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Location:
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4493
Kazakhstan –
Karachaganak
Staff / Rotation
Immediate
International oil & gas facilities service provider.
Develop and review various
types of commercial agreements and contracts. Review and comment on the
contract bid documents. Review and assess exceptions taken by subcontractors
and vendors. Provide commercial and contractual inputs to the proposal
department. Advise Project Director/ Managers on contract conflicts,
commercial matters and claims. Awareness of project insurance requirement.
The primary duties of this
role include:
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Design various types of
agreements and contracts: such as subcontracts, consultants’ contracts,
sponsorship, joint venture contracts, consortium agreements, MOU,
confidentiality agreement, personnel hire agreement, guarding services
agreement, lease agreements for hiring premises etc. Review the same with the
inputs from the client, modify where necessary and finalize the draft
agreement.
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Develop and review invitation
to bid documents for tendering. Comment on contract terms and conditions and
other related commercial instruments like bank guarantees, parenting company
guarantees etc. Coordinate with the proposals’ team, project managers and
discipline projects engineers. Coordinate with Proposal Department to complete
risk assessment process.
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Provide contractual and
commercial inputs to the proposal department for submitting prequalification
proposals to the clients.
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Review exceptions proposed by
the vendors to the terms and conditions of the purchase/site services. Review
performance guarantee / advance payment guarantee provided by the
subcontractors and/or vendors.
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Advise and assist Project
Managers on contract conflicts, commercial matters and claims, on arbitration
proceedings and final dispute resolution procedures with clients and with
subcontractors. Initiate actions to seek the Company Board’s approval for the
proceedings.
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Support Project Managers in
initiating and preparing time and cost related variations and claims. Advise
Project Manager on compiling support documents for potential claims, prepare
advance defence for issues that are likely to evolve during the execution of
the Project. Coordinate for contractual and commercial audits for ongoing
projects and contract and subcontract closeout.
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Support HR Department in
reviewing various types of agreements like Guarding Services Agreement, Lease
Agreement, Handling Employer’s Liability Claim and other related litigation
matters.
Develop manuals for the
contracts and commercial departments such as:
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Contracts and Commercial Manual
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Risk Assessment and Risk
Management Manual
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Invitation to Tender Document
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Subcontract Management Manual
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Insurance Management Manual
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Contract Review Procedure
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Subcontract (on Back to Back
basis)
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Subcontractor Prequalification
Questionnaire
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Terms and Conditions of
Purchase
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Terms and Conditions for
General Services
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Terms and Conditions for Hire
of Personnel
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Terms and Conditions for Vendor
Representative Site Services
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Create various types of
databases such as types of agreements, subcontractors, and other related
aspects for the usage of contracts and commercial department. Develop library,
acquire and add various books and literature to be used by contracts
department.
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Support in claims settlement,
dispute resolution, litigation and arbitration proceedings.
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Implementation and adherence to
HSE and Quality System procedures and plans.
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Carry out any other duties as
directed by the supervisor
Job/ Cost Impact:
Support to proposals and projects
departments to develop and finalize contracts and agreements, for timely
submission of technical/ commercial proposals, submission and settlement of
project related variations and insurance claims. Provide contractual and
commercial input to submit prequalification proposals to the clients.
Decision Making Authority:
Decisions confined to the
finalizing of agreements, for timely submission of technical/ commercial
proposals, submission and settlement of project related insurance. Consults with
Supervisor on key issues affecting contract variations. Support and input for
decision making of Supervisor.
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| Qualifications/ Experience: |
The following skills,
qualifications and experience are required:
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Graduate/Post graduate
(Engineering or Business Administration Degree).
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Over 10 years of relevant EPC
experience in oil and gas industry.
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Technical disciplines related
to oil & gas industry projects.
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Need Personnel with experience
in Kazakhstan/ CIS experience.
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Should have experience and
knowledge of contracts/ subcontracts management and administration.
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Exposure to contract law
preferred.
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Experience and knowledge of
various commercial instruments used by EPC contractor.
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Written and oral communication
in English
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Team skills and organizing
ability
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Negotiation skills
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Analytical ability and
attention to detail.
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Ability to work under pressure
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