Contracts Advisor III
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Nautilus Nigeria Engineering and Construction Limited is hiring a Contracts Advisor III in Lagos to lead and support project contracting activities across FEED and EPC phases. The role covers contract strategy, development, administration, change control, and close-out for oil and gas projects. This is a senior commercial position suited to an experienced contracts professional.
- Senior contracts role focused on oil and gas project delivery
- Covers full contract lifecycle from strategy to close-out
- Based in Lagos with project-level commercial accountability
- Involves leading negotiations and contract administration
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Job Title: Contracts Advisor III
Contracts Advisor III at Nautilus Nigeria Engineering and Construction Limited
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Sep 18, 2026, 7:09 AM
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Nautilus Nigeria Engineering and Construction Limited (NNEC)'s mission is to provide all clients with high quality, cost-effective, on-schedule engineering, project management, inspection and environmental services. NNEC is committed to design and build more efficient, safer, reliable, and environmentally friendly facilities for the betterment of our clients and their communities.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Location: Lagos
Main Functions
The Contracts Advisor supports or leads the implementation of project contracting.
This may include strategy and planning work during early project development phases, contractor qualification, leading and managing commercial aspects of Pre-front end engineering design (FEED) / FEED / Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract development process, assisting in contractor evaluation, selection, and award recommendation, ensuring execution and administration of high quality prime contracts, and coordinating interfaces post-contract award for the project through contract close-out.
Responsibilities
- Captures and communicates contract administration and subcontracting company's lessons learned for project
- Develops 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.)
- Develops and leads internal kick-off meeting(s) with Company personnel to ensure contract awareness, reviews contract terms and conditions, change order process, and claims avoidance
- Expedites and files Contractor commercial documents (e.g., insurance certificates, Parent Company Guarantees, LOCs, etc.), and files original Bank Guarantees/LOCs per agreed processes
- Develops and monitors approval process and compliance with invoicing and payment process
- Develops detailed Contracting Plan(s) consistent with overall Contracting Strategy
- Develops and maintains final contract files (all components), as required
- Measures contractor performance and provides feedback through project and functional management
- Advises project team of contract administration and subcontracting issues, and steps being taken to mitigate consequences
- Maintains database of all correspondence to ensure all questions and clarifications have been properly documented and issues agreed to are reflected in final proposals
- Coordinates change control process, including: amendments, change notices, change orders and other contract changes (e.g., Management of Change (MOC) process, Change Order log, Deviation log)
- Develops the Contract Close Out Plan (part of Project Close Out Plan)
- Assists PT in obtaining contract award endorsements/approvals from Sr. Management and other stakeholders
- Leads or supports negotiations of any contested contractual terms and conditions
- Provides pricing / other commercial analysis to Project Team (PT) for development of contract award recommendation
- Reviews, updates, and coordinates PT contractual correspondence procedures / communications, including any notices associated with the contract (PT Document Distribution matrix)
- Leads or supports Contract Administration, including working with project and business managers in aligning on contract administration
- Reviews and updates project file system / procedures and Master Document Register
- Establishes a close-out agreement with Contractor (settlement of any outstanding items)
- Obtains final functional review/endorsement of contract documents, as required (e.g., Law, Audit, Controllers, etc.), as well as required endorsements
- Develops Invitation to Tender (ITT) packages consistent with responsibility matrix
- Conforms all contract documents consistent with selected bidder's proposal, subsequent clarifications and final negotiations
- Reviews and comments on Contractor’s contracting and subcontracting plans, procedures, processes, and deliverables to ensure compliance with Company's
Requirements
- Oversees Contractor’s subcontracting activities, coordinate PT engagement in Company review / approval of individual subcontracting plans, and subcontract development activities from qualification through award / execution
- Manages process, produces deliverables, and updates tools to support development of project contracting strategy, contractor qualification, bid slates, tender, and evaluate proposals
- BS in Engineering
Preferred Qualifications
- Owner/Operator
- How to Apply
- Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to:
- infonnec1@nnecltd.com
- using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
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- Lagos State
Experience
in project management roles preferred.
Professional qualification / certification from related professional body, (ISM – CPM / CPSM, APICS, PMP)
in commercial negotiations, contractor management and contract administration
Willing to business travel or relocate to project sites (domestic / overseas)
Broad understanding of project execution and contracting principles, theories, and concepts
Previous
in a closely related position required
in Contracts Engineering / Administration