Contracts Advisor III Vacancy at Amaiden Energy Nigeria Limited

Amaiden Energy Nigeria Limited, (formerly Moody International Nigeria Limited) was established in 1996 as a partnership between Moody International Group and Nigerian investors. Since commencing operations in March 1997 the company continues to grow and exerts its presence in numerous Projects in the Nigeria Oil and Gas Industry.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Contracts Advisor III – Expatriate
Location: Lagos
Category: Others
Job Type: Contracts
Job Nature: Rotation – 8 wk on / 2 wk off (Days On – 56; Days Off – 14) – Days On:56, Days Off:14

Main Functions

• The Contracts Advisor supports or leads and advice on the implementation of Drilling contracting.
• This may include strategy and planning work during early Drilling development phases, contractor qualification, leading and managing commercial aspects of contract development process, assisting in contractor evaluation, selection, and award recommendation, ensuring execution and administration of high quality prime contracts, and coordinating interfaces post-contract award for the Drilling through contract close-out.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Provides pricing / other commercial analysis to DT for development of contract award recommendation
• Assists DT in obtaining contract award endorsements/approvals from Sr. Management and other stakeholders
• Develops and maintains final contract files (all components), as required
• Develops and leads internal kick-off meeting(s) with Company personnel to ensure contract awareness, reviews contract terms and conditions, change order process, and claims avoidance
• Develops materials for external kick-off meetings with Company and Contractor personnel to review key parts of the contract (e.g. Principal Document, Coordination Procedure, change order process, etc.)
• Leads or supports Contract Administration, including working with Drilling and business managers in aligning on contract administration responsibilities
• Reviews and comments on Contractor’s contracting and subcontracting plans, procedures, processes, and deliverables to ensure compliance with Company’s requirements
• Expedites and files Contractor commercial documents (e.g., insurance certificates, Parent Company Guarantees, LOCs, etc.), and files original Bank Guarantees/LOCs per agreed processes
• Reviews and updates Drilling file system / procedures and Master Document Register
• Reviews, updates, and coordinates DT contractual correspondence procedures / communications, including any notices associated with the contract (DT Document Distribution matrix)
• Develops and monitors approval process and compliance with invoicing and payment process
• Coordinates change control process, including: amendments, change notices, change orders and other contract changes (e.g., MOC process, Change Order log, Deviation log)
• Oversees Contractor’s subcontracting activities, coordinate engagement in Company review / approval of individual subcontracting plans, and subcontract development activities from qualification through award execution
• Advises Drilling team of contract administration and subcontracting issues, and steps being taken to mitigate consequences
• Measures contractor performance and provides feedback through Drilling and functional management
• Captures and communicates contract administration and subcontracting company’s learned for Drilling
• Develops the Contract Close Out Plan (part of Drilling Close Out Plan)
• Establishes a close-out agreement with Contractor (settlement of any outstanding items)
• Manages process, produces deliverables, and updates tools to support development of Drilling contracting strategy, contractor qualification, bid slates, tender, and evaluate proposals
• Develops detailed Contracting Plan(s) consistent with overall Contracting Strategy
• Develops ITT packages consistent with responsibility matrix
• Maintains database of all correspondence to ensure all questions and clarifications have been properly documented and issues agreed to are reflected in final proposals
• Leads or supports negotiations of any contested contractual terms and conditions
• Conforms all contract documents consistent with selected bidder’s proposal, subsequent clarifications and final negotiations
• Obtains final functional review/endorsement of contract documents, as required (e.g., Law, Audit, Controllers, etc.), as well as Contracting and Materials group endorsements, etc.