Job Abstract

Responsible for the Leadership and Management of subcontracts activities undertaken by a project subcontracts engineering and / or quantity surveying team and ensuring successful outcome in line with project requirements.
Assess manpower requirements and timely mobilization of resources, supervise and management of project subcontract teams.
Clear understanding of the client’s head contract requirements including Wood responsibilities and knowledge of how these are integrated into project subcontract strategies, plans, procedures and terms and conditions. Understand and manage threats to the commercial position of Wood and Client and develop plans to mitigate commercial risks. Has strong knowledge of commercial terms and conditions, interfaces with Wood legal/commercial experts and can initiate/discuss exceptions in order to reach a robust commercial agreement.
Management of project subcontract operations and management of interface activities with other project team members in accordance with applicable company and project requirements, systems, procedures, budgets and schedules. Manage suitably trained and qualified, quantity surveyors in accordance with applicable practices and procedures.
Management of multiple subcontracts in the field including home office liaison and interface with the client’s organization, where applicable. Management of field administration activities undertaken by subcontracts teams for all construction and services contracts in accordance with applicable corporate and project requirements, systems, procedures, budgets and schedules.
Delivers clear and concise management summaries on progress of all activities for which they are responsible. Ensures reports/systems are up to date is first point of escalation for any critical issues and risks related to subcontracts management.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

•Delivers work in accordance with appropriate and current corporate execution procedures and Project Specific Procedures,
• Ensure all subcontracts activities are carried out in accordance with the project execution plan/schedule and/or contracting strategy, within approved budgets and in line with project processes and procedures.
• Provides leadership and management to the subcontracts teams and is an active participant in supply chain and project management activities.

• Mange project prequalification activities, managing the input from other disciplines as appropriate and endorse qualification report and list of tenderers form for approval.
• Agree terms and conditions of contract with the appropriate competent authority (e.g Legal, Commercial, Procurement Commercial)
• Ensure contract enquiry documentation is prepared in line with project and corporate guidelines.
• Oversee the evaluation of tenders.
• Review where required, prepare contract documents and arrange execution of same in line with DOA.
• Oversee the monitoring of contracts administration activities and ensure the satisfactory operation of procedures.
Induct assigned field staff in commercial objectives of the project and ensure their effective application
• Review, negotiate and endorse any changes to the value of the work in each allocated construction contract arising from drawing revisions, Field Instruction’s, Field Variation Order’s, back charges or other causes.
• Be point of escalation for any matters relating to subcontractors claim against Wood’s obligations to provide all necessary access, materials, documents and information including site safety, labour and discipline regulations
• Support the subcontracts team in its use of all resources and remedies under the subcontract in order to ensure that subcontractors meet their contractual obligations.
• Ensure with other appropriate site disciplines, that the performance of multiple contractors is secured, mediating between confliction priorities and obligations as appropriate.
• Ensure all commercial and contractual activities, concerning construction and services contracts are managed in line with procedure.
• Secure quantity surveying services when required to do so
• Always promote safe working practices and demonstrate safety leadership
• Understand and live Woods vision, values and behaviours.
• Understand and work to the Wood Financial Management Framework as it relates to Subcontracts
• Assist in identifying and applying performance management and development plans for direct reports
• Ensured all internal and external in year savings are recorded.

Key Qualifications:

Qualifications:

• Educated to Degree or Equivalent, or Vocational equivalent qualification; RICS qualified or industry equivalent.

• Record of skills training appropriate for job specific role.

Knowledge, skills and experience:

• Minimum of 15 years applicable Oil and Gas or Heavy Industrial sectors of Construction Industry, or similar.

• Advanced knowledge of Subcontractors, commercial evaluations, negotiations and terms and conditions of contract.

• Advanced knowledge of commercial position imposed by Head Contracts

• Advanced knowledge of Industry forms of Subcontract

• Computer systems

• Supply Chain Principles and techniques