Contracts Specialist

Partnership Employment is partnered with a well-established, internationally backed oil & gas company to fill a newly created Contracts Specialist position in their Houston office. With roughly five decades of history and a global parent organization, this is a stable, people-first company that takes real pride in how it treats its team. This is a newly created role, which means the right person has a rare opportunity to bring fresh eyes and help shape the position into what it should be.

Why You'll Want This Role

This is a company where people stay. Tenure runs deep, the environment is family-oriented, and leadership genuinely invests in its employees. A few of the things that make it a great place to land:

• Free breakfast every Thursday
• 14 paid holidays plus 2 additional holidays
• Holiday parties and frequent employee events throughout the year
• A steady, conservative culture where your work is valued and your time is respected

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Contracts Specialist to support the Contracts/Legal department by reviewing confidentiality agreements and supplier/subcontractor agreements to ensure conformance with Company guidelines. This role assists with a variety of contracts management tasks across the organization, ensuring compliance with company policy, client requirements, and risk management standards. You'll report directly to the General Counsel.

Responsibilities

• Support the preparation, negotiation, and execution of confidentiality agreements in accordance with company policy and practice, client requirements, and any unusual business or logistical risks.
• Support negotiation of Purchase Orders from Procurement; collaborate with Buyers to ensure appropriate project flow-downs and language are included, in conformance with company policy and practice, client requirements, and risk considerations.
• Support the preparation, negotiation, and execution of services agreements (Engineering Services Agreements, Technical Services Agreements, Master Services Agreements) and corresponding work orders.
• Assist with the creation of project flow-down provisions and documentation to enable contractual handover from bid/proposal to project execution, including training project teams as required.
• Assist with corporate management of all executed contracts in line with company policies and procedures.
• Attend proposal and project meetings to proactively identify and communicate contract and commercial risks.
• Support the preparation and review of agreements relating to IT, HR, and BD departments, including independent consultant agreements, sponsorship/event agreements, leasing, and software/hardware agreements.
• Support pre-qualification, RFQs, and compliance/client questionnaires; manage contract amendments, renewals, and terminations.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree required; Paralegal Certification preferred.
• 7–10 years of relevant experience.
• Offshore oil & gas experience is required.
• Experience working for an EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) contractor.
• Upstream Oil & Gas knowledge across the following areas:
  • Business Law and/or Procurement (domestic and international)
  • Review, preparation, and negotiation of Confidentiality Agreements, Service Agreements, and Purchase Orders
  • General understanding of contract laws and principles
• Proficiency with word processing and spreadsheet software.
• Strong writing skills, with the ability to draft specialized contractual documentation with minimal guidance.
• Effective interpersonal skills for customer interaction, cross-functional collaboration, and training delivery.
• High attention to detail and strong priority management.
• Foreign language skills are a plus.