Senior Contract Engineer job Vacancy at Swift Oil and Gas.

Swift Oil and Gas is the leading supplier of manpower to the global Oil and Gas industry.
We are recruiting for Senior Contract Engineer

Job Reference: 1238/45
Salary: Negotiable
Location: Lagos
Job type: Contract

Job summary
Our client a major in the oil and gas industry require a Senior Contract Engineer to work on their project based in Lagos, Nigeria. Position is residentially based, ongoing contract, candidates wishing to apply for this role must have similar previous experience.

Main Job Responsibilities:

* Prepare documentation for and undertake pre-qualification exercises to determine supplier tender lists
* Prepare Call for Tender (CFT) documentation and contract documentation (ITT, Agreements, Contract Exhibits) ensuring that these comply with company and other relevant procedures.
* Participate directly in the negotiation of Contacts / Purchase Orders with Tenderers, providing support to Drilling and Completions Package Manager and Technical staff during Technical discussion and participating directly with the Drilling and Completions Package Manager in the commercial/contractual negotiations.
* Ensure that the tender processes are in compliance with Project procedures and particularly the relevant rules involved in Tendering for contracts in Nigeria.
* Provide advice to the Company representative on contractual issues, and prepare / validate all contractual correspondence
* Analyse requests for change orders, and prepare / validate change order documents where appropriate
* Ensure all contractual certificates and guarantees by Contractor are in place and in the due time
* Prepare the certificates to be issued to Contractor by Company in accordance with the contract
* Coordinate the processing of Contractor’s monthly applications for payment, and verifying invoice submissions

Skills/Qualifications Required for this Job:

* A MINIMUM of 8 – 10 years of contracts experience (BOTH pre and post contract award) within the Oil & Gas or other directly relevant sector
* Previous experience in the preparation/negotiation/administration of drilling and completions services contracts in an Operator or Lead Contractor environment is essential
* English fluent (written and spoken)

Application Closing date 28th May 2010

Consultant Lilian Jeronymo
Email lilianj.64528.2290@swiftoilandgas.aplitrak.com
Phone 01992 704 900

http://us.swiftoilandgas.com/vacancy-details.htm?jobId=33100