Contracts & Commercial Specialist

New Opportunity!! Contracts & Commercial Specialist 

NES Fircroft is actively seeking candidates on the Island of St. Croix, USVI for a full-time contract opportunity with our client, a major energy terminal located on the Island!  This position will be for a Contracts & Commercial Specialist, our client is seeking professional candidates with a background in contracts administration, as this role will be interfacing directly with external service providers for our client.  

All interested candidates are encouraged to send a copy of their most up to date resume to gabriel.fox@nesfircroft.com along with their availability.  

1. SUMMARY OF POSITION   -  Contracts and Commercial Specialist

The Contract and Commercial Specialist is responsible for the establishment and administration of contracts required for service providers.  This role will coordinate with external service providers and stakeholders in all phases of contracting administration, including sourcing, 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.      

1. 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.
• Execute entry of agreements into compliance systems and contract databases.
• Maintain database of  approved service contracts and standard templates
• Manage communications with contractors and other service providers as well as internal clients.
• Pursue and execute 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 and maintain purchase orders daily in our ERP system and coordinate purchase order close-outs.
• Support Management in a variety of shifting business needs.
• Support the needs of the Commercial Group in Terminal business activity.
• 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.
• Production and execution based attitude toward work.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Experience

• 5 or more years’ experience in a professional role in Management, English, Communications, Legal, Business science, or similar role.
• Preferred contract management experience, affiliated with the energy industry
• NetSuite experience preferred but required.
• Applicable secondary education certificate

• 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.