Contract Administrator - Seadrill

On behalf of Seadrill we are now looking for a Contract Administrator. 


Purpose of the role is contract coordination and support for Seadrill rig teams and building awareness of contractual content.

Responsibilities

Contract administration:

• Knowledge of the Contract – including review of all pre-award and subsequent commercial/ contractual correspondence to ensure that Seadrill contractual position is optimised and not jeopardised.
• Responsible for the commercial follow up and administration of the contract in close cooperation with the Rig manager/Project manager.
• Provide guidance on contract / commercial requirements, pursue opportunities and advise of obligations, objective and risk within the Contract to the Operations Team
• Focal point with regards to contractual follow up and requirements towards the Company in corporation and support from the Contract Department
• Establish proper invoicing routines in close cooperation with Rig Manager/Cost Controller.
• Prepare a contract review and facilitate review meeting internally and then externally with Company to agree upon administrative procedures and requirements
• Review of Amendments/Variation Order Requests, incl. commercial issues, prior to submission to Company.
• Responsible for escalation of rates and distribution of the approved adjusted rates.
• Hold a control function and check that rates and invoicing are in compliance with the Contract.
• Ensure all relevant contractual correspondence is properly registered in the document management system.
• Assist in the resolution of contractual disputes and Involve legal resources as required.

 
Market/Tender activities:

• Participate in Tender input from Seadrill within the agreed time frame and in accordance with the requirements set out in the ITT

 

Organisation:

• Identify areas/processes for contractual administration that can be standardised in order to improve efficiency in business and reduce business risk across Seadrill
• Implement best practise for contractual administration
• Assist in set-up of operating structures in new geographic locations when needed

Perform other duties as assigned

 
Knowledge

• Bachelor or Masters Degree in Business Administration, Engineering or Industrial organization. Extensive experience may compensate for lack of formal qualifications.
• Preferable some experience with working knowledge of from oil and gas industry.
  
• 3-7 years relevant experience. 

Skills

• Commercial attitude and able to work under pressure.
• Structuredand systematic with good communication and writing skills.
• Dynamic and enthusiastic team player with the ability to motivate staff.
• Fluent Norwegian and English skills both written and oral.  

Behaviours

Upholds Seadrill´s core values and reputation both internally and externally:

• Safety-conscious
• Accountable
• Inspirational
• Loyal
• Proactive

For questions regarding the position, please contact Finn-Einar Mæle in FinnPersonal at 92684466 / finn@finnpersonal.no. Available 07.30-22.00 (10.00-18.00). Please note that applicants will be continuously reveiwed.

Seadrill is an offshore drilling company listed on Oslo Børs and the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SDRL. Please visit www.seadrill.com for more information about the company.