SENIOR CONTRACT ENGINEER

30480 – SENIOR CONTRACT ENGINEER

At Eni, we are looking for a Senior Contract Engineer within Eni Iraq B.V. in Basra, Iraq. You will be managing all aspects of the procurement process for contracts for goods, works and services with minimum direction and supervision, meeting delivery, cost, quantity and quality requirements and in accordance with company policies and procedures.

As a member of the Contracts & Procurement department you will be responsible for:

• Preparing contractual and commercial sections of the tender exercise and compiling the full tender package
• Developing and analysing contract documentation, including review and contribution to contractual scope of work as per requisition
• Writing contract requirements in conformance with all applicable laws and in compliance with company procurement policies and procedures
• Ensuring that contractual terms and conditions are defined in accordance with company requirements and governance
• Performing counterparty risk assessments as per existing procedures
• Performing contractual and commercial evaluations and required negotiations of tenders received, formulate recommendations and finalizing all contractual terms and conditions to award
• Challenging purchase requisition requirements, offering alternatives and proposing solutions
• Making critical analysis, adding revisions and contributing to the preparation of the tender lists, contract strategies and tender evaluation plan
• Preparing un-priced and priced evaluation models of high complexity and major contracts
• Elaborating and proposing contracting solutions and pursuing alternative methods of improving contracting practices i.e. risk/reward, incentives, alliances etc., comparing different purchasing alternatives such as tendering vs. single source, renting vs. buying, etc.
• Demonstrating continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work co-operatively and jointly with other departments and with other Contracts & Procurement staff to provide high quality, seamless customer service
• Developing, compiling, conducting EOL and market surveys
• Training on the job of junior personnel in all aspects of the contracting process
• Ensuring that confidentiality is maintained throughout the procurement process
• Managing all contracting phases in coordination with Contract Holder(s) and other involved functions, as appropriate
• Ensuring proper data entry into GPS system for all the ITTs / Contracts / Amendments as per management instructions, including local content and a weekly update of workload
• Managing all activities in full compliance with Company’s Code of Ethics.

This is the opportunity for you if you have these skills and requirements:

• Educated to degree level (Engineering or Economics preferred)
• Significant experience in the Oil and Gas industry and in the requested area of expertise
• Knowledgeable in international contractual format and complex corporate and project governance
• Understanding of commodity markets and price trends, various grades, qualities and variety of materials, supplies and equipment
• High fluency in written and spoken English, particularly for contract terminology
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, and ability  to understand what is negotiable in line with Company targets
• High professional standards and personal integrity
• Ability to work effectively with people from multiple cultures and backgrounds 
• Work experience in Middle East area desirable
• Ability to work under pression and with minimal supervision
• CIPS type qualification desirable

Location:
Basra, Iraq

Work pattern:
Rotational 28/28

At Eni we believe in enterprising people, capable of making a difference and making their contribution with passion and innovation, to respond to the global challenges of the energy transition. For us, the skills and attitudes of each individual, continuous training, and diversity and inclusion are fundamental. We promote flexible ways of working with particular attention to well-being, welfare and work life-balance.

Eni will evaluate applications considering plurality and diversity as sources of enrichment. If your application is assessed to be among those most in line with the required profile, you will be contacted to continue the selection process.

Whatever your ambition, at Eni you can find the tools to make it happen.

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