Senior Contracts Administrator

Aurex Group; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurex Group is seeking a Senior Contracts Administrator for its energy team in Houston. You will own contract administration, building templates and processes to support a growing commercial business.

You will work with traders, legal counsel, and operations to draft, review, and negotiate wholesale energy agreements, NDAs, and MSAs, while improving data tracking and recordkeeping.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7+ years of experience in commodity trading contracts, preferably within the power and utilities markets.
• Experience managing agreements through their full lifecycle and the judgment to identify terms that need legal or commercial input
• The initiative to create structure where processes are still being developed
• Strong attention to detail, clear communication, and the motivation to take ownership of a function
• Strong knowledge of physical power trading and wholesale power agreements, preferred
• Ability to work collaboratively with traders, legal teams, and operations

Responsibilities

• Build and manage the contract administration program, from intake and review through execution, recordkeeping, and ongoing obligations.
• Coordinate agreement workflows with legal, commercial, credit, and risk teams, as well as external counterparties.
• Review and prepare wholesale energy agreements, transaction confirmations, confidentiality agreements, and related documents.
• Develop reliable processes for tracking contract terms, maintaining templates, managing records, and entering agreement data into internal systems.
• Support counterparty due diligence and KYC requests.
• Assist in negotiating fuel supply contracts, NDAs, and master service agreements when applicable.

Job description

Aurex Group is recruiting for a Senior Contracts Administrator for an energy company’s legal team. This person will take ownership of contract administration and build the processes, templates, and best practices needed to support a growing commercial business.

The Role:

This role will be integral in supporting the trading and commercial teams by ensuring the efficient and accurate drafting, negotiation, and execution of contracts. The successful candidate will work closely with traders, legal counsel, and operations teams to mitigate risk and enhance contract clarity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and manage the contract administration program, from intake and review through execution, recordkeeping, and ongoing obligations.
• Coordinate agreement workflows with legal, commercial, credit, and risk teams, as well as external counterparties.
• Review and prepare wholesale energy agreements, transaction confirmations, confidentiality agreements, and related documents.
• Develop reliable processes for tracking contract terms, maintaining templates, managing records, and entering agreement data into internal systems.
• Support counterparty due diligence and KYC requests.
• If it fits your experience, help negotiate agreements such as fuel supply contracts, NDAs, and master service agreements. Negotiation experience is welcome but is not required.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Minimum 7+ years of experience in commodity trading contracts, preferably within the power and utilities markets
• Experience managing agreements through their full lifecycle and the judgment to identify terms that need legal or commercial input
• The initiative to create structure where processes are still being developed
• Strong attention to detail, clear communication, and the motivation to take ownership of a function
• Strong knowledge of physical power trading and wholesale power agreements, preferred
• Ability to work collaboratively with traders, legal teams, and operations

Experienced paralegals and JD holders who are not practicing attorneys are encouraged to apply.