C&P Drilling Lead at IOTA GROUP

Pau, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

09 Sep, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

11 Jun, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Contracts and Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Drilling Operations, Cost Optimization, Negotiation, Market Intelligence, KPI Monitoring, Risk Management, Budget Management, Stakeholder Management, Contractual Auditing, Procurement Planning, Technical Sourcing, Vendor Management, Project Management, Local Content Adaptation

Industry

Oil and Gas

Description

Company Description Our client is a global multi-energy company operating large-scale refining and petrochemical facilities. It transforms crude oil into fuels and essential industrial products through highly integrated and technologically advanced operations. The organisation is recognized for its strong HSE culture, operational excellence, and commitment to reducing environmental impact. Joining the company means contributing to complex international projects within a high-performance industrial environment. The position is for Mozambique LNG project. • US $20 Billion investment, 17,000-acre LNG facility site that includes private airstrip, marine facilities, and 18 subsea wells - 5-year construction period, utilizing a staff of 1500+ employees and contractors based in Houston, Milan, Paris, Singapore and Mozambique • Mozambique LNG is a subsea (1,400m) to shore dry gas field development located in the norther part of Mozambique with 12.88 MTPA from 2 Initial Trains - 25-year production period • The subsea field will be developed via 18 subsea wells, 7-production manifolds, 1-MEG manifold, 3 x 22in trunk lines, a 6in and 8in MEG lines, 18 x 10in in-field flowlines, 2 x 4in in-field MEG lines, associated ILTs and PLETs for all pipelines, 25 control modules, 4 onshore umbilicals, 2 main tie-back umbilicals, 5 in-field umbilicals, 12 UTA assemblies, 189 electro hydraulic flying leads, 48 x 10” flexible jumpers, rigid jumpers and spools Job Description - Know, respect and ensure compliance with the Company's Code of Conduct. The Job holder leads and organizes the Drilling Wells and Logistics activities of Contracts and Procurement entity by performing the following tasks: - Assist the Partner entities for all Contracts and Procurement activities - Organize and control the Contracts and Procurement function on a daily basis - Supervises and ensure that the strategy is appropriate, transparent and justified for subjects to be presented to the Contracts Committees - Lead the drive on cost optimization and reduction through usage of Market intelligence information, suppliers’ qualifications & evaluations, Cost Models, target prices, etc. - Establish and promote continuous improvement of Contracts and Procurement practices, procedures & reference documentation - Lead Duet/Triplet meetings with partner entities and technical managers - Coordinate the workload within the entire Contracts and Procurement workforce - Manage the DW Contracts and Procurement team in cooperation with the Partners entities, respecting the C&P system of reference, the local constraints, and the eventual « synergy » action plans - Ensure the maintenance of the necessary level of competencies for the realization of the Contracts and Procurement activities - Ensures the involvement of CATMAN for all Contracts and Procurement activities for which a category exist - Ensure the communication of good practices and lessons learned to client on contractual matters - Participate in the job specification, competence assessment & recruitment processes for personnel The job holder manages the D&W activities: - Participate in anticipation of the needs of partner entities through the creation of the procurement planning - Supervises the establishment of the technical contracts, directly participate to the most complex contracts and purchase orders - Manage the contracts processes correctly - Carries out contracting and procurement process in accordance with client's rules and procedures - Receive, control and manage proper distribution to Procurement team of all Purchase Requisitions (PRs) for Materials coming from all other entities of client - Ensures effective use of tools and systems for optimum productivity - Maintains a log of all savings generated for Contracts and Procurement in own domain and obtains validation of such savings - Validate or ensure validation of all the contractual documents and formal letters issues by Contracts and Procurement entity - Verify the operation, utilization and updating of supplier’s database - Conduct selective contractual audits in order to guarantee the performance of contractual terms and conditions - Intervene in the settlement of lawsuits, in relation with the Juridical, Insurance, Finance by proposing strategies and actions and by participating to the negotiations - Define and monitor KPIs to ensure improvement of efficiencies - Keep local content of the contract’s templates (General conditions, particular conditions) up-to-date, and adapt international versions to local requirements - Ensure global reporting of DW Contract and Procurement activity to the C&P management - Define, adopt and monitor adapted Contracting and Procurement strategies (by categories, etc…) - Deliver high-quality dossiers to enable sound decision-making: realistic evaluations and clear identification of risks, uncertainties, and opportunities. - Ensure the optimization of safety, performance, and productivity in drilling operations. - Provide technical advice and assistance in selecting technological solutions (vendors, equipment) to enhance operational efficiency. - Contribute to the development of technical competencies within the team. - Guarantee the choices of reservoir wellbore interface\ recommended, validated by the service manager, based on reservoir type and production/injection objectives, as they determine the overall well architecture and cost. - Influence and convince internal and external stakeholders to align with the company's procurement strategies. - Implement directives by optimizing processes to achieve medium-term objectives (1-3 years). - Manage the budget for specific or recurring studies, ranging from 1 to 3 million dollars. - Oversee activities with a scope between 30 to 500 million dollars, related to CAPEX and Major Risk (Well Blow-Out in drilling/well discipline). Qualifications - Master’s or equivalent level Technical skills required for the position - Advanced Contracts and Procurement Technical Competencies required - Basic or intermediate on other technical competencies - International Experience is Required - Understanding of core operational activities (Project Management, Exploration, Drilling, Engineering, Field Ops) and excellent negotiation skills - Behavioral competencies required for the position : team spirit, communication - Language skills required for the position : Fluency in English - Certification required for the position : C&P tools advanced certification required - Specific knowledge required for the position : Contractual expertise in the related domain. fair technical knowledge of the domain - Level of experience required for the position : 10-15 years with excellent knowledge of the Supply Chain Additional Information Location: Pau, France Starting date: July 2026 Duration: 1 year, renewable

Responsibilities

Lead and organize drilling wells and logistics activities within the Contracts and Procurement entity for the Mozambique LNG project. Manage the full procurement lifecycle, including strategy development, cost optimization, and contract management in coordination with partner entities.