deliver best value to the Development Company.
Ensure that tendering, bid clarification evaluation and recommendation for award processes are in compliance relevant procedures.
Implement comprehensive post award contract management plans for all major contracts awarded.
Ensure all variation requests are dealt with in a timely manner and all contractual matters are addressed so as to avoid undue escalation and claims.
Implement the approved process for the resolution of contractual disputes and ensure that such disputes are handled in accordance with the approved procedures and in a timely manner.
Work in close cooperation with other Contracts Engineers to facilitate a continuous exchange of knowledge and ensure that lessons learned from other parts of the project are adopted as appropriate.
Ensure that contracts and purchase orders are closed out in a timely manner and in accordance with the approved contracting and procurement procedures.

Qualifications and experience required:
Careful and meticulous professional, and a motivated self-starter with a proven track record of CP performance.
Experience working with CP in a major project context.
Applied knowledge of contract terms and conditions.
Experience of local content development considered a plus.
Experience with multi-national and multi-cultural teams.
Experience of working in frontier project environments considered a plus.
Knowledge of/skilled in CP professional competencies.
Experience of technical, legal, finance, taxation and commercial issues related to CP.
Extensive CP experience preferred.

The salary for the Contracts Engineer role is â500 - â580 Euros per day.

To apply for the Contracts Engineer position, please forward your current CV, quoting reference number 63161.
Qualifications
Vocational or equivalent

 

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