Contracting Management Advisor II

Job Summary

Standard 5 days on/2 days off MAIN FUNCTIONS The Contracting Management Advisor is a technical leader who serves as an expert in contract planning, development, and administration, or materials management matters.

Job Details

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Contracting and Materials Management Strategy Development
• Ensure that the organization properly translates project specific objectives and strategies into appropriate Contracting and Materials Management Strategies
• Provide advice to Project Management on quality issues and support effort to resolve them
• Ensure that the Contracting Strategy Workshops (CSWs): consider appropriate alternatives and objective criteria for evaluation and selection of lead case and fallback options, utilize appropriate broad based market intelligence in assessing contractor interests, capabilities and compensation options and consider partner requirements / constraints
• Support the organization in review and endorsement of proposed contracting strategies

Contract Planning
• Ensure that screening / pre-qualification activities engage an appropriately broad contractor community, with the necessary critical questions / evaluations
• Support the organization in review and endorsement of proposed bid slate
• Ensure that bid review plans incorporate best practices and apply the most weight to critical success / failure criteria
• Support the organization in review and endorsement of proposed contract award recommendation

Contract Administration
• Ensure that complex administration matters such as incentive plans and major claims resolution receive appropriate scrutiny and strategic / critical thinking prior to implementation

Skill Development
• Support the Senior Contracts Engineering Consultant in mentoring and development of SMEs, Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Specialists, and Contracts Engineer (CE) Advisors
• Support the equipping and education of personnel in project contracting
• Serve as a trainer in contracting sponsored courses (Contract Planning, Development and Administration (CPDA), Bid Review, Advanced Contracts Strategy Management (ACSM) )
• Support the Sr. Contracts Engineering Consultant and management in assessing organizational competencies and skill development plans

External Engagement
• Support planning and engagement of contractor executive management as necessary in furthering strategic relationships, development of emerging contractors, and resolution of critical issues
• Engage as necessary with partners to educate on Company contracting processes, MI, and strategy development
• Engage with Company Affiliate contracting professionals to share learnings

Organization, Systems, Processes, Procedures
• Support / champion the continuous improvement and incorporation of company's lessons learned
• Support the Sr. Contracts Engineering Consultant and management in assessing that the organization and its systems, processes, procedures are delivering the intended business results

Requirements

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
• Experience in contracts engineering / administration / materials management required
• Experience in project leadership required
• BS in Engineering preferred
• Broad understanding of project execution and contracting principles, theories, and concepts
• Expert in commercial negotiations, contractor management and contract administration
• Willing to business travel or relocate to project sites (domestic / overseas)
• Management experience on major project
• Owner/Operator experience in project management roles
• Knowledge of Company controls requirements (e.g., DOAG, Business Standards)

About Company

Prime Atlantic Limited

Prime Atlantic Limited Company is the holding company of the Prime Atlantic Group.  It was founded in June 9, 2003. With over 19 years of experience, we have partnered with global leading organizations to ensure that our clients have access to the best-in-class services at the best cost locally. Our areas of specialization include Global maintenance, Process Automation, Metering and instrumentation, specialty fluids and chemicals, safety, and Emergency Response, and Data and Technology-Based compliance management. The Prime Atlantic companies include Prime Atlantic Cegelec (PACE), Prime Atlantic Global Instruments (PAGI), Prime Atlantic Safety Services (PASS), West Atlantic Energy Limited (WAEL), Pal Safehouse, Synerpet Limited, and Cinalt Resources.We are a proudly Nigerian group of companies that is passionate about building capacity, fostering global partnerships, and delivering world-class services locally.