SR. CONTRACTS ENGINEER

Role purpose

Tendering and procurement responsibilities

• Review and finalize procurement strategies, scopes of work or services, tender documents, and pricing mechanisms.
• Prepare tender bulletins and clarifications; participate in tender evaluations and prepare evaluation reports for Tender Committees.
• Lead commercial clarifications and bidder negotiations; prepare letters of award.
• Prepare contract documents incorporating clarifications, negotiations, and qualifications.

Contract management responsibilities

• Draft contractual correspondence and evaluate changes, variations, and change requests.
• Issue contract variations and amendments; evaluate claims, resolve disputes, and close out contracts.
• Ensure procurement strategies, tenders, contracts, and variations comply with QatarEnergy regulations and Contracts Department procedures.
• Maintain confidentiality and ethics in contractual matters and promote a zero-harm culture.

Experience and skills

• 10–15 years of multidisciplinary experience, including at least 5–8 years in oil and gas or major industrial pre-contract award work.
• Experience preparing, evaluating, and negotiating complex tenders and contracts.
• Strong business correspondence, contract wording, report writing, analytical, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Experienced in reviewing scopes, selecting pricing structures and contract strategies, and preparing pricing schedules and notes.
• General understanding of engineering, procurement, construction, EPCM, LSTK, maintenance, and operations services.
• Able to prepare or analyze work execution programmes and evaluate historical and projected data using computer tools.
• Experienced in compliant contracting, conflict-of-interest avoidance, and business ethics.

Education and preferred knowledge

• BSc in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or equivalent.
• SAP transaction experience is desirable.
• Sound knowledge of Contracts Law is desirable.