Senior Upstream Contracts Lead

Caturus Management Services, LLC

Houston (TX)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Caturus Management Services, LLC in Houston seeks an experienced Upstream Contracts Lead to independently manage upstream contracts across their full lifecycle, from strategy development through closeout. You will collaborate with Operations, Drilling, Engineering, Supply Chain, Legal, Finance, and HSE to ensure alignment with objectives and policy compliance.

The role requires strong commercial judgment, proactive risk management, and the ability to communicate complex positions to internal

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering or related field.
  • 10+ years of contract management, commercial, supply chain, or procurement experience within oil and gas.
  • Upstream E&P experience strongly preferred.
  • Experience developing category strategies, sourcing, and commercial model development.
  • Negotiating, drafting, and administering complex upstream contracts.

Responsibilities

  • Independently develop category strategies, RFPs, bid packages, and contract documentation.
  • Lead strategic sourcing, model development, and negotiations for drilling, completions, production, facilities, logistics, and other upstream service agreements.
  • Review redlines, issue logs, analyses, and risk assessments; negotiate terms within delegated authority.
  • Manage contracts and supply chain from award through execution, ensuring compliance.
  • Administer MSAs, work orders, purchase orders, and service contracts in collaboration with legal.

Skills

Category strategies
Sourcing
Contract drafting
MSA management
Risk management
Stakeholder management
Excel
PowerPoint
Word

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Excel
MS Word
PowerPoint

Job description

Caturus Management Services, LLC in Houston seeks an experienced Upstream Contracts Lead to independently manage upstream contracts across their full lifecycle, from strategy development through closeout. You will collaborate with Operations, Drilling, Engineering, Supply Chain, Legal, Finance, and HSE to ensure alignment with objectives and policy compliance.

The role requires strong commercial judgment, proactive risk management, and the ability to communicate complex positions to internal

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