Contract Specialist: V
Tekwissen
Overview:
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients worldwide.Our client is a major liquefied natural gas (LNG) enterprise in the U.S. energy sector, focused on the export and production of LNG to support global energy demand. As a large-scale LNG facility operator, It plays a critical role in reliable, safe, and efficient plant operations, supporting international markets through its Sabine Pass, Texas terminal and ongoing expansion efforts. Position: Contract Specialist: V
Location: Houston, TX, 77002
Duration: 11 Months
Job Type: Temporary Assignment
Work Type: Remote Description:
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients worldwide.Our client is a major liquefied natural gas (LNG) enterprise in the U.S. energy sector, focused on the export and production of LNG to support global energy demand. As a large-scale LNG facility operator, It plays a critical role in reliable, safe, and efficient plant operations, supporting international markets through its Sabine Pass, Texas terminal and ongoing expansion efforts. Position: Contract Specialist: V
Location: Houston, TX, 77002
Duration: 11 Months
Job Type: Temporary Assignment
Work Type: Remote Description:
- Independently leads complex contracting activities for major materials, services, operations, maintenance, turnaround, capital project, and professional services agreements.
- Develops and executes comprehensive contract strategies, including sourcing approaches, bid strategies, commercial models, negotiation plans, and risk mitigation strategies.
- Leads all phases of the contracting lifecycle, including requirements gathering, bid package development, supplier engagement, evaluation, negotiations, award recommendations, contract execution, and post-award administration support.
- Provides commercial leadership and strategic guidance to business stakeholders regarding contracting options, commercial risk, market conditions, supplier capabilities, and contracting methodologies.
- Leads complex negotiations involving commercial, legal, operational, and financial considerations while protecting company interests and maintaining strategic supplier relationships.
- Serves as a senior advisor and mentor to Contracts Advisors by providing coaching, guidance, technical expertise, and support on contracting strategies, negotiations, governance, and issue resolution.
- Supports the Contracts Manager in department leadership activities and serves as acting Contracts Manager during absences or as delegated.
- Facilitates alignment between Supply Chain, Legal, Operations, Finance, Tax, Safety, Security, Health & Environment, and other stakeholders to ensure successful contract execution and compliance.
- Leads major competitive bidding events, including bid strategy development, bidder engagement, clarification management, commercial evaluations, recommendation development, and award execution.
- Supports development and review of complex Scopes of Work and commercial exhibits to ensure clarity, operational alignment, and mitigation of contractual ambiguity and risk.
- Identifies commercial, operational, financial, and contractual risks and develops appropriate mitigation strategies throughout the contracting process.
- Drives continuous improvement initiatives related to contracting processes, governance, controls, systems utilization, supplier performance, and operational efficiency.
- Supports development and implementation of contracting standards, templates, procedures, playbooks, and best practices.
- Performs commercial evaluations, cost analyses, benchmarking, and supplier performance assessments to support strategic decision-making and value optimization.
- Ensures compliance with company policies, procedures, governance requirements, delegated authority structures, records retention requirements, and audit expectations.
- Provides regular reporting, status updates, risk visibility, and executive-ready communications to leadership and stakeholders.
- Participates in special projects, strategic initiatives, and cross-functional improvement efforts supporting organizational readiness and operational excellence.
- Supports supplier qualification, due diligence, and risk evaluations including financial, safety, technical, cybersecurity, and compliance considerations.
- Maintains strong working knowledge of contracting trends, industry practices, market conditions, and LNG operational requirements.
- Demonstrates leadership behaviors that promote accountability, collaboration, disciplined execution, and enterprise prioritization.
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, Law, or related discipline.
- Equivalent industry experience may be considered in lieu of degree requirements.
- 20+ years of contracting, procurement, supply chain, or commercial experience
- 10+ years of Oil & Gas, LNG, Petrochemical, Midstream, or related industrial experience
- Demonstrated experience independently managing complex, high-value contracts and negotiations
- Demonstrated experience leading major sourcing and contracting initiatives across multiple contract categories
- Prior leadership, mentoring, or supervisory experience strongly preferred
- Advanced understanding of contracting and procurement principles, commercial terms, and risk allocation strategies
- Strong understanding of operational contracting environments within LNG, Oil & Gas, or industrial operations
- Ability to independently manage highly complex and high-risk contracting activities
- Advanced negotiation and dispute resolution skills
- Strong leadership, mentoring, and stakeholder management capabilities
- Strong understanding of governance, controls, delegated authority processes, and compliance requirements
- Ability to influence and communicate effectively with all levels of management, including executive leadership
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to prioritize competing demands in a fast-paced operational environment
- Strong presentation and executive communication skills
- Strong process improvement mindset with focus on standardization, efficiency, and operational excellence
- Proficiency in SAP and Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Experience with contract lifecycle management systems and document management systems such as OpenText preferred
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