Contract Manager

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

Manages the pre- and post award procurement and contracts management life cycle associated with engineering activities and construction works on large and complex industrial Projects.

• Extensive experience of managing pre-contract processes (including pre-qualification, preparation of Invitations To Tender, selection and award of contracts);
• Extensive experience of managing all post-award processes (general contract administration, change control, claims avoidance and management, final accounting, dispute resolution, etc);
• • Contributes to and advises on setting procurement strategy for engineering and construction works
  • Prepares and negotiates Non-Disclosure/Confidentiality Agreements
  • Compiles Expression of Interest Documents
  • Prepares Market Analysis of the returns
  • Prequalifies Contractors and ensures due diligence activities are properly undertaken;
  • Compiles Request for Information/ Request for Proposal (RFP) and or Tender evaluation plans;
  • Initiates and chairs the RFP/ITT Kick-off meeting;
  • Compiles the Individual Contract Plan for an RFP/ITT;
  • Expedites input to an RFP/ITT package and compiles the physical package for review and issue;
  • Performs prequalification exercises to select bidders for RFP/ITT from the Project Bidders List and issues the bidders' list for review and approval;
  • Administers contracting strategy papers;
  • Initiates and chairs RFP RFP/ITT explanation/clarification meetings/registers and writes and issues consequent minutes;
  • 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 overall RFP/ITT evaluation process including Technical

• Experience in the industrial engineering (e.g. mid-stream/upstream oil & gas, chemical, process plant, etc) industry;
• Excellent understanding of contractual risk and contract law;
• Extensive experience of published standard forms of engineering and construction contracts (e.g. FIDIC, IChemE, LOGIC, NEC, etc) standard and bespoke forms of contract;
• Involvement in Contract Work Practices;
• Sound knowledge of relevant statutes, and interpretation of commercial contracts;
• Understanding of construction methods, processes and concepts and the application of such knowledge;
• Basic ability to interpret relevant national industry codes and standards and of technical documents;
• Strong working knowledge of the fundamental requirements of the discipline, and the basic requirements of other disciplines.