Purplyte Integrated Services Limited, a fast growing Engineering company, is recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Legal Counsel / Contract Advisor

Location: Ondo
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• We are looking for aLegal Counsel/Contract Advisor to join our team and perform various duties, including negotiating terms and conditions, preparing contracts, and evaluating bids for our organization.
• The responsibilities include drafting and editing contracts, communicating with vendors, and ensuring that our contracts meet all regulatory requirements.
• Ultimately, you will work with our legal department and directly with vendors to help draft, edit, and process legal contracts as needed.

Responsibilities

• Manages process, produces deliverables, and updates tools to support the development of project contracting strategy, contractor qualification, bid slates, tender, and evaluation proposals.
• Develops detailed Contracting Plan(s) consistent with the overall Contracting Strategy
• Develops Invitation to Tender (ITT) packages consistent with the responsibility matrix.
• Maintains database of all correspondence to ensure all questions and clarifications have been properly documented and issues agreed to are reflected in final proposals.
• Leads or supports negotiations of any contested contractual terms and conditions.
• Conforms all contract documents consistent with the selected bidder’s proposal, subsequent clarifications, and final negotiations.
• Obtains final functional review/endorsement of contract documents, as required (e.g., Law, Audit, Controllers, etc.), as well as required endorsements.
• Provide pricing / other commercial analysis to the Project Team (PT) for the development of contract award recommendations.
• Assists PT in obtaining contract award endorsements/approvals from Sr. Management and other stakeholders.
• Develops and maintains final contract files (all components), as required.
• Develops and leads internal kick-off meeting(s) with Company personnel to ensure contract awareness, review contract terms and conditions, change order process, and claims avoidance.
• Develop materials for external kick-off meetings with Company and Contractor personnel to review key parts of the contract (e.g., Principal Document, Coordination Procedure, change order process, etc.)

Requirements

• BSc in Engineering preferred.
• Professional qualification/certification from a related professional body, (ISM – CPM / CPSM, APICS, PMP)
• Experience in Contract negotiation and Engineering / Administration preferred.
• Previous experience in a closely related position is required.
• Experience in commercial negotiations, contractor management, and contract administration
• Broad understanding of project execution and contracting principles, theories, and concepts.
• Owner/Operator experience in project management roles preferred.

Application Closing Date
15th January, 2024.