Sub-Contract Engineer

About the role

Samsung E&A, a specialized EPC company covering oil and gas, refinery, petrochemical, energy transition and industrial sectors, is hiring a Sub-Contract Engineer in Al Jubail. The role assists the Field Control Manager in administering, managing and reviewing subcontract agreements and their amendments.

Key responsibilities

• Negotiate contract changes with subcontractors and handle cost, delay and variation claims
• Take part in reviewing and negotiating subcontractor claims under the supervision of the Contract Administrator
• Review progress invoices from subcontractors and maintain subcontract documents
• Organize the history of claims, change orders and back charges, and track release of hold-back and final payments
• Report potential delay or disruption claims through daily reports and letters, and respond to subcontractor claims with official letters
• Prepare claim details and notify subcontractors or the owner
• Attend weekly subcontractor meetings, review proposals for new or additional work and prepare approval paperwork (subcontract RRC, GRRC and tender board paperwork)
• Ensure sub-contract terms give full back-to-back coverage with client contracts, and issue approved contracts and handle amendments, call-offs and purchase orders
• Maintain change authorizations and liaise with legal, tax, insurance and compliance on subcontracts

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in a related major
• 5 to 10 years of experience
• Cost control and project-based field control experience, ideally in oil and gas or petrochemicals
• Experience drafting and working with contracts for suppliers at all tiers, and in tendering, awarding, managing and negotiating subcontracts
• Experience in an active operational team

Required skills

• Document control
• Advanced use of Word, Excel and similar tools
• Knowledge of subcontract administration, method statements and construction schedule reviews

What we offer

• Accommodation
• Transportation
• Flight tickets
• Medical insurance