Vacancy title:
Associate Subcontracts Specialist
Employment type: Full time, Industry: Engineering, Category: Business Operations, Transportation & Logistics
Jobs at:
McDermott
Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, November 19 2026
Duty Station:
Kampala | Kampala
Summary
Date Posted: Friday, November 6 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
Our ingenuity fuels daily life. Together, we’ve forged some of the most trusted partnerships across the energy value chain to make what was once just an idea a reality: laying subsea infrastructure thousands of feet below sea level, installing platforms hundreds of miles from shore, using our expertise to design and build offshore wind infrastructure, and reshaping the onshore landscape to deliver the energy products the world needs safely and sustainably.
For more than 100 years, we've been making the impossible possible. Today, we're driving the energy transition with more than 30,000 of the brightest minds across 54 countries.
Job Overview
The Associate Subcontracts Specialist is responsible for utilizing existing Subcontracts procedures to solve routine or standard problems. They receive instruction, guidance, and direction from others within the team, and they will leverage their conceptual knowledge of theories, practices, and procedures related to Subcontracts and Supply chain.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
- Assist Project Subcontract Manager or Senior team member to manage the Subcontract activities in the day-to-day subcontract activities in the project and functionally to the Area Subcontract Manager or his designee
- Assist in preparation of tenders, and subcontract administration to perform efficiently, effectively, and in accordance with global subcontract processes, timelines, and ad hoc need for the Project
- Provide input for Project Subcontract Plan, and responsible to maintain contract documentation, and management
- Perform administration on assigned subcontracts from end to end (pre-award to post-award)
- Coordinate the subcontracts bid proposal process, collate subcontracts document, follow up, and ad hoc requirements
- Obtain appropriate approvals for various subcontracts documents
- Coordinate meetings like clarifications, kick-off, etc.
- Raise commitments and support invoice processing in ERP or Materials Management system
- Process subcontract documentation including the gathering of approvals and traceability as well as close out all packages
- Follow up on subcontract requirements for the assigned packages such as performance guarantees, insurances, and warranties are being submitted according to the subcontract on time
- Dispute claims from subcontractors in consultation with Project Subcontracts Manager
- Support the subcontractor back charge process
- Deliver reports required by Project and Function on time for the Subcontracts Manager
- Provide support to Function on a need basis
- Escalate disputes and issues as required
Essential Qualifcations and Education
- 0-3 years of relevant experience with a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Engineering, Supply Chain Management (or a relevant discipline)
- 4 years minimum relevant experience in absence of the bachelor's degree.
- Commercial and contractual management experience are essential
- Experience in quantity surveying or Subcontract Management would be preferred
- Attention to detail and multi-tasking skills are essential
Work Hours: 8
Experience: No Requirements
Level of Education: bachelor degree
Job application procedure
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