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Role Overview
PMC Contracts Manager at Wood PLC. This role leads post-award contract management and administration for two major offshore engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) projects, ensuring compliance with ADNOC standards and safeguarding commercial and contractual interests.
Company Overview
Wood's Oil, Gas & New Energies business is a market-leading provider of integrated and innovative solutions across oil and gas upstream and midstream, onshore and offshore, gas to liquids, and decarbonization and electrification markets. The business has experienced teams, a proven delivery model, and a strong reputation for steady and predictable delivery of large and complex projects for national and international energy companies globally.
Role Purpose
Lead and oversee all post-award contract management, administration, and commercial activities for major offshore EPC projects, ensuring full compliance with ADNOC standards while safeguarding the client's commercial and contractual interests and delivering optimized commercial outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
Major Projects Contract Administration
- Lead post-award contract administration activities, ensuring contractual compliance and proactive management of obligations, variations, claims, and correspondence.
- Manage claims, variations, dispute avoidance, and negotiations, ensuring timely resolution and optimization of cost and schedule impacts.
- Develop and communicate post-award contract administration strategies to cross-functional project teams and senior management.
- Oversee contract close-out activities, including final accounts, settlement of claims, and contractual deliverables upon project completion.
- Ensure accurate and consistent contractual communications, maintaining records in accordance with governance and audit requirements.
Leadership & Governance
- Provide clear commercial direction and leadership to commercial and contract management teams across multiple project interfaces.
- Establish, implement, and continuously improve procedures governing tendering and contract administration processes.
- Coach and mentor team members, fostering professional development, accountability, and high performance.
- Promote a result-oriented and solutions-focused culture, ensuring decisions are commercially sound and aligned with project objectives.
- Drive long-term improvements in contract management practices, incorporating lessons learned and best industry practices.
Risk, Compliance & Performance Management
- Identify, assess, and manage commercial and contractual risks, ensuring early intervention and mitigation.
- Ensure compliance with applicable legal, contractual, and regulatory requirements.
- Develop and implement corrective actions to address performance shortfalls, disputes, or deviations from agreed contractual terms.
- Support senior management with strategic commercial advice and informed decision-making throughout the project lifecycle.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor of Science degree in engineering or equivalent.
- Minimum 20 years of experience in contract management for major oil and gas, energy, or infrastructure projects.
- Demonstrated experience in both pre-award tender management and post-award contract administration.
- Strong background in managing high-value EPC and EPCM contracts and complex claims negotiations.
- Proven track record of successfully closing out contracts with optimized commercial outcomes.
- Experience in dispute avoidance, claims management, and claims negotiation.
Skills & Competencies
- EPC and EPCM agreements.
- Leading commercial and contract management teams.
- Negotiation, claims, and dispute management.
- Legal and contractual awareness.
- Risk identification and management.
- Problem solving and decision making.
- Result-oriented execution.
- Continuous improvement and corrective action implementation.
Additional Information
- Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to high-profile clients across the energy sector.
- Commitment to diversity and inclusion across the business.
- Competitive remuneration package with regular reviews.
- Medical insurance covering inpatient and outpatient care.
- Group life and personal accident insurance.
- End of service gratuity in line with UAE Labor Law.
- Employee Share Plan enabling the purchase of Wood shares with company match.
- Long Service Award at 5-year service milestones.
- Commitment to continued professional development with tailored development plans.
- Global connections with experts across the organization and industry.
- Energy Transition Academy providing community engagement and exposure to existing and emerging energy systems.