Job Title: Contracts Specialist

Report to: Contract Manager

Summary:

Support project work being conducted for field build out on the North Slope of Alaska.

Position based in Anchorage, Alaska.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead tender activities, providing guidance and leadership, including sourcing contractors; drafting commercial documents; issuing tender documentation; disseminating information to applicable personnel for technical evaluation; and carrying out commercial and legal evaluation with functional input where required. Carry out negotiations with contractors to secure the preferred outcomes, based on the best overall value to Santos, while minimizing risks
• Document vendor performance and facilitate regular performance reviews
• Manage change requests brought forward by the Contractors and engage the right technical or functional resource to validate proposed changes
• Process change requests in accordance with established procedure in addition to those stipulated by contract
• Maintain variance log to ensure full change order history is available for management review and audit purposes
• Interface transportation and logistics with Anchorage Logistics
• Validate Contractor invoices against demonstrated work complete as requested
• Act as the Business Lead to ensure that offices are aware of all contractual requirements
• Regular liaising with the SCM Contracts group in Anchorage, Alaska to ensure the SCM processes are being followed in addition to remote teams as required
• Embrace the safety culture which the project team exemplifies

Preferred Qualifications:

• + 30 years of experience working on major capital projects (> $100 million USD) in oil & gas
• EPC (I) experience
• Experience with logistics & transportation
• Joint venture interface experience
• KPI, data analytics experience
• Leadership (direct & indirect) experience
• Experience working on multi-cultural project teams
• Ability to multi-task and work in an environment where meeting deadlines are part of a daily routine
• Demonstrated leadership experience in the area of contract management
• Experience with project execution scheduling, cost analytics and change management.
• Excellent communication skills when interfacing with PMT
• Excellent Microsoft Office suite skills (MS WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT, etc) as these skills will be necessary for developing reports and presentations as needed
• Min Education Requirements: MS Business or bachelor's degree in Business or Technical area, with business experience of minimum 30 years
• Intermediate experience utilizing SAP
• Inventory control & spare parts management experience
• Policy development & implementation experience
• Risk management and contracting experience

Disclaimer: The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities required.