Contract Specialist: V

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide

Job Title: Contract Specialist: V

Location: Houston, TX, 77002

Duration: 6 Months

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Work Type: Hybrid

Job 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 Client operational requirements.
• Demonstrates leadership behaviors that promote accountability, collaboration, disciplined execution, and enterprise prioritization.

Minimum education required:

• 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.

Minimum experience required:

• 20+ years of contracting, procurement, supply chain, or commercial experience
• 10+ years of Oil & Gas, Client , 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

Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required:

• Advanced understanding of contracting and procurement principles, commercial terms, and risk allocation strategies
• Strong understanding of operational contracting environments within Client , 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

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.