Senior Contract Administrator, Ras-Al-Khair

Job Description

Requisition ID: 256031Requisition Posting End Date:Position SummaryJubail is one of Bechtel?s most remarkable achievements?a city built from the sand up, requiring vast resources and logistical planning on an unprecedented scale. It the biggest civil engineering project in modern times?and its getting bigger. Bechtel has managed the Jubail project, located in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, since it began in the mid-1970s. Bechtel serves as the Management Services Contractor (MSC), or ?owner?s representative? for our client, the Royal Commission (RC). We are the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) managers, managing design submissions from local AE firms, and overseeing the actual construction work being performed by local contractors and sub-contractors in Jubail Industrial City. In June 2021, Bechtel?s contract with the Royal Commission was renewed for another 5 years with work focusing on building new residential communities, iconic buildings/ bridges, major site preparation, commercial buildings, mosques, schools, hospitals, sports facilities, clinics, universities, utility services and infrastructure (electrical sub-stations, lift stations), roads and highways, port & pipeline expansions, and more.Work Location: Ras Al KhairThis position is based in Ras-Al-Khair. You will be required to commute 90 KM on a daily basis (one direction) using the available transportation facility.Major Responsibilities:Administers large moderately complex contracts.Maintains a continuing review of the progress of each contract and provides management with information regarding any financial, legal or technical difficulties.Prepares change order and amendments, negotiates with contractors and customers to obtain settlement.EFFECTIVE JOB DUTIES1.Implement the Division Responsibilities Matrix which records the Project?s agreed assignment of various contract management tasks and the Standard Work Process Procedures applicable to Contract Administration.2.Administers assigned contracts maintaining a continual review of progress and providing management with information regarding projected financial, schedule or technical difficulties.3.Coordinates with designated staff on operational activities affecting contractual rights and obligations, contract performance, contract administration and other major matters.4.Administers moderately complex contract changes by negotiating with customer personnel and obtaining settlement.5.Represents Bechtel in contractual discussions of moderate complexity.6.Administers information programs to ensure mutual understanding of contract terms and conditions.7.Prepares periodic status reports for management.JOB KNOWLEDGE

• Intermediate to expert knowledge of contracting regulations, policies and practices.
• Specialized courses or experience in pricing, contract law, negotiations and accounting.
• Experience in developing and recommending potential solutions to contractual problems to management.
• Skill in communicating effectively, both orally and in writing, with other project functional groups.
• Knowledge and understanding of the project functional groups and company policies, procedures and work practices.
• Proficiency in administration of large, complex contracts, including assessing and resolving claims.

Skills and Qualifications:Essential Technical:

• University degree in Business, Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 10 years? experience in the post award administration of contracts.
• Experienced in lump sum, unit price and cost plus type contracts.
• Experienced in construction, design, services and O&M forms of contracts.
• Understanding of law, negotiations, or cost engineering.

Essential Behavioral:

• Developed business writing skills, with strong command of the English language.
• Effective oral communication skills.
• Organized in documenting and record keeping.
• Adaptability to differing cultures and environments.
• Ability to represent department in cross-functional meetings.

Preferred Technical:

• Current/prior Bechtel experience.
• Prior Middle East and/or international experience.
• Previous experience on integrated project(s) with a client.
• Contract formation and/or claims experience.
• Advanced degree in business, law or quantity surveying.
• Ability to draft and/or revise contract T&Cs.

PreferredBehavioral:

• Developed presentation skills.
• Training and/or mentoring skills.
• Flexibility in adjusting to workload and priorities.
• Comfortable interacting in a multi-national team environment.

Shaping tomorrow togetherBechtel is one of the most respected global engineering, construction, and project management companies. Together with our customers, we deliver landmark projects that foster long-term progress and economic growth. Since 1898, we?ve completed more than 25,000 extraordinary projects across 160 countries on all seven continents. We operate through four global businesses: Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; and Mining & Metals. Our company and our culture are built on more than a century of leadership and a relentless adherence to our values, the core of which are safety, quality, ethics, and integrity. These values are what we believe, what we expect, what we deliver, and what we live. www.bechtel.comBechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age,national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law),protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.In accordance with Bechtels duty to provide and maintain a safe workplace for our employees and to safeguard the health of our families, customers, and visitors, we have adopted mandatory COVID-19 safety protocols for each work location, which may include a vaccination or testing requirement. Please speak with your Bechtel recruiter to determine which protocols apply to the work location for the job you are seeking.

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