Airswift is hiring Contracts & Procurement experience in Energy Industry to join our client that works on mega projects to be based in Brisbane, QLD.
Position Summary:
Undertake the sourcing, selection, awarding and commercial management of goods and services required for ConocoPhillips Australia Operations. Accountabilities & Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
1. Lead the process of procuring services and materials in a timely, efficient, and effective way by managing the stages of prequalification, bidding, evaluating, contracting, and awarding the contract.
2. Preparation and collation of information and documents required for end-to-end sourcing activities.
3. Working with stakeholders to identify and measure possible contract risks, identify, and implement suitable mitigations.
4. Lead and facilitate proposal/tender evaluations.
5. Conduct ongoing market intelligence and commercial evaluations. This may include the preparation of should-cost and lifecycle cost models.
6. Co-ordination with relevant functions, such as Accounts Payable, HSE, Logistics, Finance, Legal, Information Technology, Engineering, Quality and Employee Relations.
7. Prepare internal and external stakeholders contract approval documentation, and complete activities required to facilitate internal and external approvals.
8. Ensure effective contract management after award – including setting up the contract, maintaining good relationships, resolving invoicing and systems queries, disputes resolution, evaluating contractor performance, contract amendments, contract value reviews/changes, claims etc.
9. Review price adjustments requests from suppliers and compare them with contract terms and market conditions to achieve best value for money outcome.
10. Support the Australian Business Unit Downstream departments to manage their budgets related to purchasing goods and services.
Leadership Competencies:
11. Takes Accountability
12. Drives Performance
13. Makes Decisions
Key Stakeholders:
14. Internal requestors
15. Contractors/Suppliers
16. Functional stakeholders
17. Joint Venture and other Partners and Operations and Exploration
Experience & Qualifications Required:
18. Bachelor’s degree in business, Law or Engineering.
19. Minimum 10 years of recent end-to-end contracts & procurement experience.
20. Strong negotiation and drafting skills.
21. Demonstrated skills in work planning, prioritisation, and management.
22. A proven ability to develop and maintain strong internal and external relationships and networks.
23. Demonstrated commercial savvy – including understanding value for money and risk management.
24. Experience in assessing and managing contract variations, including scope changes and price adjustments.
25. Experience in Contract administration such as cost and warranty claims.
Preferred:
26. Recent experience preparing and/or overseeing contracts for offshore/drilling campaigns (preferably local Australian projects).
27. A good understanding of cybersecurity protections in contracts.
28. Experience contracting in a hybrid and knock-for-knock indemnity regime.