Manager Contract Management

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Abu Dhabi, ARE
In-Office
Expert/Leader
Energy
The Role
Manage contracts management delivery for large EPC/EPCI projects. Lead contract negotiations, claims success, stakeholder relationships, departmental improvements, resource forecasting, policy compliance, and team training to ensure contract performance across project lifecycles.
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Job Overview:

Typically manages multiple Contracts Management delivery at the large EPC/EPCI level. Has accountability for the Contracts Management and Claims Success of allocated Contracts at the large projects level. Develops and maintains a positive relationship with internal functions and clients All levels of Contracts Specialist and administrators.

Responsibilities

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

  • Departmental improvement initiatives delivery
  • Provide manpower and bid forecasts to Business Line Management as necessary
  • Manage the relationships with all Contracts Management Stakeholders including:
    • Project Management
    • Engineering
    • Procurement
    • Subcontracts
    • Fabrication
    • Construction
    • Marine Installation
    • Hook Up and Commissioning
    • Consortium or JV Partner
    • QHSE
    • Legal
    • Finance
    • Business Line Management 
    • EXCOM
    • Customer / Client
  • Contribute to Annual Business Line budget
  • Contribute to Department goals and strategy
  • Contribute to General improvement of department and systems
  • Contracts negotiations with customers/clients
  • Coordinate with Contracts Director/Senior Contracts Director on workloads and resources 
  • Ensure Contracts & Senior Contracts Specialists coordinate appropriate activities
  • Own and lead the implementation, enforcement, and verification of compliance with all McDermott policies and procedures
  • Ensure employees understand their responsibility and authority to effectively implement the requirements of all McDermott policies and procedures
  • Ensure the timely completion of all mandatory training by themselves and their teams
Qualifications

Essential Qualifications and Education:

  • Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant discipline such as Engineering, legal, Commercial or Quantity Surveying and ten (10) years of Contracts Management experience in addition to other functional experience with at least one-two (1-2) years of management experience.
  • Proven experience in contract management within the Engineering Procurement Construction and Installation (EPC/EPCI) industry, in the areas of Energy Transition, Onshore, or Offshore or Subsea and Floating Facilities (FPSO/FPU)
  • In-depth knowledge of EPC/EPCI project lifecycles, including design, procurement, construction, and installation phases
  • Can build rapport with and gains respect from employees with varied experience and background
  • Familiarity with industry-specific terminologies, contracts, and standards
  • Strong negotiation skills with a focus on achieving mutually beneficial outcomes
  • Ability to analyze complex contract requirements and identify potential risks
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, enabling effective collaboration with diverse stakeholders
  • Proficient in using contract management software and MS Office Suite
  • Detail-oriented with strong organizational and time management skills
  • Ability to work under pressure, multitask, and meet tight deadlines

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About Us
Our ingenuity fuels daily life. Together, we’ve forged some of the most trusted partnerships across the energy value chain to make what was once just an idea a reality: laying subsea infrastructure thousands of feet below sea level, installing platforms hundreds of miles from shore, using our expertise to design and build offshore wind infrastructure, and reshaping the onshore landscape to deliver the energy products the world needs safely and sustainably.
For more than 100 years, we've been making the impossible possible. Today, we're driving the energy transition with more than 30,000 of the brightest minds across 54 countries.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Legal, Commercial, or Quantity Surveying
  • Minimum ten (10) years of contracts management experience
  • At least 1-2 years of management experience
  • Proven experience in EPC/EPCI industry (Energy Transition, Onshore, Offshore, Subsea, FPSO/FPU)
  • In-depth knowledge of EPC/EPCI project lifecycles (design, procurement, construction, installation)
  • Strong negotiation skills focused on mutually beneficial outcomes
  • Ability to analyze complex contract requirements and identify risks
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Familiarity with industry-specific terminologies, contracts, and standards
  • Proficiency with contract management software and MS Office Suite
  • Detail-oriented with strong organizational and time management skills
  • Ability to work under pressure, multitask, and meet tight deadlines
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The Company
HQ: Houston, TX
26,626 Employees

What We Do

McDermott is a premier, fully-integrated provider of engineering and construction solutions to the energy industry. Our customers trust our technology-driven approach to design and build infrastructure solutions to responsibly transport and transform oil and gas into the products the world needs today. From concept to commissioning, our expertise and comprehensive solutions deliver certainty, innovation and added value to energy projects around the world. It is called the “One McDermott Way.” Operating in over 54 countries, McDermott’s locally-focused and globally-integrated resources include approximately 40,000 employees, a diversified fleet of specialty marine construction vessels and fabrication facilities around the world. To learn more, visit www.mcdermott.com.

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