Contract Engineer
| Posting date: | 16 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | £55,400 to £86,700 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Depending on Experience |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 June 2024 |
| Location: | Hampshire, SO45 1TX |
| Company: | Manpower UK Limited |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | CEEXXON_1715876295 |
Summary
Role: Contracts Engineer
Location: Fawley
Salary: £55,400 - £86,700 depending on experience
About the role
This role owns the development, execution, and implementation of Contracting Strategies for a portfolio of Maintenance & Turnaround services contracts. Develop and implement contracting strategies to maximize commercial value and Ensure contracts are effectively implemented & applied to maximize EM benefit. The position will interface with EM procurement, R&S technical /operations resources, and Contractor commercial / management teams. This position will require good working knowledge of the PtP process and of the relevant technical work scopes. The right individual will possess strong commercial & interpersonal skills to influence & interact effectively with key interfaces, to drive innovative contracting strategies and to support the Business Line Contract Owner maximize the commercial benefits during contract execution.
Required Qualifications Competencies
- Influence, persuasion, and negotiation skills.
- Strategic thinking, Decision making and business judgment.
- Communication skills.
- Technical Contract writing skills
- Adaptability to changing priorities and time constraints.
- Safety, Security and Controls awareness.
- Project management capabilities
- Working knowledge of maintenance & turnaround contract technical disciplines
- Good knowledge of PtP process and associated controls
- Knowledge of facility related regulatory requirements and ExxonMobil expectations including OIMS and CIMS requirements.
Major Responsibilities
- Own the R&S Contracting Strategy for a portfolio of contract services
- Identify and drive opportunities for change & improvement
- Ensure Procurement Plans for contract tender renewals are aligned with R&S contracting strategies, business objectives and site priorities Input, review & validate quarterly update of Procurement PIP document
- Act as R&S focal point of contact to Procurement throughout contract lifecycle, specifically during tender preparation, negotiations, and contract implementation. Develop tender and implementation plan for all contracting tender activities
- Identify & engage appropriate stakeholders to support the tender and contract implementation activity
- Review Propose bid lists & coordinate operational qualification of suppliers
- Create review tender documents, with emphasis on technical work scopes and commercial exhibits
- Ensure contract documents are well structured and clearly define all work requirements & contractor obligations
- Update technical work scopes and transaction processing sections to apply lessons learned improvement opportunities to base on experience of the previous contract
- Create bid check estimates and coordinate technical input to calculate soft money factors
- Participate support negotiations for key contracts
- Lead the management of change for implementation of new site contracts
- Develop MOC CRAG CIMS documentation and obtain necessary endorsements
- Develop materials for Kick Off Meeting, including summary of key contract items, method of measurement, in-out list, roles, and responsibilities
- Coordinate and host Contract Kick Meeting to establish joint user supplier understanding of key requirements, roles & responsibilities.
- Develop and deliver supplemental EM training for agreement owners
- Coordinate with EM and Contractor's s Planning & SES groups to ensure process and control points are and system ids are implemented
- Provide ongoing commercial support during contract lifecycle
- Identify need for amendments and expedite implementation by procurement
- Clarify the applicability & interpretation of contract terms to resolve ad hoc issues
- Carry out analytical support to expedite resolution of claims
- Apply KPI metrics to generate materials for SRM / Contractor Performance Appraisal meetings
- Proactively support the Business Line Contract Owner to lead SRM Performance reviews; revise performance objectives / establish improvement plans as appropriate.
- Drive continual improvement and innovation initiatives: Set and steward TOT and MEV targets, and manage contractor to deliver against targets
- Review results of field checks, defining and leading necessary follow-up actions to close out issues.
- Promote improvement through collaboration: Networking & Peer Assists
- Support external EM site benchmarking & peer assists
- Network with Contract Engineer peers, transaction group, and agreement owners/users to capture improvement opportunities
- Disseminate & apply expertise and "lessons learned" across the network to continuously improve contract efficacy and optimize transaction efficiency
- Maintain core procedures & documentation within Commercial Group.