Senior Contract Specialist

About the role

The Senior Contract Specialist administers, manages commercially and governs project contracts throughout the contract lifecycle, supporting development, tendering, award, execution, change management, claims and close-out. The role covers contracts placed by the project on Worley paper or customer paper, such as engineering, procurement, construction, fabrication, specialist services and consultancy agreements, but does not cover the prime contract between Worley and the customer. It works closely with the Contract Manager and the Project Management Team.

Key responsibilities

• Support tendering, evaluation, negotiation, award and post-award contract management, including ITT documentation and commercial bid evaluations.
• Administer contracts from award through completion and close-out, maintaining registers, correspondence logs and records, and monitoring contractor compliance.
• Manage contract amendments, change orders, variations, compensation events and supplemental agreements, and assess change requests.
• Support the preparation, assessment and resolution of claims, including entitlement assessments, commercial evaluations and dispute negotiations.
• Review contractor commercial submissions, support invoice and payment application validation, and help identify and mitigate commercial and contractual risks.
• Ensure contracts follow procedures, delegated authorities and governance requirements, and take part in internal audits and compliance reviews.
• Support final account settlement, close-out reporting, lessons learned and archiving of contract documentation.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Business, Commerce, Law or a related discipline.
• Minimum 10-15 years of experience in contract management, administration, commercial management, procurement or project services in Oil & Gas, Energy, Petrochemical, Infrastructure or Industrial sectors.
• Demonstrated experience on major capital projects in EPC, EPCM, PMC or Owner's Team environments, and on engineering, construction, fabrication and specialist services contracts.
• Experience with tendering, contract award, variation, change order, claims and close-out work, and with multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Previous Middle East project experience preferred; Iraq or other challenging international environments highly desirable.
• Preferred: professional certification in Contract Management, Quantity Surveying, Procurement or Project Management, and membership of a recognised professional body.

Required skills

• Strong understanding of contract administration and commercial management principles.
• Working knowledge of international contract forms and contracting strategies.
• Ability to analyse contractual issues and negotiate with contractors and suppliers.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (truncated in the source).