BRIEF DESCRIPTIONThe Cost, Claims & Contract Administration Specialist role involves estimating, cost analysis, and claims management for Oilserv Limited, focusing on contract administration and claims defense. The specialist supports contract managers with dispute documentation and evidence.
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Oilserv Limited is a leading provider of integrated engineering, procurement, construction, installation & commissioning (EPCIC) services and complementary solutions across the asset and program life cycle within the onshore, offshore and subsea market segments of the oil and gas sector. Oilserv Limited was incorporated in 1992 and commenced operations in 1995.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Cost, Claims & Contract Administration Specialist
Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Employment Type: Full-time
Key Deliverables
The Cost, Claims & Contract Administration Specialist provides estimating, cost analysis, and claims/back-charge management capability across Oilserv and Oilserv Group's portfolio, closing the gap between contract administration and claims defence.
The role prepares and validates cost and time impact analyses for variations, tracks back-charge recovery against clients, subcontractors, and vendors, and supports the Contract Manager and Group Contracts Manager with the evidence and documentation needed to defend the Group's position on disputed variations and claims.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
Claims & Variation Management:Prepare and validate cost/time impact analysis for variation requests before SCGB submission, and manage back-charge tracking and recovery against subcontractors and vendors.
Cost Estimating & Analysis:
Provide should-cost and independent estimate benchmarking for major variations and claims, and track cumulative variation value and cost trends against approved baselines.
Contract Administration Support:
Support the Contract Manager and Group Contracts Manager on dispute documentation and evidence packs, and maintain the burn-rate and PO-revision-history tracking template Group-wide.
Quality, Health, Safety & Environment:
Drive compliance with Occupational Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental policies, processes, procedures and applicable legal requirements across the Oilserv business; take responsibility fortheir own health & safety and that of stakeholders across the Oilserv business; and carry out any other duty that may be assigned.
Competencies (Skills, Experience, and Knowledge):
Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Commercial/Contract Management or a related field.
Minimum of 5–7 years' experience in cost estimating, claims or contract administration, ideally on pipeline/EPC or BOT concession projects.
Strong knowledge of FIDIC/EPC contract forms and variation/claims methodology.
Advanced Excel/cost-modelling skills.
Strong analytical and dispute-documentation skills.
Application Closing Date17th November, 2026.
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