Contract: Senior Contracts & Procurement Adviser- New Energy / Perth

The Client Woodside a Global Oil & Gas major Operator in Perth CBD are currently seeking a Senior Contracts & Procurement Adviser- New Energy to join them for 24-month contract.

The Senior Contracts & Procurement Adviser is a key member of the contracts team who will lead and drive commercial outcomes in the New Energy division. The candidate will support the contracting life cycle activities by preparing plans to approach the market, issue tenders, negotiate with existing and potential contractors, prepare justifications to obtain approvals and support posy award contract management.

Being the leader in the New Energy market is a major strategic focus area for Woodside, with plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. Our New Energy projects will facilitate the transition, and this role will play a critical part in our next steps in responding to climate change and diversifying our business portfolio.

Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Lead and drive commercial and contracting outcomes in the designated portfolio area.
• Maximise synergies across projects to deliver maximum value.
• Ensure contracts, purchase orders and call-offs comply with the Contracting and Procurement Procedure.
• Take accountability of the contracting lifecycle from Category Strategies, Contracting Plans, ITT/RFQs, Authority for Contract Execution, Negotiation Plans, Tender Evaluation Plans, Contract Variations, and other associated approval documents.
• Continually identify and pursue commercial and cost saving opportunities within the portfolio.
• Work closely with key stakeholders to ensure evaluation criteria, terms & conditions, and departures are accurate.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders to ensure adequate representation and visibility of commercial matters.
• Ensure that commercial and contracting services are given sufficient front-end consideration in the development of Category Strategies, Contracting Strategies and project schedules.
• Ensure delivery of business needs to schedule, cost and quality.
• Compile and monitor vendor market intelligence.

The successful candidate will be able to display:

• Candidate must have pre-award contract experience, with ability to clearly detail their involvement in this stage of the contract life cycle.
• Extensive construction project experience in oil and gas (3+ years)

It is highly advantageous if you have the following:

• Hold a qualification in Business, Commerce, Law, Quantity Surveying, Engineering or similar.
• Minimum 8+ years’ experience as a Category Specialist or Contracts Advisory role.
• Highly advantageous to have Projects experience (Construction for Oil & Gas or New Energy).
• Effective decision making in the presence of uncertainty and risk and considering and balancing business dimensions e.g. technical, cost schedule.
• Extensive experience with a full tender life cycle, specifically within the strategy and pre-award stage.
• Effective written, presentation and verbal communication to all internal and external levels.
• Demonstrate people and stakeholder management skills.
• An individual who is passionate, resilient, and flexible with working on demanding projects.