Contracts Engineer

To join an organization at a mutually satisfactory thus providing me the opportunity to make effective use of my skills and grow professionally. To be a part of an organization that believes in its people and fosters growth and development.

Basic Function and Scope

Tender Administration (Pre Contract Stage)

•Participate in contractor’s pre-qualification and the update of Contractor’s lists.
•Attend Tender Opening Committee meetings, collect priced bids on behalf of assigned divisions / departments and distribute technical bids to concerned parties for necessary action in a confidential manner.
•Co-operate with Commercial Managers and Quantity Surveyors in evaluating tender returns/submittals commercially.
•Negotiate prices prior to preparation of Letters of Intent to Service Providers.

Contract Administration (Post-Contract Stage)

•Administer and control letters of Award/Intent for all DPG’s projects.
•Administer and control the flow of payment certificates of External Project Managers, Consultants, Contractors and Suppliers.
•Acting as the primary point of contact with Project Managers, Consultants, Contractors and Suppliers in resolving several commercial and contractual issues.
•Administer and control Contract Documents for all DPG’s projects.
•Prepare monthly reports to the higher management about all packages awarded and ensure availability of budget for each job.

Overall Accountability
•Prepare and issue Task Orders to external Legal Advisors.
•Process Legal Advisors’ payment Certificates according to the existing agreements.
•Update and report the status of running projects and highlight the pending issues to the higher management on a periodical basis.
•Assist in the annual budget planning process and regularly monitor expenditures.
•Established a system that organizes and facilitates procedure of internal document approvals.
•Co-operated with Quality Director in preparation of Commercial and Contract Department’s policies and procedures, scope of services and the flow/signatory process of the contractual documents.
•Prepared the existing Delegation of Authority (DOA) for all the contractual documents of the Commercial and Contracts Department.
•Attend weekly meetings with the Executive Director of Commercial and Contracts Department and the Commercial Managers; which target improvement of the Department matters

Dec. 2004 - United Arab Emirates University UAE, Al Ain
BSc Chemical Engineering (Chemical & Petroleum Eng. Dept)
June 1999 - Helwan Secondary School UAE, Sharjah
High School Certificate, Science

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