Engineer - Contract

The Contract Engineer is responsible for the end-to-end coordination, review, and administration of all contracts across Divetech’s operations, both pre-award and post-award.
The role ensures that contractual obligations, deliverables, and commercial terms are clearly understood, communicated, and executed across all internal stakeholders including Operations, QHSE, Finance, Procurement, and Business Development.
The Contract Engineer plays a critical role in safeguarding Divetech’s commercial position by identifying contractual risks, ensuring compliance, supporting subcontract management, and maintaining alignment between contractual terms & conditions and project execution.
Additionally, the role contributes to ongoing contract governance, including legacy project reviews, subcontract compliance, and verification of supplier and subcontractor claims against agreed contractual terms.

Qualifications

Educational and Technical Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in law, Business Administration, Quantity Surveying, or a related field.
• Contract management or legal certifications are advantageous.

Language Skills:

• Excellent verbal and written communication in English.
• Arabic is advantageous but not mandatory.

Years of Experience:

• Minimum 3–5 years’ experience in contract administration, commercial management, or legal support within marine, offshore, construction, or industrial services sectors.

Nature of Experience:

• Experience reviewing and administering contracts in offshore, marine, subsea, or industrial environments.
• Familiarity with EPC contracts, service agreements, and subcontracting structures.
• Exposure to ADNOC, AD Ports, or similar regional client contracting frameworks is an advantage.
• Understanding of commercial risk allocation, contractual claims, and variation mechanisms.

Behavioural Competencies

• Strong commercial and contractual acumen.
• High attention to detail with analytical mindset.
• Ability to interpret legal and contractual language into operational actions.
• Strong coordination and stakeholder management skills.
• Proactive, solution-oriented, and able to work under pressure.
• High integrity and commitment to compliance and governance.

Responsibilities

Contract Review & Administration (Pre & Post Award)
• Review all client contracts, subcontracts, and agreements pre-award to identify commercial, legal, and operational risks.
• Support commercial and bid teams during tender phase by highlighting key contractual obligations, deviations, and risk areas.
• Ensure all awarded contracts are fully understood, documented, and transitioned effectively to execution teams.
• Maintain a centralized contract register and document control system for all active and legacy contracts.
Contractual Compliance & Deliverables Management
• Track and monitor contractual deliverables, milestones, and obligations across all projects.
• Ensure timely notification and communication of contractual requirements to internal stakeholders (QHSE, Operations, Finance, Procurement, etc.).
• Support project teams in maintaining compliance with contractual terms including reporting, documentation, and certification requirements.
• Assist in the preparation and review of contractual correspondence (notices, claims, variations, extensions of time).
Subcontract Management & Analysis
• Review and support the development of subcontract agreements ensuring alignment with main contract terms.
• Analyse subcontractor obligations, commercial exposure, and risk flow-down provisions.
• Monitor subcontractor performance against contractual requirements and assist in resolving contractual disputes or discrepancies.
• Ensure subcontract terms are commercially and legally aligned with Divetech’s contractual commitments to clients.
Commercial & Financial Compliance
• Verify supplier and subcontractor invoices against contractual terms, agreed rates, and deliverables.
• Support Finance in validating billing, variations, and payment applications in line with contract provisions.
• Assist in identifying revenue leakage, cost risks, and contractual non-compliance impacting project margins.
• Support the commercial team in managing change orders, claims, and contract amendments.
Legacy Contract Review & Risk Management
• Conduct periodic reviews of existing and legacy contracts to identify risks, gaps, and improvement opportunities.
• Ensure ongoing compliance with contractual obligations across long-term and framework agreements.
• Assist in developing mitigation strategies for identified contractual risks.
Cross-Functional Coordination
• Act as a key interface between Commercial, Legal (if applicable), Operations, QHSE, Procurement, and Finance.
• Ensure alignment between contractual obligations and operational execution plans.
• Support internal awareness and understanding of contractual requirements through structured communication.
Governance & Continuous Improvement
• Contribute to the development of standard contract templates, clauses, and governance procedures.
• Support implementation of contract management systems, trackers, and reporting tools.
• Assist in improving contract lifecycle management processes across the business.