Senior Water Contract Negotiator

Aureus Energy Services (U.S.), Inc; Midland (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Aureus Energy Services (U.S.), Inc. seeks a skilled contracts professional to draft, review, and negotiate complex water and infrastructure agreements in Texas.

You will handle MSAs, work orders, and related contracts, coordinating across Land, Commercial, Legal, and Finance to ensure timely execution and ongoing obligation management. The role emphasizes drafting and negotiating water sourcing, produced water takeaway, disposal, and recycling contracts, with oversight of pricing, volumes,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of commercial contracts, contract administration, legal support, or energy transaction experience in oil and gas or midstream.
• Minimum of 3 years of direct water-related commercial contracting experience, preferably with a water midstream company or the water organization of an E&P operator.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, redlining, negotiating, or administering water sourcing/supply, produced water takeaway/transportation, disposal, recycling/treatment, or similar water midstream agreements.
• Experience with MSAs, work orders, statements of work, service agreements, and other routine commercial contracts.
• Strong understanding of water transaction terms and operations, including pricing, volumes, capacity, term, dedication, exclusivity, minimum commitments, delivery points, and related obligations.
• Ability to independently manage multiple agreements and deadlines, and work effectively across Land, Commercial, Corporate Development, Legal, Accounting, and Operations.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, revise, and coordinate commercial agreements supporting Aureus’ water and infrastructure business.
• Translate negotiated terms into clear contractual provisions and coordinate negotiations with counterparties.
• Maintain organized records of executed agreements and ensure access for key stakeholders.
• Support cross-functional commercial activities from development through execution and ongoing obligation management.
• Coordinate with internal and outside counsel on agreements requiring legal review.

Skills

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Contract administration

Legal support

MSAs and SOWs

Cross-functional coordination

Job description

Aureus Energy Services (U.S.), Inc. seeks a skilled contracts professional to draft, review, and negotiate complex water and infrastructure agreements in Texas.

You will handle MSAs, work orders, and related contracts, coordinating across Land, Commercial, Legal, and Finance to ensure timely execution and ongoing obligation management. The role emphasizes drafting and negotiating water sourcing, produced water takeaway, disposal, and recycling contracts, with oversight of pricing, volumes,