JOB DESCRIPTION

Wood (trading locally as WOOD KSS LLP) is currently looking for a Commercial Advisor (Expression of interest) to join our team in Atyrau, Kazakhstan.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• to assist with the delivery of commercial administration, risk management, improvement activities and respective reporting
• promote and ensure contracts are delivered in compliance with Financial Management Framework and LLP Commercial Operating Model
• assist where necessary with the administration and delivery of contractual obligations and aspects requiring support of wider commercial function
• promote safe working practices within commercial function
• performs pre award activities including support to the proposals team in terms of performing commercial review of tender documents, reviewing commercial proposals prior to submission for internal approval, preparing commercial qualifications and pricing notes, coordinating commercial and legal qualifications
• performs post award admin including ensuring that the contract is set up correctly in the appropriate business system, ensuring that invoices are prepared in a timely and accurate manner and include full contract entitlement, ensuring commercial models and scope of delivery are understood by the contract management team, rate reviews are completed, change is captured in contract variations/amendments and commercial administration files are established and maintained
• interfaces with client on a regular basis
• leads and provides commercial support to a small team of contract finance personnel to ensure contract commercial compliance
• prepares monthly commercial management reports and input to monthly Contract Performance Reviews
• negotiates changes to commercial models, as required
• performs contract commercial compliance review
• performs contract close out tasks including reconciliation of costs to revenue, and where applicable KPI closeout
• uses commercial processes and procedures to assist with tasks and can advise which should be used and when
• liaison with various internal customers (Contract/Project Managers, Engineers) in all areas of commercial management, problem solving and dispute resolution with clients
• support implementation of the Tender Governance Process within assigned project / sub business unit
• support governance and implementation of Financial Management Framework within assigned project / sub business unit

QUALIFICATIONS

• Higher education in business, economics, accounting, or related fields
• Experience with databases, PBI/SQL
• Experience with contracts
• Understanding of key commercial contract terms
• Experience in pricing for tenders
• Advanced user of Excel

Please note that this is an Expression of Interest, not a live position.

ABOUT US

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.