Junior Contracts Engineer

Petrofac is a leading international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world’s leading energy companies. We design, build, manage and maintain infrastructure for our clients. We recruit, reward, and develop our people based on merit regardless of race, nationality, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status or disability. We value our people and treat everyone who works for or with Petrofac fairly and without discrimination.

The world is re-thinking its energy supply and energy security needs; planning for a phased transition to alternative energy sources. We are here to help our clients meet these evolving energy needs. This is an exciting time to join us on this journey. We support flexible working requests and have adopted a hybrid approach for most of our office-based roles. We ask employees to be present in the office at least three days per week.

• Reporting to the Subcontracts Manager (Wells), the Junior Contracts Engineer will support all subcontract activities related to designated Well Engineering operations in the support of all activities for the UK and Africa region.
• Support all Wells departmental and team duties.
• Input to and update the departmental subcontracts plan, ensuring that it is delivered and any tendering activity is managed as per the contracting strategies.
• Coordinate Subcontractor and Vendor Due diligence.
• Coordinate Subcontractor and Vendor registration.
• Coordinate any departmental contracts updates and maintain the associated register.
• Maintain the insurance log for all subcontracts.
• Raise and issue consultancy contracts and work orders.
• Support General team delivery including ad hoc requests as required.
• Assist with the preparation and issuing of Invitation to Tender (ITT) packages.
• Prepare and issue to the selected contractors approved contracts and deal with subsequent contract amendments and Call off’s and purchase orders.
• Liaise continuously with technical teams (Well Engineering, HSEQ and Logistics), clients where appropriate and sponsor departments.
• Maintain and log all subcontract change authorisations and amendments.
• Where appropriate liaise with legal, tax, insurance and compliance to obtain their input into subcontracts.
• Perform Rate analysis and maintain benchmarking catalogue.
• Work with the Business Service lines to negotiate Master Services Agreement subcontract terms with suppliers in line with Petrofac Best Practice and prepare justification for any significant exceptions for senior management and legal approval, where appropriate.
• Ensure any agreed subcontract position is approved in line with the Delegation of Authority Matrix, with assistance of Wells SC Team.
• Gain a full understanding of company procedures and processes and follow these principles in all aspects of the role.
• Ensure strict confidentiality of all allocated subcontracts and ITT processes.
• Provide support to business development activities, where required.
• Promote a performance culture, including focus on performance and value creation.
• Assist in the resolution of subcontract claims and disputes.

• Degree in Law, Law & Management or Quantity Surveying preferred but not essential.
• Self-motivated with a strong ability to work proactively and independently against tight deadlines.
• Enthusiastic team player with an open but strong working ethic.
• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple workscopes in a busy operational environment.

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Contract
• Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries: Oil and Gas