Contracts Analyst (FPSO)

Airswift; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking a Contracts Analyst (FPSO) based in The Woodlands, TX, to lead supply chain and contracting activities for FPSO lease and operate agreements. The role involves coordinating with project, engineering, legal, finance, and operations teams on complex procurement strategies.

The ideal candidate has 12+ years in offshore contracting, strong FPSO experience, and a track record in negotiations, risk assessment, and cross-functional collaboration in a global project environment.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in supply chain, contracts, or commercial roles on major oil & gas offshore projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead supply chain and contracting activity for FPSO lease and operate agreements.
• Interface with project, engineering, legal, finance, and operations teams.
• Develop procurement plans and contracting strategies to meet schedule and budget.
• Manage complex tenders and negotiations with FPSO contractors and suppliers.

Skills

Supply chain management

Contract management

Procurement planning

Negotiation skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk analysis

Commercial judgment

Data analysis

Microsoft 365

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain

Tools

Ariba

SAP

Icertis

Job description

Job Title

Contracts Analyst (FPSO)

Duration

12 months

Schedule

5/40

Location

The Woodlands, TX

This opportunity is based within a major offshore development and focuses on leading supply chain and contracting activity for FPSO lease and operate agreements. The role offers exposure to complex procurement strategy, commercial negotiation, and cross-functional collaboration across project, engineering, legal, finance, and operations teams. It is well suited to professionals with strong offshore, FPSO, and contract management expertise who want to influence a high-value capital project environment.

Requirements

• At least 12 years of recent experience in supply chain, contracts, or commercial roles supporting major oil and gas, offshore, or comparable capital projects.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, Law, Finance or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated FPSO experience, including exposure to lease and operate, bareboat charter, and O&M structures.
• Proven experience leading complex, high-value tenders and negotiations with FPSO contractors, operators, fabrication yards, and offshore installation contractors.
• Experience working across international projects and multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience supporting newbuild or redeployment projects, including topsides and hull interfaces, mooring, conversion, marine assurance, and long-term operating obligations.
• Strong capability in developing and executing procurement plans and contracting strategies aligned with project schedule, budget, execution strategy, and risk profile.
• Expertise in end-to-end sourcing activity including market engagement, bidder prequalification, RFI, RFP, ITT preparation, commercial bid evaluation, clarification, negotiation, and award recommendation.
• Strong understanding of commercial risk allocation, contracting strategy, bid normalization, price escalation, schedule incentives and remedies, change and claims management, warranties, liabilities, and performance security.
• Ability to develop commercial models and contract terms for complex offshore scopes including FPSO lease and operate, marine transportation and installation, commissioning support, and long-term services.
• Working knowledge of critical package interfaces across FPSO, SPS, SURF, drilling and completions, logistics, and operations.
• Experience using Ariba and SAP; Icertis knowledge is listed separately as preferred.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Strong commercial judgement with the ability to translate technical execution issues into clear contractual positions and risk-adjusted recommendations.
• Advanced analytical capability, including commercial evaluation, cost benchmarking, scenario analysis, and executive-level reporting.
• Excellent negotiation, stakeholder management, cross-functional collaboration, organisation, document control, and ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced global project environment.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications and commercial data analysis.

Preferred

• Experience with Icertis.
• PMP, CIPS, CPSM, CPCM or equivalent professional certification (Preferred).

About Airswift

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.