Contracts Advisor - Relocate to Saudi Arabia, Permanent Expat Family Relocation Package

• Lead and facilitate contract strategy development and workshops to secure organizational alignment for greenfield and brownfield projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and Saudi Aramco standards and Procurement manual.
• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, including Lump Sum Turnkey (LSTK), Lump Sum Procure and Build (LSPB), EPC, EPCM, and service agreements.
• Ensure compliance with Saudi Aramco contracting policies, procedures, safety requirements, and legal requirements, including internal controls and governance standards.
• Manage contractor performance throughout the contract lifecycle, including scope, cost, schedule, and quality, to ensure delivery against agreed milestones and service levels.
• Interface with cross-functional teams including Project Management, Engineering, Procurement, Finance, Legal, and Risk Management to ensure contractual alignment and risk mitigation.
• Support procurement activities, including Request for Proposal (RFP) preparation, bidder qualification, bid evaluation, and selection process.
• Lead and participate in contract risk assessments, including liability, indemnification, insurance, and claims management, including Legal advice and expertise in legal matters and claims.
• Provide expert contractual advice during project execution, including change management, variations, dispute resolution, and claims.
• Lead contract close-out activities, including final account settlement, performance evaluation, and lessons learned documentation.
• Maintain and update contract management systems, ensuring accurate and timely data entry into enterprise tools such as EPM, SAP, or other ERP systems.

Minimum Requirements

As the successful candidate you will have a:

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Business Administration, or related to Contract Management from a recognized and approved program. A Master’s degree or professional certification (e.g., CPCM, CCE, PMP, or legal license) is preferred.
• At least 10 years of progressive experience in contract management, commercial advisory, or legal support roles within the oil and gas, energy, or petrochemical industry, with at least 5+ years in capital project environments.
• Extensive experience across all phases of the contracting lifecycle, including solicitation, award, execution, administration, and close-out.
• Solid experience in managing and negotiating EPC, EPCM, LSTK, and service contracts, with a strong understanding of commercial and legal implications.
• Deep understanding of contract types and structures, with the ability to tailor terms to project specific risks and requirements.
• Strong knowledge of international contracting standards, local legal, regulatory frameworks, and Saudi Aramco contracting procedures is preferred.
• Experience in risk management, claims analysis, and dispute resolution mechanisms, including mediation, arbitration, and litigation.
• Proficient in using contract management systems, ERP tools (SAP), and project management software.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make sound decisions in complex and high-pressure environments.

Working environment

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical, and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.

At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical, and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world.