Johnson Controls Hiring for Contract Specialist Job at Dubai

Job Details

What you will do

The Contract Specialist will be reporting to the Contracts Manager. The position based in Dubai, UAE. You will be responsible for Supporting Sales/Estimation on review, negotiate, and suggest changes of Contract terms and conditions & other legally binding document(s) during Sales (Pre-award) stage.

How you will do it

• Review Contract based on priorities.
• Identify risks, pitfalls and mitigation measures via transfer or annulment of risk by use of appropriate amendments to Contract language.
• Identify Restrictive Trade Practices under the Contract; report it via formal procedures and negotiate such non-permissible practices out of the Contract.
• Facilitate Legal review as applicable.
• Negotiate Contract Terms & Conditions via formal stakeholder interaction to the best possible position in a timely manner.
• Support Finance on Bank Guarantee negotiation (where required).
• Liaise with Sales/Estimation and Ops to better understand the risk profile, establish assumptions made etc. and also to appraise them of the stringent requirements under the Contract to allow for costs and/or risk management.
• Final Contract Review
• Facilitate internal approvals and authorized signature as per company policies
• Provide suggestions for improving / streamlining the process.
• Liaise with Contracts Manager on any Pre-Contract issues.

What we look for

• Recognized Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying / Contract Management / Engineering / Law.

• Good understating of FIDIC and Customized Contracts in the Middle East.

• Min 5 years’ experience in contract review / drafting / administration and or related Quantity Surveying experience in the Middle East.

• Attention to detail.

• Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Outstanding negotiation & interpersonal skills

• Efficient planning & organizing skills

• Time leadership skills.

• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel and Power Point)

Who we are

At Johnson Controls, we’re crafting the future to build a world that’s safe, comfortable and sustainable. Our global team creates innovative, coordinated solutions to make cities more connected, buildings more intelligent and vehicles more efficient. We are passionate about improving the way the world lives, works and plays. The future requires ambitious ideas, an entrepreneurial mind-set and teamwork across boundaries. You need a career passionate about tomorrow. Tomorrow needs you.