Senior Claims Specialist/Senior Contract Engineer

ACTIVITIES

1. The activities deal with worldwide Claims (including Contractor and Company claims and disputes) as detailed below:

- Analysis and review of existing Claims: provide expertise support to projects for existing Claims and corresponding resolution (contracts execution phase / close out phase):

- Advise and direct the projects for "on the spot requests" with regards to management of claims,

- Investigate and assess merit of major claim/dispute,

- Provide higher understanding and recommendations for building the Claim dossiers and corresponding settlement,

- Assist the project in drafting correspondences and notices to Contractors.

2. Preventive awareness (contract management methods, tendering stage and early execution stage):

- Broadcast contract management good practices,

- Raise awareness of the importance of contractual rigorousness,

- Raise awareness of impacts of deviations from standard contracts,

- Broadcast feedback on lessons learned from existing and past Claims,

- Provide guidance in identifying potential Claims at early stage.

3. Assist the Claim manager in:

- Implementing the defined claim management roadmap,

- Defining the method & tools related to claims and disputes management.

- Monitoring disputes trend,

- Negotiating frame agreements with delay, quantum and performance experts,

Delivering the defined improvements actions.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

· Contract and procurement professional with Claim resolution experiences, i.e. more than 15 years in contract management and 10 years projects experience within major international projects, preferably oil and gas;

· Excellent contract understanding and knowledge including tendering, execution and close out phases;

· Good understanding of legal civil and common law system;

· Good understanding of all aspects of the project: planning, time impact, quantum, costs, risk management, project management, technical;

· requirements, local requirements;

· Very good understanding of dispute resolution and negotiation process;

· Ability to manage heavy workload in a fast pace and dispute environment;

· Independent thinking, vision, creativity, influencing skills, decision making;

· Ability to interact with high level and challenging stakeholders;

. French & English proficiency

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