Senior Contract Analyst
Description
The Senior Contract Analyst manages vendors and service contract types related to natural gas, terminals, and crude oil pipeline operations. They serve as the primary point of contact, ensuring effective communication among legal, engineering, operations, risk management, field personnel, and vendors. This role involves reviewing, interpreting, and clearly detailing changes to both standard and non-standard contracts and agreements related to natural gas and crude oil pipeline operations, engineering, and construction services. Additionally, the analyst ensures the precision of proposals, quotes, and rate sheets.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Issues both standard and non-standard service contracts.
- Negotiates terms and conditions of agreements, ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures.
- Maintains the service contract information database and generates relevant information for regular and special projects.
- Serves as a knowledgeable point of contact to explain contractual and company policies, procedures, and requirements.
- Manages contractor compliance within third-party verification platforms such as ISNetworld.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Possesses in-depth knowledge of basic contracting functions and can apply this expertise when reviewing service requisitions to identify the best opportunities for the organization, ensuring quality and timely completion.
- Demonstrates good working knowledge and experience in creating and administering service contracts.
- Familiar with relevant legal and contract terminology and conditions.
- Understands construction and operations contractual terms and their intent.
- Comprehends standard terms and conditions in service agreements and how they protect the company from risks and liabilities.
- Effectively manages multiple tasks simultaneously, adapting to changing priorities and deadlines.
- Detail-oriented.
- Exhibits strong interpersonal skills and can build robust relationships with internal customers and vendors.
- Engages efficiently with individuals at all levels, including legal and executive management, and vendors, maintaining professionalism and courtesy in all situations.
- Proficient in organizational, oral, and written communication skills.
- Has a general understanding and experience with contract management software, SAP, ISNetworld, and relevant requirements, processes, and procedures.
- Capable of working with minimal supervision and self-driven.
- Utilizes effective time management skills and can handle a high volume of data.
- A team player who works well with others.
- Adapts well to change.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in related field with emphasis on business or equivalent knowledge gained through work experience
- 5+ years of work experience with emphasis on service agreements or contracts related to the construction and operation functions in the natural gas/crude oil industry preferred
Certifications:
• None required
Physical Demands and Hazards for Office Employees:
This position requires prolonged periods of sitting, frequent computer use, occasional lifting of office supplies, and may involve travel.
Qualifications | Skills | Required:
Critical Thinking
Advanced
Analytical
Advanced
Interpersonal Skills
Advanced
Collaboration
Advanced
Behaviors | Required:
Team Player
: Works well as a member of a group
Innovative
: Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking
Functional Expert
: Considered a thought leader on a subject
Detail Oriented
: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
Dedicated
: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
Education | Required:
Bachelors or better in Business Administration or related field.
Experience | Required:
5 years:
5+ years of work experience with emphasis on service agreements or contracts related to the construction and operation functions
Preferred:
Experience in the natural gas/crude oil industry preferred