Sub Contracts Manager

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**Reimagine What’s Possible**

This position is responsible for implementing and managing existing contracts and strategies in the current project in Middle East region.
- Solid knowledge and capabilities to operate FIDIC based subcontract.
- Negotiation and award of contracts to ensure alignment on technical and commercial evaluation for execution of contracts.
- Claims management including documenting counter claims, defending claims and communicating defence to protect project results against cost and schedule. Verifiable experience in extension of time / delay claim management
- Managing contractual meetings, preparing and maintaining detailed MOM, verifiable experiences on formulation of contractual correspondances (Letters, Site instructions, MOM,)
- Work with Project teams (engineering, construction, commissioning, project controls, commercial etc), supporting the Project to achieve goals primarily focused on Contracting Strategy, Proposals, Sourcing, Contracting Awards and Project Contract Execution for Engineering, Construction and EPC Projects. This includes:

- Proposal and estimating support for Projects including sourcing budget pricing from the market as a requirement for benchmarking market rates and resource availability.
- Preparing and implementing the Projects Subcontracts Strategy identifying the life of project requirements including working with planning and cost/estimating to understand budget allocations against contracts.
- Drafting and preparation of bidding documents and the Contractual Terms and Conditions including technical scope of work, pricing schedules for various commercial models including remeasure contracts, QA/QC and HSSE requirements, and contract execution requirements.
- Responsible for the timely preparation of legal and contractual documents such as Letters of Instructions, Contract Change Orders / Modifications, Insurance Documents, Subcontractor Approval packages, Certificate of Final Acceptance, and other legal or contractual requirements as needed.
- Leading the preparation of and negotiating cost impacts and schedule changes with Suppliers for contract Change Orders / modifications / claims assessment / arbitration.
- Performance management of contracts. Manage relationships with s and maubcontactors,

**DIMENSIONS**:

- Average Annual Spend Managed $100MM
- Categories Supported Globally Engineering Services & Construction subcontracts
- Supply Contracts Size Range Up to $10MM - $250MM
- Businesses Supported

**Critical competencies**
- Verifiable experience in multi billion EPC contracts on the side of EPC contractors (not client side)
- EPC Contract management is critical for this role and understanding of end-to-end contract placement to close out and knowledge of both tailored contract models and FIDIC Red, White and other models including NEC applied for Project Execution.
- Strengths in drafting contracts and legal understanding of contract risk and the key clauses for contract execution and successful delivery of projects
- Thorough experience in Change Management and documenting contractual arguments/commercial recovery for defense in prolongation, progress delays, resourcing issues which impact project delivery.
- Excellent negotiation and contract resolution skills.
- Strong influencing, communication, and facilitative skills, including cross cultures and geographies,
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate (written and verbal) technical and non-technical information, internally and externally.
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills

We are the world’s largest hydrogen producer with over 80 years of industrial gas experience. We are hydrogen and industrial gas experts delivering safe, end-to-end solutions, investing in real, clean energy projects at scale, and driving the industry forward to generate a cleaner future.

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