Contract & Procurement Manager

Role Overview

Wood PLC is recruiting a Contract & Procurement Manager to join its Projects team, focusing on FEED and Detail design scopes of work in Muscat, Oman. This is a secondment role to OQ in Oman with an assignment duration of one year.

Company Overview

Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara—a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies.

Role Purpose

The Contract Manager will administer project contracts during execution and post-award stages, manage contractual correspondence and obligations, coordinate across project teams and stakeholders to ensure compliance and timely resolution of contractual issues, and lead contract operation for FEED and EPC contractors during post-award execution.

Key Responsibilities

Contract Administration

• Administer project contracts during execution and post-award stages.
• Manage contractual correspondence, deliverables, obligations, milestones, variations, claims, change orders, and payment-related contractual matters.
• Maintain contract records, correspondence, and audit trails.
• Lead contract operation and administration for FEED/EPC contractors during post-award execution.

Stakeholder Coordination

• Coordinate with project teams, contractors, Procurement, Legal, Finance, Project Controls, and other stakeholders to ensure contract compliance, proper records, and timely resolution of day-to-day contractual issues.
• Manage commercial interfaces with contractors, including instructions, clarifications, and performance issues.

Compliance & Risk Management

• Ensure contractual compliance with FEED/EPC obligations and milestones.
• Identify and manage commercial risks and mitigation actions at project level.

Commercial Negotiations & Claims

• Evaluate and support the negotiation of variations, claims, and change orders.

Cost & Schedule Control

• Support cost control and forecasting in coordination with Project Controls.
• Ensure adherence to project schedule and cost control by coordination with project control team.

EPC Tender Readiness

• Support EPC tender readiness strategy, ensuring alignment with lessons learned from FEED.
• Participate in EPC ITT preparation and ensure completeness and integrity.

Project Delivery

• Ensure project deliverables are in accordance with company specs and standards.
• Manage multi-disciplinary teams during FEED and EPC phases.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum 15 years of experience in similar projects.
• Ability to manage multi-discipline teams during FEED and EPC phases.
• Strong understanding of multidisciplinary design coordination and interface management.
• Strong leadership and technical expertise.
• Flexibility to work in different locations.

Skills & Competencies

• Multidisciplinary design coordination and interface management.
• Strong leadership capabilities.
• Technical expertise in contract and project management.

Additional Information

• Direct reporting to the Head of Project Management.
• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders across oil and gas and emerging energy sectors.
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure market alignment.
• Medical Insurance: Covers inpatient and outpatient care (cover limits apply; refer to terms of benefit and network list for details).
• Workmen's Compensation: Provides payment of 3 x Annual Wage (up to a maximum of 5000 OMR) upon death or permanent disability.
• Employee Assistance Programme: Confidential support for work or personal issues covering mental, physical, social and financial well-being.
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: Wood is an equal opportunity employer recognising the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria without regard to race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with relevant governing laws.