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Contract Specialist: V

TekWissen LLC

Houston, TX(remote)

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$100.15–$100.15
SKILLS
Administrative Skills, Analysis Skills, Benchmarking, Best Practices, Bid Packages, Bidding, Business Administration, Candidate Sourcing, Capital Project, Coaching, Communication Skills, Continuous Improvement, Contract Management, Contract Negotiation, Corporate Policies, Cost Analysis, Cross-Functional, Decision Support, Diversity, Document Management, Due Diligence, Establish Priorities, Finance, Financial Risk, Internet Security, Leadership, Legal, Liquified Natural Gas (LNG), Maintain Compliance, Market Trend Analysis, Mentoring, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Natural Gas, Negotiation Skills, Oil and Gas, Operational Support, Organizational Development/Management, Organizational Skills, People Management, Performance Analysis, Performance Reviews, Petrochemicals, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Professional Services, Purchasing/Procurement, Regulatory Compliance, Reporting Skills, Requirements Management, Risk, Risk Analysis, Risk Management, SAP, Sourcing Strategy, Strategic Planning, Supply Chain, Systems Administration/Management, Technical Support, Trend Analysis, Vendor/Supplier Evaluation, Vendor/Supplier Planning, Vendor/Supplier Relations, Workforce Management
LOCATION
Houston, TX(remote)
POSTED
6 days ago
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:
  • 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.
Minimum education required of the position:
  • 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 of the position:
  • 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
Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required of the position.
  • 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
TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

About the Company

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TekWissen LLC

WE THE TEKWISSEN PEOPLE

TekWissen offers you a broader portfolio of services, industry-leading solutions, and the meaningful innovations that give you greater flexibility and speed to respond to market dynamics, reduced costs and risk to improve enterprise performance, and increased productivity to enable growth.

To keep pace with global market demands, TekWissen keeps its finger on the pulse of change. Our organized approach to guiding a project from its inception to closure. Managing projects is becoming more and more important as we enter the digital era. To cope with the pace that this transition demands, a method is required to manage projects so they can yield quality work, while incorporating efficient use of time and resources.

Project involves identifying which quality standards are relevant to the project and determining how to satisfy them.

It is important to perform quality planning during the Planning Process and should be done alongside the other project planning processes because changes in the quality will likely require changes in the other planning processes, or the desired product quality may require a detailed risk analysis of an identified problem. It is important to remember that quality should be planned, designed, then built in, not added on after the fact.

Capabilities and accomplishments in one TekWissen business enhance the opportunity for success in the others. Put simply, TekWissen's unique combination of attributes promotes success.



COMPANY SIZE
100 to 499 employees
INDUSTRY
Computer/IT Services
FOUNDED
2009
WEBSITE
http://www.tekwissen.com/

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