About this role
The Contract Engineer is responsible for the end-to-end coordination, review, and administration of all contracts across Divetech’s operations, both pre-award and post-award.
The role ensures that contractual obligations, deliverables, and commercial terms are clearly understood, communicated, and executed across all internal stakeholders including Operations, QHSE, Finance, Procurement, and Business Development.
The Contract Engineer plays a critical role in safeguarding Divetech’s commercial position by identifying contractual risks, ensuring compliance, supporting subcontract management, and maintaining alignment between contractual terms & conditions and project execution.
Additionally, the role contributes to ongoing contract governance, including legacy project reviews, subcontract compliance, and verification of supplier and subcontractor claims against agreed contractual terms.
Educational and Technical Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in law, Business Administration, Quantity Surveying, or a related field.
- Contract management or legal certifications are advantageous.
Language Skills:
- Excellent verbal and written communication in English.
- Arabic is advantageous but not mandatory.
Years of Experience:
- Minimum 3–5 years’ experience in contract administration, commercial management, or legal support within marine, offshore, construction, or industrial services sectors.
Nature of Experience:
- Experience reviewing and administering contracts in offshore, marine, subsea, or industrial environments.
- Familiarity with EPC contracts, service agreements, and subcontracting structures.
- Exposure to ADNOC, AD Ports, or similar regional client contracting frameworks is an advantage.
- Understanding of commercial risk allocation, contractual claims, and variation mechanisms.
Behavioural Competencies
- Strong commercial and contractual acumen.
- High attention to detail with analytical mindset.
- Ability to interpret legal and contractual language into operational actions.
- Strong coordination and stakeholder management skills.
- Proactive, solution-oriented, and able to work under pressure.
- High integrity and commitment to compliance and governance.