Offshore Contracts Leader – Oil & Gas

Vermilion Energy; Perth; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Vermilion Energy is seeking an experienced Senior Contracts Advisor to join on a temporary basis to drive value-driven contracting for offshore oil and gas operations. You will lead tendering, contract development, governance, and supplier performance to ensure commercial robustness and operational continuity.

Reporting to the Contract Team Lead, you will collaborate with operations, technical teams, HSE, and suppliers to align scopes and terms, manage claims and variations, and close out

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in contracts, procurement or commercial roles within oil and gas, energy, offshore operations or major projects.
• Strong understanding of contract law and commercial principles in an oil and gas context.
• Experience with industry standard contracts and bespoke oil and gas agreements.
• Proven experience managing claims, variations, disputes, and commercial risk on high-value contracts.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A pragmatic, commercial mindset with strong attention to detail and risk awareness.
• Ability to operate autonomously in fast-paced, high-pressure operational environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead value-driven contracting activities that support safe, reliable, and commercially effective offshore oil and gas operations.
• Develop and execute contracting and negotiation strategies that balance cost, quality, operational continuity, risk, and supplier performance.
• Provide commercial and contracts advisory support across offshore services, maintenance, logistics, marine, drilling, engineering, shutdown, asset integrity, and related operational activities.
• Partner with operational, technical, HSE, and contract owner stakeholders to ensure scopes, contract terms, procurement processes, and supplier obligations are fit for purpose.
• Manage key aspects of the contract lifecycle, including tendering, evaluation, contract development, approvals, governance, variations, claims, disputes, and close-out.
• Monitor supplier performance, compliance, risk, and value delivery, recommending corrective actions and improvement opportunities where required.
• Support consistent contracting practices, commercial discipline, and stakeholder capability across the business.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Stakeholder management

Risk assessment

Commercial acumen

Dispute resolution

Job description

Vermilion Energy is seeking an experienced Senior Contracts Advisor to join on a temporary basis to drive value-driven contracting for offshore oil and gas operations. You will lead tendering, contract development, governance, and supplier performance to ensure commercial robustness and operational continuity.

Reporting to the Contract Team Lead, you will collaborate with operations, technical teams, HSE, and suppliers to align scopes and terms, manage claims and variations, and close out