Contract Administrator at Saipem Nigeria

Saipem is a large and international turnkey contractors in the oil & gas industry.

The Company enjoys a superior competitive position for the provision of EPC/EPCI services to the oil industry both onshore and offshore with a particular focus on the toughest and most technologically challenging projects and activities in remote areas.

Saipem is a global contractor, with strong local presence in strategic and emerging areas such as West Africa, North Africa, Central Asia, Middle East, and South East Asia and it employs over 48,000 people, comprising more than 125 nationalities.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Contract Administrator

Job Location: Lagos

Job Descriptions
Verify the completeness of contract documents (consistency check) and distribute them to project team members
Track client, subcontractors, vendors obligations
Administer the contract ensuring that project is performed in line with contractual obligations
Liaise with project team, coordinate Project Contract Review, participate to meetings, manage and file all correspondence having a contractual relevance exchanged during project execution with clients, partners, subcontractors, vendors and authorities
Monitor contract risks of critical work packages (subcontractors, vendors) and propose remedial actions
Manage the change process on the project, including change orders, claims, back charges, penalties, new prices, dispute handling and resolution (except for litigation and arbitration) towards clients, main subcontractors and key vendors, ensuring that notices and notifications are issued as per contractual requirements, and participate in the generation of additional revenue as entitled by the contracts
Check consistency between records, reports and correspondence, verify supporting documentation for invoicing and monitor that payments received are in line with the contractual terms
Prepare reporting for project, company and corporate
Ensure that Golden Rules and Silver Guidelines are implemented
Maintain necessary liaison with other competent Saipem functions, in particular with Financial Administration, Insurance, Procurement and Risk referents
Ensure all Project Certificates are duly issued by clients (e.g. Milestone Completion Certificates, Mechanical Completion, Handover Certificate, Provisional Acceptance Certificate)
Provide collection and sharing of lessons learned, feedbacks and returns of experience on issues/criticalities encountered during project execution
Desired Skills and Experience

• Civil Engineering, Law, Quantity Surveyor or Business Administration Degrees;
• Relevant experience, minimum of 3 years, in Oil and Gas sector
• Contract law specialized knowledge, strong negotiation skills, target oriented, excellent interpersonal skills, planning and analysis capabilities, knowledge of Oil & Gas projects, engaged in professional growth and continuous improvement.

How To Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply online

Deadline: Not Stated