Contract Administrator

Energy Transfer Family of Partnerships; Longview (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

USA Compression Partners, LP in the United States is seeking a Contract Administrator to manage contract information from sales and field staff through corporate systems and billing. This role requires careful handling of Master Service Agreements, amendments, and related legal documents.

The successful candidate will coordinate with sales, legal, and finance teams, ensure accurate data entry, and produce reports on contract status and financial aspects.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years experience in contract administration in gas compression services.
• Strong writing and communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, and Outlook)
• Accuracy, organizational skills, and outstanding attention to detail are extremely important.

Responsibilities

• Manage contract information flow from sales and field staff to corporate database and accounting.
• Identify proposed contract changes from customers and negotiate with corporate counsel.
• Act as central point of contact for sales, legal, finance and internal stakeholders.
• Collect and process information to be sent to Accounts Receivable for billing.
• Improve upon existing systems, processes and procedures to streamline and optimize.
• Oversee contracts and contracts related documents throughout their lifecycle.
• Provide reports on contract status, financial aspects, and potential issues for management and other relevant parties.
• Ensure contract files are maintained and organized and update and maintain the corporate databases.
• Provide support or lead miscellaneous projects to achieve company goals as required.
• Any other duties or responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.

Skills

Strong writing and communication

Accuracy and attention to detail

Organizational skills

Self-motivated and self-disciplined

Team player

Self-directed

Excellent data entry

Research skills

Education

Bachelors degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel/Word/Outlook)

Job description

USA Compression Partners, LP (NYSE:USAC), is a public company that provides natural gas compression services. We are one of the largest independent providers of compression services in the United States. We owe our success to the quality of our employees, our strong commitment to safety and superior service to our customers.

++Key Business Objectives++

The Contract Administrator will be responsible for managing the flow of contract information throughout their lifecycle from sales representatives and field staff to a corporate database, as well as to the accounting department. They will be a committed team player who is detail-oriented and efficient, professional and personable. The successful candidate will have the ability and desire to fully utilize the technological resources provided to perform all tasks effectively.

++Primary Responsibilities++

• Require intimate understanding of contractual requirements and process of Master Service Agreements, amendments, assignments, and other related legal agreements.

• Identify proposed contract changes from customers and negotiate closely with corporate counsel.

• Act as a central point of contact for sales, legal, finance and other internal stakeholders.

• Collect and process information to be sent to Accounts Receivable for billing.

• Improve upon existing systems, processes and procedures to streamline and optimize.

• Oversee contracts and contracts related documents throughout their lifecycle.

• Provide reports in various formats as required to support short- and long-term company objectives.

• Prepare reports on contract status, financial aspects, and potential issues for management and other relevant parties.

• Ensure contract files are maintained and organized and update and maintain the corporate databases.

• Provide support or lead miscellaneous projects to achieve company goals as required.

• Any other duties or responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.

++Essential Requirements++

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred.

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in contract administration in gas compression services.

• Business focus, solution and problem solving oriented, and ability to assess contractual topics and issues.

• Corporate environment experience preferred. Public companies experience a plus.

• Strong writing and communication skills.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, and Outlook)

• Accuracy, organizational skills, and outstanding attention to detail are extremely important.

• Candidate needs to be very focused, self-motivated, self-directed, and self-disciplined.

• Excellent data entry, word processing, and document/file management skills are necessary.

• Candidate needs to be resourceful, and some research skills are helpful.

• Ability to understand written and verbal communication from the company and supervisor including training, procedures, instructions, etc.

• Team player attitude

++Working Conditions++

• The incumbent spends the majority of time sitting or standing in a comfortable position with ample opportunity to move about

• The position requires periodic research though files for data collection.

• The employee must be able to lift up to 25 pounds