Join us. Unleash your energy within.

If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we’re the team for you. We've created a new breed of company – future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.

We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We know that together, we’re far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage.

Our purpose and beliefs:

As Kent, we’re tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.

It’s the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:

We PLAY BIG

We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY

We are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE

We are built on INFINITE THINKING

Read more about the Purpose, Beliefs and Guiding Principles that drive us: https://kentplc.com/who-we-are/purpose-beliefs

Our vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging:

We recognize that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We’re heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity where all employees feel a sense of belonging.

Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.

About the job:

Kent is looking for a Senior Subcontracts Administrator to be based in the Houston, TX office and report to the Director, Procurement – Americas.

You will be responsible for administrating a full range of subcontract types and size from Time and Materials, Cost Plus and Fixed Price up to any dollar threshold. You will work under Procurement designated guidelines, with the ability to analyze the financial impacts for services. You will employ due diligence to comply with the terms, conditions, rights and obligations of the contract. You will advise the company on legal matters regarding contracts by reviewing draft contracts and rendering advice to the relevant stakeholders to facilitate company in fulfilling contractual commitment successfully.

Your responsibilities:

· Follow and comply with Company, Project and Project Controls Function procedures and techniques.

Conduct reviews of complex solicitations and prepare specialized and/or non-routine responses for proposals, bids, and contract modifications.

· Analyze significant and/or unique contract requirements, special provisions, or terms and conditions to ensure compliance with appropriate laws, regulations, and corporate policies and procedures.

· Negotiate terms and conditions for a variety of contractual documents.

· Understand the contents of their allocated complex contract(s) and apply the terms to the best commercial and operational interests of the Program.

· Oversee accuracy and timeliness of contract data into company system; preparation of contract reporting from system.

· Understand and brief relevant parties on the interpretation of the contract obligations on both the Contract and the Client, and the commercial/contractual impact of any failure to achieve these obligations.

· Ensure that all issues are resolved after detailed review, provide advice to administration for solving problems/issues to keep contract issues resolved smoothly.

· Study/review important documents like JV/Consortium agreements, highlight the issues, analyze the outcomes and inform related parties about the outcomes in order to avoid the loss or any harm to the company.

· Ensure all employees in department are familiar with nature of issues and their solutions by conducting training sessions and orientation of specific problems, involve them during discussions and guide them properly to prepare them to solve problems at any time.

· Assess the Companies obligations and liabilities, including insurance requirements, review bank and parent guarantee wording.

· Create a safe working environment, manage risks, reduce exposure to hazardous liability and ensure implementation of QHSE policy.

· Ensure good practice and strict controls are implemented in relation to change orders, variations, claims, etc. including the assessment of fee claims and advising on dispute resolution.

· Ensure there is a proper 1) business case, 2) risk management, and 3) compliance components in place for each contract.

· May require travel to the various Project sites as needed.

Your knowledge/skills, education, and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required with Supply Chain Management or related field preferred.
• Minimum 10 years working experience.
• Sound knowledge & understanding of contract law and commercial / contracts management.
• Ability to quickly assimilate and retain detail of contracts.
• Demonstrated ability to quickly grasp highly complex program concepts and analyses the associated contractual impact and risks.
• Ideally experienced in Oil & Gas sector.

Skills Requirement:

• Excellent leadership skills and ability to influence, mentorship skills, and relationship building skills.
• Superior interpersonal, organizational, analytical, managerial and communication skills.
• Good negotiating skills to be able to work with customers (both internal and external) to meet project objectives.
• Ability to lead and motivate a team to ensure all Project risks are mitigated and all opportunities exploited.
• Ability to work with or without legal resources to draft contract clauses which capture the essential contractual issues of any situation.
• Analytical skills associated with developing and utilizing performance measures and cost savings.