EPC Contracts Engineer

 

About us

 

At ExxonMobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living and a net-zero future. As one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies, we are powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by the pride in what we do and what we stand for.

 

The success of our Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower-emissions technologies. 

 

We invite you to bring your ideas to ExxonMobil to help create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet society’s evolving needs. Learn more about our What and our Why and how we can work together.

About Houston

 

ExxonMobil's state-of-the-art campus north of Houston serves as home to its Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses and their associated service groups. The facility opened in 2014 and accommodates more than 10,000 employees and visitors.

By bringing many global functional groups together, the campus provides employees with the tools and capabilities needed today, and in the future, to achieve business objectives and accelerate the discovery of new resources, technologies and products. It was designed to foster improved collaboration, creativity and innovation and enhance the company’s ability to attract, develop and retain the top talent in the industry.

The campus is located in Spring, Texas, on 385 wooded acres immediately to the west of Interstate Highway 45 (I-45), at the intersection of I-45 and the Hardy Toll Road, approximately 25 miles from the cultural vibrancy of downtown Houston.

The campus was constructed to the highest standards of energy efficiency and environmental stewardship. Its design incorporates extensive research into best practices in building and workplace design through extensive benchmarking of the world’s top academic, research, and corporate facilities.

Learn more about what we do in Houston here.

What role you will play in our team

 

Contracts Engineer leads and manages project contract development for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC, FEED, etc.) and associated scopes typically in the $50M-$5B USD range

What you will do

 

• Host as required, a Project Contracting Strategy workshop with project management to develop the Project Work Breakdown Structure for the overall capital project
• Lead and manage EPC contract development, including coordination of Job Specification components.  Ensure consistency between Principal Document and all other contract components (exhibits, job specification, etc.) prior to bid issue
• Lead the commercial evaluation as a member of the bid review team and ensure that commercial impact of any contractual or technical/execution issues/exceptions that are resolved/changed during the evaluation period are accurately reflected in final total evaluated cost and contract documents
• Ensure all documents and exhibits are complete and included in the final contract, all functional reviews and management approvals are completed/obtained as required
• Possesses strong negotiation skills.  Ability to handle conflict and resolve complex commercial exceptions with bidder’s legal and management representatives in a timely manner
• Proficient developing EPC Contracts with Lump Sum, Reimbursable and Unit Rate compensation structures
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with ability to share appropriate messages to various levels of leadership as well as external parties
• Strong understanding of contracting and capital project risk management expectations and common business control requirements
• Proactively communicate and collaborate within Projects organization, functions (i.e. legal) and Procurement category families to maximize commercial outcomes 
• Monitor status of the contractor market (seeking input from Category Managers) 
• Analyze data on market intelligence from other internal groups and use results to optimize project execution strategies 
• Integrates overall commercial - technical contracting components and ensures overall contract quality and integrity

About you

 

Skills and Qualifications

 

• 5+ years of broad-based contracting experience, related professional experience
• 7-10 years experience in EPC contract development, including com