Contracts Manager

Role Summary

The Contract Manager is responsible for leading the Contracts team and all activities related to contractual, legal, commercial and insurance issues related to contracts with clients and suppliers.  Based in ROVOP’s office in Westhill, Aberdeen, key duties and responsibilities to include, but are not limited to:

• Lead the review and negotiation of pre-award tender terms and conditions, to identify and mitigate contractual and commercial risk of contracts
• Prepare and negotiate contracts based on ROVOP’s standard forms
• Review and negotiate other forms of agreement that may be encountered as part of the business such as confidentiality agreements, letter of intent, mutual hold harmless agreements and parent company guarantees
• Report to management major contractual and commercial risks with recommended mitigation measures
• Ensure compliance with subcontract/supplier terms and ongoing management of prime contract obligations
• Keep fully updated with relevant statutory requirements, laws regulations codes and best practice
• Assists in the maintenance of the company’s global insurance programme
• Maintains clear and effective communications within the commercial team to understand tender requirements and their impact on contracting strategies
• Maintains clear and effective communications with the operations team in relation to any contracts awarded, providing a clear summary of the terms of the contract agreed and ongoing support in relation to contract queries, collect contractual lessons learnt from Contract Engineers and Project Managers during project delivery
• Support change (variation) control process internally and externally
• Develop and maintain relationships with key client stakeholders and members of the management team, both internal and external
• Maintain and update where required ROVOP’s contracting principles, standard contract forms and contract processes
• Provide contracts training to the commercial and operations teams in order to support the development of their contract’s knowledge
• Line manage the Contracts Assistant and provide appropriate training and mentoring
• Provide contractual assistance in relation to any disputes that arise with clients or suppliers
• Any other associated tasks requested to support the Head of Contracts and Commercial.

QHSE Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a personal commitment to Health, Safety, Environment and Quality
• Apply ROVOP and any Client’s Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Policies
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, lead by example and exceeded ROVOP’s commitment to HSEQ initiatives.

Essential requirements

• Extensive experience in contracts management and administration in the oil and gas industry
• A graduate degree in an appropriate field
• Knowledge of contractual law

Desirable requirements

• Experience of reviewing ROV supply contracts
• A law, or law and management degree
• A qualified lawyer in a relevant jurisdiction

Personal attributes

• Ability to work under pressure
• Able to establish good working relationships with people
• Confident decision-maker
• Customer-focused
• Strong influencing and negotiating skills
• Commercially focused, with the confidence and experience to make recommendations to senior   management
• Highly confidential and trustworthy
• Ability to multi-task and problem solve
• "Can Do" attitude, and focused on delivery
• Highly organised and flexible
• Excellent verbal, presentation and written skills, with a focus on attention to detail
• Highly credible, presenting a professional image that immediately generates trust and confidence

How to Apply

If you are interested in this position then:

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• Complete the personal details contained in the application below
• Remember to attach your CV, this is a mandatory requirement of the application process
• Attach any other documentation/covering letter you think may assist with your application.

Please note that ROVOP assess all applications based on merit. Should a suitable candidate be identified, ROVOP reserves the right to close the recruitment process prior to the advertised closing date. Only those candidates considered to be suitable will be invited to interview.

Should you have any queries regarding the role, or have any questions relating to your application, then please contact the HR team on jobs@rovop.com

Closing date

31^st January 2020