About the job Smelter Operation Readiness – Contract Management

Responsible for the bilateral agreement entered into between the Company and the Supplier/ Vendor (Contractor).

This individual will place Health and Safety at the forefront of every scope of work that is contracted out and executed by contractors.

The role further involves identification of possible vendors and suppliers and preparing scopes of work and reviewing scopes of work prepared by others. Be a part of the committee that selects and ultimately agrees on the preferred contractor through technical and commercial adjudication methods. Will be responsible to ensure the timely onboarding of the contractor and to ensure compliance with Freeport McMoRan onboarding requirements. This individual with be further tasked with ensuring task performance is fully completed as agreed in the scope and to the right level of quality and release invoice for payment.

Key Duties and responsibilities of this position are:

• Put together and review Scopes of Work (SOW)
• Perform bids as required by site and GSC policies in place.
• Submit bid analysis for approval to manager(s)/supervisor(s)
• Negotiate legal terms and conditions of service.
• Negotiate pricing terms.
• Sign and execute agreement.
• Create and submit expenditure approval for maintenance if required.
• Select appropriate costing information.
• Ensure selected Contractor follows provisions of the Contractor Safety Manual
• Schedule job and see that the schedule is maintained.
• Supervise work safety.
• Supervise work performance.
• Review invoices for accuracy in rates and prices
• Review invoices for completeness of work performed.
• Issue final acceptance of work performed.
• Submit request for changes in the contract (Change Order) prior to changes being incurred, or soon after becoming aware of these.
• Review and approve Contractor JSA for compliance with Corporate and site  requirements and maintain a repository of Contractor JSAs on SharePoint
• Assist Contract Manager in supervising safe work through observations, audits, etc.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical Engineering preferred.
• Computer literacy in MS Office Suite is required.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a Mining/ Metals Processing facility in engineering, or maintenance and supply chain preferred.
• Excellent problem-solving skills required.
• Must be able to lead a cross functional team and possess a drive for continuous improvement.
• Must be able to train and mentor others.

Deadline: 15 September 2023