Contracts Advisor

Our client a Global Energy Operator in Perth is currently seeking a Contracts Adviser to join them for a 12-month contract.

• End-to-end contract lifecycle management, sourcing strategy, contract drafting and interpretation, commercial negotiation, and ensure contracts deliver value and mitigate risk whilst supporting business objectives.
• Stakeholder engagement, to plan and delivery commercially sound contracting outcomes that meet business priorities.
• Support Contract Owners with the pre-award development of scopes of work.
• Perform end-to-end contracting processes in compliance with legislation, governance processes and policies as well as the relevant Joint Operating Agreement(s).
• Provide guidance to Contract Owners in post award contract management to preserve value under the contract and ensure sound contractor performance

Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Support the development of Category Strategies, as required.
• Support the development and implementation of category strategies, as required.
• With support and supervision, lead contract development, Invitations to Tender, tender evaluation, negotiation, award recommendations, contract conformance, award, and contract variation processes.
• With support, maintain effective relationships with internal business stakeholders to define the business’ contracting requirements, to forecast demand, and ensure contracts are in place to meet demand.
• Support stakeholders to develop quality Scopes of Work, perform technical tender evaluation, and conform the scope of work prior to contract award.
• Perform end-to-end contracting processes in compliance with legislation, governance processes and policies as well as the relevant Joint Operating Agreement(s).
• Manage contracting and procurement approval processes from internal decision makers, Tokyo board and Joint Venture Partners.
• With support and supervision, provide guidance to Contract Owners in post-award contract management, ensuring effective supplier performance management, and delivery of contractual and commercial obligations.
• Deliver contracting outcomes that support local content, ethical supply chain practices, modern slavery compliance, and Indigenous engagement objectives in alignment with company policies and commitments.

Key Skills and Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree qualification, Commerce, Law or equivalent professional or 3
• plus years of relevant experience
• CIPS or equivalent qualification in Procurement and Supply Chain Management
• Demonstrated experience, in sectors like energy, resources or defense, managing end-to-end contracting activities, supporting the development of category strategies across 1 or more categories.
• Demonstrated experience managing end-to-end contracting activities 1 or more contract models (eg. EPCM, rates, EPC, fabrication, etc), including sourcing
• strategy, tendering, award, and post-award contract management, for complex contracts with annual spend exceeding US$1 million within the energy, resources, defence, or similar industries.
• Experience managing internal and external stakeholder engagement, keeping abreast of operational needs and external market trends
• Capable of performing analytics with data sets to identify spend patterns to link to opportunities in respective category or sourcing strategy development.
• Experience negotiating and drafting responses in general conditions of contract tender clarifications for legal review for one or more contract models.
• Experience in negotiating two or more different pricing structures.
• Experience using Contract Lifecycle Management Systems (CLMS) and ERP systems i.e., SAP and SAP Ariba, including managing end-to-end sourcing projects and post-award contract administration and ongoing contract hygiene.
• Exposure to identifying commercial, legal, and delivery risks and developing risk mitigation strategies.
• With supervision, experience managing claims, disputes, and potential exposure.
• Experience working in a complex Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) and aligning Joint Venture Partners to sourcing strategies and recommended commercial outcomes.
• Experience with sustainability in the supply chain such as Australian Industry
• Participation Plans; local content; Indigenous content and Modern Slavery; requirements in the contracting process.

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.