**Petrofac is a leading international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world's leading energy companies.**We design, build, manage and maintain infrastructure for our clients. We recruit, reward, and develop our people based on merit regardless of race, nationality, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status or disability. We value our people and treat everyone who works for or with Petrofac fairly and without discrimination.The world is re-thinking its energy supply and energy security needs, planning for a phased transition to alternative energy sources. We are here to help our clients meet these evolving energy needs.This is an exciting time to join us on this journey.We support flexible working requests and have adopted a hybrid approach for most of our office-based roles. We ask employees to be present in the office at least three days per week.**_ Are you ready to bring the right energy to Petrofac and help us deliver a better future for everyone?_****JOB TITLE**:SENIOR MANAGER - CONTRACTS****KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**:Manages all activities related to contractual and commercial issues related to:- Contracts with Clients.- Partnering agreements with potential partners.- Exclusivity/tie-up arrangements with vendors/subcontractors, including, contractual terms and conditions with key potential vendors/subcontractors.- Risk review process including identification, mitigation and management of contractual risks.**during pre-qualification and bidding stage, and until award of the Contract.**- Support and manage all activities related to contracts risk identification, risk mitigation and risk management during the pre-qualification and bidding stage.- Participate as member of Risk Review Committee.- Manages all activities related to contractual, legal, tax, commercial and insurance issues related to company business, contracts with clients and partnering agreements during the pre-qualification and bidding stage.- Supports in performance of studies and evaluations for streamlining Company's operations from a commercial/contractual point of view during the pre-qualification and bidding stage.- Ensure that due diligence on potential partners / Clients (as required) is carried out.- Ensure that appropriate guidance regarding legal diligence in new jurisdictions is sought.- Secure advice on legal issues affecting the Company's business, during the pre-qualification and bidding stage.- Responsible in ensuring that the key contract terms and conditions are presented to the Project Management Team upon award of the Contract and also ensure that a proper handover takes place of the documentation involved with such Contract during bidding stage to the Project Contracts Team.- Responsible for resolution of major deviations from Vendors to the terms and conditions of Purchase of Goods and Site Services.- Responsible for any interface / interaction with Group Legal and external law firms during pre-qualification and bidding stage.- Responsible in ensuring implementation and adherence to HSE and Quality System Procedures during pre-qualification and bidding stage.- Attend/support internal and external audits.- Responsible to develop and monitor relevant Commercial KPI's.**ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS**:- A graduate university degree in Law, Engineering or Business Administration.- Experience in tendering and finalization of contracts, with predominant experience in the field of post award administration and management of Contracts.- Have experience in international markets relevant to the particular field of employment.- Possess good dispute resolution and claim management experience.- Able to build and maintain effective working relationships with Clients, Partners and Company staff.- Possess excellent project management and time management skills.- You must be able to inspire and motivate people to drive the business forward and achieve your goals.- Has good organizational skills and, particularly, a keen eye for detail.- Excellent interpersonal skills.- Can communicate proficiently and professionally in spoken and written English.LI-BS1
