ProCon Product Consultant, reporting to the Programme Manager

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

8over8 Ltd. is a UK-based software and services company, whose flagship product, the ProCon Contract Lifecycle Management System is being adopted by a growing number of International Oil & Gas Companies as the standard solution for capital construction contract management.  8over8 already has an established customer base, but as a result of major recent project wins we are looking to establish permanent presences in Houston and Abu Dhabi, as well as adding to the our existing London-based Services Team, to provide effective pre- and post-sales support to current and potential customers. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

The role’s primary responsibilities are within the ProCon Implementation Team:

·         Participate in business process design workshops with 8over8 Customers to capture functional requirements based on definition of customer business processes and workflows

·         Configure the ProCon application based on a documented Functional Specification compiled by an 8over8 Senior Product Consultant and agreed with the Customer

·         Work directly with Customer Lead Users to optimise the configuration and use of the system

·         Manage the User Acceptance Testing Cycle through to completion and acceptance by the Customer

In addition the role will involve an element of Customer Support:

·         Provide first line support to Middle East based customers to resolve queries and manage the customer change request pipeline

·         Work with the UK-based Customer Support Team to resolve customer queries requiring 2^nd Line Support

EXPERIENCE

* - either Oil & Gas or Engineering & Construction or Contracting & Procurement experience is acceptable

SKILLS

ATTRIBUTES

TERMS

Working hours:    09h00 – 17h30 when office-based; determined by project requirements when on customer site.

Place of work:      UK, North America, and UAE positions are available. Frequent travel to customer sites within existing markets will be required.

Salary:                    Dependent on experience. Company bonus scheme based on achievement of individual and company targets; performance and salary reviewed annually.

Benefits:                                TBC

In-depth product and implementation methodology training will be provided.

Please apply to jobs@8over8.com

8over8 is the Corporate Silver Sponsors of the forthcoming Marcus Evans event “Global Contract Risk Management for the Oil and Gas Industry”, taking place at the NH Barbizon Palace Hotel in Amsterdam on 19^th - 21^st May 2010.

8over8’s CEO, Clare Colhoun and Geoff Lill, Byzantec Consulting and an active member of 8over8’s advisory board will be presenting on Day 1 of the conference. They will assess the impact of contract relationships in managing contract risk and look at how the causes and impacts of budget and schedule overruns are being addressed.

The expert speaker panel, which includes representatives from Gazprom Sakhalin Holdings BV, Edison Spa, Hill International, BG International, Van Oord offshore BV and many more will discuss best practice contract management strategies which will enable you to minimise costs, enhance negotiating skills and ensure optimum risk mitigation.

Key features include case studies from:

• Kuwait Energy Company’s contract drafting techniques to ensure the success of the contract and that litigation is avoided
• Fluor B.V.’s experience of developing a risk response strategy to control and mitigate contractual risk
• Technip Benelux B.V.’s insight into what contractual terms usually go wrong and how to avoid common mistakes

·         Profit from other leading case studies from Transocean, BG International and Edison Spa

This is an excellent platform to network with your peers and also hear the latest form the world of capital contracting. As sponsors of the event, we would like to invite you to join us in Amsterdam and offer you the discounted rate of €1500 on our behalf (compared with the original price €2995 + VAT).

If you wish to attend please email Mark Steel MarkS@marcusevansse.com and he will have you registered at the reduced price. You can read more about this event on their website http://www.marcusevans.com/marcusevans-conferences-event-details.asp?EventID=16451&SectorID=3