Contract Specialist

Airswift is currently recruiting for a Contract Specialist to be based in one of there clients UK offices on a hybrid basis.

The candidate will have experience of the management of the entire procurement process (i.e. throughout the pre- and post-award periods) for, amongst other things, engineering works.

• Prepares and negotiates Non-Disclosure/Confidentiality Agreements
• Prepares Market Analysis
• Compiles documentation for and solicits Expressions of Interest (EOI)
• Prepares analysis of the returns from EOI requests
• Undertakes all aspects of Prequalification of potential contractors (including co-ordination of technical aspects);
• Prepares and issues Bidders List;
• Compiles Request for Information and Request for Proposal (RFP) / and or Invitation to Tender/Bid (ITT/B) and associated evaluation plans (including co-ordination of technical aspects);
• Initiates and chairs the RFP/ITT/ITB Kick-off meeting;
• Compiles the Individual Contract Plan for an RFP/ITT/ITB;
• Expedites input to an RFP/ITT/ITB package and compiles the physical package for review and issue;
• Administers Customer and (where relevant) Company contracting strategy papers;
• Initiates and chairs RFP RFP/ITT/ITB explanation/clarification meetings/registers and writes and issues minutes thereof;
• Receives and handles all queries from bidders including co-ordination of discipline response to queries. Indicates distribution of correspondence;
• Co-ordinates visits by Bidders to the Project worksite (as appropriate);
• Facilitates the RFP/ITT/ITB evaluation process; performs Commercial evaluations;
• Initiates and chairs bid clarification meetings, writes and distributes minutes;
• Participates in pre-commencement kick off meeting; writes and distributes minutes;
• Receives all correspondence from contractors, initiates distribution, drafts responses (where appropriate) and closes-out;
• Maintains correspondence, Site Instructions, Contractor change and other applicable registers;
• Maintains and manages securities (e.g. Bonds, Performance Guarantees, Insurances, etc.) and tracks for expiry;
• Either replies to Contractors' correspondence where the subject is solely Contract-related or co-ordinates the review of and replies to such correspondence with other Customer/departments/disciplines;
• Provide contractual interpretation for Project Team;

• Degree (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying, Law, Business Studies or other relevant subject;
• Ideally relevant working experience after leaving full-time study;
• Experience in the industrial engineering (e.g. mid-stream/upstream oil & gas, chemical, process plant, etc) industry;
• Good understanding of contractual risk and contract law;
• Experience of published standard forms of contract (e.g. FIDIC, IChemE, LOGIC, NEC, etc) standard and bespoke forms of contract;
• Knowledge of Contract Work Practices;