New Opportunity Commercial Contract Specialist
NES is actively seeking candidates on the Island of St. Croix (USVI) for a full-time contract-to-hire Contracts Administrator opportunity with our client, a Major Energy Terminal in this area! This position will be open to early-career candidates as well as more seasoned individuals, and will deal heavily with Services Contract Management for our client. Only candidates local to St. Croix will be considered at this time.
All interested candidates are encouraged to send their most updated resume to along with their availability.
SUMMARY OF POSITIONThe Commercial Contract Specialist is responsible for the establishment and administration of contracts for outside services required by our client. This role will coordinate with external service providers and stakeholders in all phases of contracting administration, including bid solicitation, contract negotiations, contract drafting, and contract execution. This role will liaise with contractors and service providers to ensure proper contract administration of existing contracts.
REPRESENTATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES - Draft, review, negotiate, and administer existing contract templates.
- Oversee sourcing and competitive bidding tender process.
- Collaborate with business unit owners to ensure comprehensiveness of technical and scope considerations in Requests for Proposal (RFP) and contracts.
- Coordinate and document negotiations between contractors and business unit owners to ensure an auditable review, reaching mutually acceptable terms and conditions, and KPIs.
- Make contract award justification presentations to management.
- Manage contract approval and execution processes, including coordination among Legal, Finance, Procurement and other stakeholders.
- Manage entry of agreements into compliance systems and contract databases.
- Maintain database of legally approved service contracts and standard templates
- Manage communications with contractors and other service providers as well as internal clients.
- Pursue and manage remedies to issues which occur during the contract, including billings, payments, and performance.
- Focus on protecting the company from legal and financial risk and compliance with Procurement Policy.
- Build purchase orders daily in our ERP system and coordinate purchase order close-outs.
- Support Management in a variety of shifting business needs.
- Other duties or projects as assigned.
The above is a summary of responsibilities for this position and there may be other responsibilities and duties assigned by management.
III. REQUIREMENTS- As necessary, the ability to provide support outside of typical work hours, as necessitated by the business.
- Ability to prioritize and organize work effectively to meet multiple and changing deadlines under pressure with minimal supervision.
- High proficiency in MS Office, particularly MS Word and MS Excel.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills with a strong attention to detail and organization.
Education- Bachelor's Degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Experience- 5 or more years' experience as a Commercial Contract Specialist, Contract Manager, Paralegal or similar role.
- Preferred contract management experience, affiliated with the energy industry
- NetSuite experience preferred.
- Paralegal training from an ABA-certified program preferred.
- Applicable Additional Requirements
- Valid driver's license
- Ability to obtain, or currently possess, a valid Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC)
- Physical Requirements
- Work is generally in an office setting.
- Ability to occasionally lift up to 25 pounds, climb stairs, push and pull, reach overhead, stoop and squat.
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.