Senior Contract Administrator Services

Company: Operator

Duration: 12 months

Location: Grandpuits-Bailly-Carrois, France

Execution Modality: No remote work

Project Context: Join our ongoing RC Transformation project at the refinery in Grandpuits-Bailly-Carrois, France. This project is currently in the construction phase and involves site contracts administration within an EPCm scheme context, along with general transversal coordination.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contracts Administration: Manage and supervise the administration of Construction Contracts, including filing correspondence and preparing responses.
• Meetings: Prepare and issue Minutes of Meeting (MoM) with Construction Contractors.
• Variation Requests: Analyze and validate documents provided by Construction Contractors for Variation Requests/Proposals.
• Negotiations: Negotiate compensation requests from Construction Contractors and prepare claims defense strategies.
• Contract Amendments: Prepare amendments/Variations for approval.
• Logs: Update Variations and invoices logs weekly.
• Notices: Prepare Notices of Default and notify Construction Contractors of Liquidated Damages (LDs) as instructed.
• Invoices: Review pro-forma invoices and facilitate their issuance upon achieving payment milestones.
• Closure: Handle administrative and financial closure of Construction Contracts upon Provisional Acceptance.
• Documentation: Store contract administration documents in the project SharePoint.

Skills and Experience Required:

• Expertise: Minimum 15 years in EPC/EPC contracts administration, including at least 5 years in onshore O&G industrial projects.
• Influence & Management: Ability to influence and manage in a transversal context.
• Claim Management: Expert in claim management.
• Communication: Strong communication, influencing, and networking skills.
• Complexity Handling: Ability to work with complexity and challenging stakeholders.
• Information Sharing: Proficient in sharing information and lessons learnt.
• Project Experience: Extensive experience in onshore O&G projects and refinery/chemical business context.
• Language Skills: Fluent in English and French.
• Workload Management: Ability to manage heavy workload in a fast-paced environment.
• Contract Expertise: Skilled in contract preparation, CFT, negotiation, and administration.

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.