Posted 5 days ago
Job Details
We are seeking a detail-oriented Contracts & Compliance Executive to review client contracts and manage awarded contracts throughout their lifecycle. The role will support our activities across Oil & Gas, government, third-party inspection, engineering, and consulting services in the Middle East.
Key Responsibilities
• Review client contracts, tender conditions, service agreements, and purchase orders, highlighting legal, commercial, and operational risks.
• Identify contractual obligations, penalties, liabilities, and significant or potentially onerous commitments before acceptance.
• Assess key terms, including payment, performance guarantees, indemnities, insurance, termination, confidentiality, and dispute resolution.
• Prepare clear review summaries and proposed amendments, escalating matters requiring management approval or specialist legal advice.
• Consider applicable laws and contractual requirements in the relevant Middle Eastern countries.
• Manage and maintain awarded contracts, including signed agreements, amendments, extensions, and related correspondence.
• Maintain a central contract register tracking contract owners, values, key obligations, milestones, expiry dates, renewal deadlines, and termination notice periods.
• Monitor upcoming expiries and provide timely reminders to Business Unit Managers to facilitate renewals, extensions, renegotiations, or closure.
• Liaise regularly with Business Unit Managers to communicate contract status, outstanding actions, obligations, and potential risks.
• Coordinate with business, finance, operations, and legal advisers to support negotiations and monitor fulfilment of contractual commitments.
Qualifications and Experience
• Degree in Law, Business Law, or a related discipline with relevant legal training.
• Practical experience in contract review, administration, and lifecycle management.
• Sound understanding of contractual terms and the ability to explain their business implications clearly.
• Familiarity with legal and commercial requirements in Middle Eastern markets, particularly the GCC.
• Experience with Oil & Gas, government, third-party inspection, engineering, or consulting contracts is preferred.
• Strong analytical, organisational, communication, and follow-up skills.
• Proficiency in maintaining contract registers and tracking deadlines using Excel or contract management software.
• Strong written English; Arabic language skills would be an advantage.
Key Responsibilities
• Review client contracts, tender conditions, service agreements, and purchase orders, highlighting legal, commercial, and operational risks.
• Identify contractual obligations, penalties, liabilities, and significant or potentially onerous commitments before acceptance.
• Assess key terms, including payment, performance guarantees, indemnities, insurance, termination, confidentiality, and dispute resolution.
• Prepare clear review summaries and proposed amendments, escalating matters requiring management approval or specialist legal advice.
• Consider applicable laws and contractual requirements in the relevant Middle Eastern countries.
• Manage and maintain awarded contracts, including signed agreements, amendments, extensions, and related correspondence.
• Maintain a central contract register tracking contract owners, values, key obligations, milestones, expiry dates, renewal deadlines, and termination notice periods.
• Monitor upcoming expiries and provide timely reminders to Business Unit Managers to facilitate renewals, extensions, renegotiations, or closure.
• Liaise regularly with Business Unit Managers to communicate contract status, outstanding actions, obligations, and potential risks.
• Coordinate with business, finance, operations, and legal advisers to support negotiations and monitor fulfilment of contractual commitments.
Qualifications and Experience
• Degree in Law, Business Law, or a related discipline with relevant legal training.
• Practical experience in contract review, administration, and lifecycle management.
• Sound understanding of contractual terms and the ability to explain their business implications clearly.
• Familiarity with legal and commercial requirements in Middle Eastern markets, particularly the GCC.
• Experience with Oil & Gas, government, third-party inspection, engineering, or consulting contracts is preferred.
• Strong analytical, organisational, communication, and follow-up skills.
• Proficiency in maintaining contract registers and tracking deadlines using Excel or contract management software.
• Strong written English; Arabic language skills would be an advantage.
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English
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Contract Negotiation
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