Senior Contracts Advisor

NES Fircroft; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft in Perth is seeking a Senior Contracts Advisor to join on a 12-month full-time contract basis, supporting offshore oil and gas contracting activities. You will lead tendering, negotiation, contract development, and contract management across services, maintenance, logistics, and engineering while aligning with organisational objectives.

The role requires a strong commercial mindset, robust contract law knowledge, and the ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment with

Qualifications

• 7+ years in contracts, procurement, or commercial roles within oil and gas, energy, offshore operations, or related industries.
• Strong understanding of contract law and commercial principles.
• Proven experience managing claims, variations, disputes, and commercial risk.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A pragmatic, commercial mindset with strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Deliver contracting and procurement 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, drilling, engineering 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, contract management, governance, and close-out.
• Support consistent contracting practices, commercial discipline, and stakeholder capability across the business.

Skills

Contract management

Negotiation

Stakeholder engagement

Oil & gas knowledge

Contract law understanding

Job description

Senior Contracts Advisor

Location: Perth, WA

Employment Type: Full-time | 12 month Fixed Term Contract

Reporting to: Team Lead, Contracts

About the Role

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Contracts Advisor to join them on a 12-month full-time contract basis (with possibility for extension) to support value-driven contracting activities that maximise commercial outcomes, strengthen supplier performance, and support safe, reliable offshore oil and gas operations. This contract role provides commercial and contracts advisory support for offshore operational and project contracting, including tendering, negotiation, contract development and contract management. Working closely with internal and external stakeholders, the Senior Contracts Advisor will help ensure contracting activities are commercially robust, operationally practical and aligned with organisational objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver contracting and procurement 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, drilling, engineering 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, contract management, governance, and close-out.
• Support consistent contracting practices, commercial discipline, and stakeholder capability across the business.

Required Experience

• Minimum 7 years’ experience in contracts, procurement, or commercial roles within oil and gas, energy, offshore operations, or related industries.
• Strong understanding of contract law and commercial principles.
• Proven experience managing claims, variations, disputes, and commercial risk.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A pragmatic, commercial mindset with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to operate autonomously in fast-paced, dynamic operational environments.

Additional Personal Attributes

• Able to build trusted relationships internally and externally.
• Strong influencing capability with internal stakeholders, suppliers, contractors, and external partners.
• High levels of self-motivation, initiative, and adaptability.
• Strong analytical skills and commercial judgement.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

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 andManufacturingsectors 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.