Contracts Specialist

Contracts Specialist

HF Sinclair is seeking a Contracts Specialist to be based in Dallas, TX. In this role, you will provide advanced assistance to the Legal Department by preparing, negotiating, drafting, editing, and evaluating a broad range of moderately to highly complex contracts and related documents in accordance with Company's policies and legal requirements. Works under the direction of the Assistant General Counsel to administer customer and vendor agreements, real property leases, pre-litigation dispute settlements, and development/consulting arrangements. Participate in resolving day-to-day contract-related issues for both customers and manufacturing facilities to ensure effective contract management and compliance. Contributes to advancing legal and business objectives through accurate documentation and timely contract support.

Job Duties

• Manages and leads legal work supporting the business, including contract preparation, review, and administration
• Manages the contract process and contract administration activities, including contract intake, records maintenance, database management, including renewals
• Creates, reviews, edits, coordinates, and/or leads negotiations on a wide range of agreements for the sale of goods and services while understanding the overall risk associated with each agreement
• Provides decisions on risk assessment of products and their use
• Provides equivalent legal support for real property leases, dispute settlements, procurement agreements, development and consulting arrangements
• Manages projects, including drafting, reviewing, and transmitting legal correspondence and documents
• Leads and prepares responses to third party contractual pre-litigation demands and claims
• Assists in providing training to related teams
• Assists in resolving day-to-day contract-related issues for both customers and individual manufacturing facilities
• Monitors status of various legal matters and update databases and templates
• Leads the creation of deviations from templates or standard language

Special assignments or tasks assigned to the employee by his/her superior, as determined from time to time in the supervisor's sole and complete discretion.

Experience

• A minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in a similar position is required.
• Demonstrated experience managing contract forms and handling general contractual matters.
• Stable work history.
• Reputation for high ethical standards and integrity.
• Preferred Experience: Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM) certification and/or paralegal certification is a plus but not required.
• Experience in the Power Generation, Oil/Gas, Petrochemical Fields a plus.
• Knowledge and experience in contracting internationally (including an understanding of the UN Convention on the Sale of Goods and UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Law) and the Uniform Commercial Code.

Education Level

• A minimum of a Bachelor's Degree and significant prior practical experience.

Required Skills

• Project management skills with experience in both sales and procurement contracts.
• Advanced legal drafting and analytical skills.
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to handle multiple projects and manage confidential and sensitive information.
• Ability to work independently across the organization while displaying strong leadership and time management skills.
• Experience with international and domestic contract negotiations, management and dispute resolution.
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language in a business environment.
• Provide advanced corporate contract reviews of terms and conditions, including INCOTERMS, complex indemnities, revenue recognition, pricing, exposure and risk in a wide range of areas.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate with others at all levels of the organization and outside counsel, both written and verbal communication.
• Strong public speaking skills along with presentation skills.
• Extremely responsive to a high volume of diverse requests.
• Self-motivated, organized team player who works well in a high-energy and fast-paced environment.
• Cooperative, encourages collaboration and builds understanding; ability to find common ground and solve problems, and who owns his or her projects and commitments.

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibility

• None.

Work Conditions

• Office based with travel up to 5-10% by land and air required.
• Subject to all weather and varying road conditions.
• Petroleum refinery and out-of-doors environment including but not limited to chemicals, pressure vessels, tanks, and rotating equipment.

Benefits

• HF Sinclair offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families. Our benefits include, but are not limited to, the following: Medical Insurance Vision Insurance Dental Insurance Paid Time-Off 401(k) Retirement Plan with match Educational Reimbursement Parental Bonding Time Employee Discounts.

Our One HF Sinclair Culture

• At HF Sinclair, we are united through our One HF Sinclair Culture, which is underpinned by our five core values of Safety, Integrity, Teamwork, Ownership and Inclusion.

About HF Sinclair Corporation

• HF Sinclair Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is an independent energy company that produces and markets high-value light products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, renewable diesel and other specialty products.
• HF Sinclair owns and operates refineries located in Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Wyoming, Washington and Utah and markets its refined products principally in the Southwest U.S., the Rocky Mountains extending into the Pacific Northwest and in other neighboring Plains states.
• HF Sinclair supplies high-quality fuels to more than 1,500 branded stations and licenses the use of the Sinclair brand at more than 300 additional locations throughout the country.
• In addition, subsidiaries of HF Sinclair produce and market base oils and other specialized lubricants in the U.S., Canada and the Netherlands, and export products to more than 80 countries.
• Through its subsidiaries, HF Sinclair produces renewable diesel at two of its facilities in Wyoming and also at its facility in Artesia, New Mexico.
• HF Sinclair provides petroleum product and crude oil transportation, terminalling, storage and throughput services to its refineries and the petroleum industry.

Equal Opportunity Employer

• HF Sinclair Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other prohibited ground of discrimination.