Role: Contracts Engineer

Location: Fawley

Salary: £55,400 - £86,700 depending on experience

About the role

This role owns the development, execution, and implementation of Contracting Strategies for a portfolio of Maintenance & Turnaround services contracts. Develop and implement contracting strategies to maximize commercial value and Ensure contracts are effectively implemented & applied to maximize EM benefit. The position will interface with EM procurement, R&S technical /operations resources, and Contractor commercial / management teams. This position will require good working knowledge of the PtP process and of the relevant technical work scopes. The right individual will possess strong commercial & interpersonal skills to influence & interact effectively with key interfaces, to drive innovative contracting strategies and to support the Business Line Contract Owner maximize the commercial benefits during contract execution.

Required Qualifications Competencies

• Influence, persuasion, and negotiation skills.
• Strategic thinking, Decision making and business judgment.
• Communication skills.
• Technical Contract writing skills
• Adaptability to changing priorities and time constraints.
• Safety, Security and Controls awareness.
• Project management capabilities
• Working knowledge of maintenance & turnaround contract technical disciplines
• Good knowledge of PtP process and associated controls
• Knowledge of facility related regulatory requirements and ExxonMobil expectations including OIMS and CIMS requirements.

Major Responsibilities

• Own the R&S Contracting Strategy for a portfolio of contract services
• Identify and drive opportunities for change & improvement
• Ensure Procurement Plans for contract tender renewals are aligned with R&S contracting strategies, business objectives and site priorities Input, review & validate quarterly update of Procurement PIP document

• Act as R&S focal point of contact to Procurement throughout contract lifecycle, specifically during tender preparation, negotiations, and contract implementation. Develop tender and implementation plan for all contracting tender activities
• Identify & engage appropriate stakeholders to support the tender and contract implementation activity
• Review Propose bid lists & coordinate operational qualification of suppliers
• Create review tender documents, with emphasis on technical work scopes and commercial exhibits
• Ensure contract documents are well structured and clearly define all work requirements & contractor obligations
• Update technical work scopes and transaction processing sections to apply lessons learned improvement opportunities to base on experience of the previous contract
• Create bid check estimates and coordinate technical input to calculate soft money factors
• Participate support negotiations for key contracts

• Lead the management of change for implementation of new site contracts
• Develop MOC CRAG CIMS documentation and obtain necessary endorsements
• Develop materials for Kick Off Meeting, including summary of key contract items, method of measurement, in-out list, roles, and responsibilities
• Coordinate and host Contract Kick Meeting to establish joint user supplier understanding of key requirements, roles & responsibilities.
• Develop and deliver supplemental EM training for agreement owners
• Coordinate with EM and Contractor's s Planning & SES groups to ensure process and control points are and system ids are implemented

• Provide ongoing commercial support during contract lifecycle
• Identify need for amendments and expedite implementation by procurement
• Clarify the applicability & interpretation of contract terms to resolve ad hoc issues
• Carry out analytical support to expedite resolution of claims

• Apply KPI metrics to generate materials for SRM / Contractor Performance Appraisal meetings
• Proactively support the Business Line Contract Owner to lead SRM Performance reviews; revise performance objectives / establish improvement plans as appropriate.
• Drive continual improvement and innovation initiatives: Set and steward TOT and MEV targets, and manage contractor to deliver against targets
• Review results of field checks, defining and leading necessary follow-up actions to close out issues.

• Promote improvement through collaboration: Networking & Peer Assists
• Support external EM site benchmarking & peer assists
• Network with Contract Engineer peers, transaction group, and agreement owners/users to capture improvement opportunities
• Disseminate & apply expertise and "lessons learned" across the network to continuously improve contract efficacy and optimize transaction efficiency
• Maintain core procedures & documentation within Commercial Group.