Senior Contracts Advisor - Trading

Information & Technology Management; Calgary; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Contracts Advisor to join their dynamic team in Calgary. This pivotal role involves drafting and negotiating complex contracts in the energy sector, providing commercial advice, and ensuring compliance with regulatory frameworks. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in energy trading, excellent negotiation skills, and a keen understanding of contractual risk. Join a forward-thinking organization where your contributions will drive efficiency and value creation in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in energy/commodity trading or shipping roles.
• Experience in negotiating complex commercial agreements.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate complex contracts for crude oil and related documentation.
• Provide pre-deal and post-deal commercial advice to identify value opportunities.

Skills

Negotiation Skills

Contract Drafting

Commercial Awareness

Legal Compliance

Risk Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

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What’s The Role

Shell Trading integrates a worldwide trading network with an unsurpassed global portfolio in Crude Oil, Refined Oil Products, LNG, Gas, Power & Environmental Products with larger locations in London, Houston, Calgary, Singapore, Dubai, Rotterdam, and Bahamas. The Contracts Operations team manages the entire contracts process, including pre-deal and post-deal commercial advice, contract drafting, internal authorization, records management, and providing value-driven commercial advice when negotiating complex contractual arrangements.

The Senior Contracts Advisor supports the Crude trading and supply desks by drafting and negotiating complex spot and term sale and purchase contracts for crude oil, storage contracts, tenders, SLAs, letters of indemnity, transport contracts, and related documentation. The position reports to the Contracts Team Lead Crude - North America.

Accountabilities

• Provide pre-deal and post-deal commercial advice, identifying opportunities for value creation and areas of potential value leakage.
• Draft and negotiate complex/bespoke contracts and agreements.
• Authorize outgoing contracts and responses to incoming contracts for complex deals.
• Negotiate contractual arrangements, framework contracts, storage agreements, tenders.
• Ensure compliance with Shell's frameworks, policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Assist in resolving contractual disputes, liaising with legal counsel as needed.
• Monitor trade opportunities and regulatory restrictions affecting procedures.
• Prepare and negotiate ad hoc agreements for new business and transactions.
• Maintain a contract and clause database and manage status reporting.
• Refine and revise contract processes to reduce profit leakage and improve efficiency.

What You Bring

• Legal authorization to work in Canada full-time.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• At least 4 years of relevant experience in energy/commodity trading or shipping roles.
• Experience negotiating complex commercial agreements.
• Knowledge of the energy or oil and gas industry is preferred.
• Understanding of contractual risk allocation, insurance, and trade compliance.

Additional Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Contract
• Job function: Other
• Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting