EPC Contracts Engineer

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What role you will play in our team

The Contracts Engineer is a technical position in ExxonMobil Global Projects Company that leads the development and implementation of EPC (Engineering, Procurement & Construction) contracting strategies, ITTs (Invitation to Tender), qualification, evaluation, selection and implementation of contracts in the Select and Define stages of major capital projects.

What you will do

• Contracting Strategy development including Work Breakdown Structures.
• Ensure relevant contractor information, market intelligence and lessons learned on previous projects are reviewed and used to optimize project contracting strategies.
• Develop Contracting Plans for each EPC scope consistent with the overall Contracting Strategy
• Provide guidance and leadership in contractor screening and qualification, bid slate development, bidding and evaluation of proposals for project contracting activities.
• Lead the commercial evaluation as a member of the Bid Review Team, ensure commercial impacts of any contractual or technical/execution issues are understood and accurately reflected in final total evaluated cost and contract price.
• Organize technical evaluation, select team members and bring together results of commercial and technical evaluations together into final award recommendation.
• Lead and manage the project contract development process, including application of appropriate templates, development of attachments / exhibits, scope of work, coordination procedures, terms and conditions negotiations.
• Ensure all contract documents, exhibits and functional review requirements are complete and accurate for scope, develops contract risk & mitigation plans.
• Develop and lead internal kick-off meeting with project team personnel to ensure contract understanding, review contract terms and conditions, change order process, and claims avoidance.
• Develop materials for external kick-off meetings with contractor personnel to review key clauses of the Principal Document, Coordination Procedure, contract deliverables, change order process, business practices, etc.
• Document and hand over Contract Administration responsibilities to executing project team..

About You

Skills and Qualifications
 

• 2+ years of contract development experience with Project Owner or EPC company
• B.S. in Engineering or Commercial field

Preferred Skills 

• Experience on upstream, downstream (manufacturing, chemical) or midstream (pipeline) projects beneficial.  
• General knowledge of project management gate-stage processes.  
• General knowledge of other disciplines in major capital projects (cost & schedule engineering, project controls, construction management, procurement, materials management, installation, etc.).

Your benefits

An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life.
 
We offer you: 
 

• Pension Plan: Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life. 
• Savings Plan: You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay and are encouraged to enroll right away. If you contribute at least 6% to your savings plan, the Company will contribute a 7% match. 
• Workplace Flexibility: We have several programs such as “Flex your Day”, providing ad-hoc flexibility around when and where you work, as well as longer-term programs such as leaves of absence and part-time work.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans. 
• Culture of Health: Programs and resources to support your wellbeing. 
• Employee Health Advisory Program: Provides confidential professional counseling for you and your family, including tools and resources promoting mental health and resiliency at no additional cost to you. 
• Disability Plan: Income replacement for when you cannot work due to illness or injury occurring on or off the job. Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you.

 
More information on our Company’s benefits can be found at www.exxonmobilfamily.com. 
 
Please note benefits may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.

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