Contracts Specialist

Our client is currently recruiting for a Contracts Specialist. Based in Aberdeen, the role is on a permanent basis and offers a hybrid working arrangement.

ROLE

The Contracts Specialist serves as both a business partner and a subject matter expert on contracts-related matters, with responsibility for ensuring timely, accurate and risk-weighted advice and service. A member of a highly effective Legal Department, the Contracts Specialist works in close collaboration with other employees across business segments and functional departments to enable business and maximize profit in furtherance of the Company’s strategic objectives and within its Mission, Vision, and Values and is responsible for taking support and lead roles in drafting, negotiating and concluding negotiations of legal positions in contracts related to the business lines.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Providing contract advice and services in connection with complex business transactions, including playing a key role in negotiating the terms and advising management and Contracts Manager regarding the commercial risks and deviations of such transactions.
• Advise business leaders on potential warranty claims, delivery issues, and other post-award support.
• Interface with regional Legal and Contracts departments to share best practices and ensure consistency throughout the organization.
• Interface with commercial, bids-and-proposals, sales, and operations personnel. Advise on terms and conditions and other contractual issues.
• Liaise with Subject Matter Experts, including the Legal, Tax, Finance and Insurance Departments, on respective issues to ensure that all contracts comply with company contracting guidelines or other applicable guidelines.
• Maintain contracts files and database with respect to contracts reviewed and executed.
• Support profit centre managers and commercial managers in applying contracting principles to understand and address risks associated with various scopes of work.
• Conduct contracts-related training of operations and other personnel.
• Promote an awareness of Legal Department policies and procedures in coordination with Regional Legal Counsel.
• Perform as a team player with a strong work ethic.
• Perform all work in accordance with the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and other relevant policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

To be a successful candidate you would typically have broad qualifications, experience, skills and knowledge, including:

Required

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Extensive experience in commercial contracting in the offshore oil and gas service industry or engineered manufactured products sector, directly supporting sales and operations management’s efforts with clients and vendors.
• Extensive experience negotiating complex indemnity structures and risk mitigation utilized in energy (including offshore oil and gas) service contracts is essential.
• Extensive experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex contracting arrangements.
• Fluent in English.
• Knowledge of MS Office.

Desired

• Experience in UK and international commercial contracts within the oil and gas industry.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills including the ability to effectively communicate with internal and external business clients, and staff.
• Fluency in other languages is a plus.
• Strong individual initiative, discipline and commitment to superior performance and continuous improvement.
• Energy services and/or heavy manufacturing industry experience is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics

• Ability to negotiate mutually acceptable solutions.
• Brings a proactive, team-oriented approach.
• Develops and maintains strong professional relationships with Legal colleagues, other employees and external customers and suppliers.
• Demonstrates cultural sensitivity and the ability to effectively communicate across a multinational company.