Contracts Specialist, Oil and Gas

Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform contract review and drafting, preparing comprehensive contracts for various business needs, subject to final approval by the Contracts Manager and/or the Assistant General Counsel.
• Ensure contract terms comply with applicable laws and regulations and Company policies and commercial objectives.
• Exercise commercially reasonable judgment and discretion in performing contract review and drafting.
• Develop and maintain standard contract templates common to the oil and gas industry, particularly oil field services, to facilitate execution while providing customary legal protections for the Company.
• Communicate with internal clients, including business unit management, and/or contracts administrators at the Company’s clients and vendors to negotiate favorable contract terms.
• Address and resolve disputes or disagreements with contract counterparties during negotiations.
• Provide advice, recommendations and interpretation of contract terms, legal obligations, and risk exposure to business unit management, with advisement from the Contracts Manager and/or Assistant General Counsel.
• Work with business unit leaders to develop strategies for minimizing contractual risk.
• Prioritize contracts and regularly communicate with the Contracts Manager regarding status of contracts under review leading to final execution.
• Collect, catalog, and manage all contracts between the Company’s business units and their clients.
• Maintain contract management processes and tools to track status of contract review and allow for efficient retrieval of documents.
• Aid in developing and administering the Company’s contract management system (CLM tool), including maintaining accurate metadata, version control, signed-document repository, and audit trail.
• Support claims, change orders, and contract dispute resolution under the supervision of the Contracts Manager and/or Assistant General Counsel.
• Prepare contract abstracts, status reports, and key performance indicators for management on contract turnaround time, risk flags, and amendment activity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, humanities, engineering, or relevant field (or related field) required.
• Minimum three years’ relevant industry experience, preferably in oilfield services.
• NCMA Certified Commercial Contracts Manager (CCCM) or Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM), or WorldCC Certified Contract Management Professional (CCMP), preferred.
• This position is primarily office-based. Up to 10% domestic travel may be required to support business unit meetings, client visits, or operational sites.