Sr Contract Analyst

Job Summary:

Join Western Midstream in The Woodlands, TX as our Senior Contract Analyst, where you will provide contracts analysis support across diverse commercial and marketing agreements during the creation, negotiation, execution, and management of commercial contracts. This role serves as a trusted advisor to our legal and commercial teams, drafts standard and non-standard agreements, oversees compliance with the Company's Delegation of Authority Policy, and helps guide the work of less experienced analysts.

Responsibilities:

Provide contracts analysis support across diverse contracts and contract types and significant operational areas

Prepare drafts of standard and non-standard agreements based on templates or precedent, term sheets, and established processes

Advise internal stakeholder groups on issues related to compliance with the Company's Delegation of Authority Policy (“DOA”) and oversee the DOA process for lower-level Contract Analysts

Prepare standard and non-standard counterparty notifications

Oversee the transfer of contract data to accounting and review reports on contract analyses, supporting the monthly producer settlement process

Communicate with interdisciplinary team members and deliver information on contract terms and solutions to resolve contract compliance issues

Manage contract deadlines, notification requirements, and other material terms for the relevant area of support

Coordinate with other departments to ensure accurate data entry and transfer

Serve as a document retention software super user, assisting allied teams with all aspects of document management

Extract contractual and operational metadata from contracts

Prepare reports or gather data across multiple systems for commercial counterparts as needed with reasonable deadlines

Prepare contract information for internal and external audits

Provide assistance to less experienced employees and take an active part in team meetings and decisions

Qualifications:

5 or more years of experience in a midstream oil and gas customer-facing contracts field

Understands complex midstream customer-facing contract terms and can identify contract provisions

Demonstrates initiative through interpersonal and leadership skills, bringing team members together to produce results

Demonstrates a high level of personal and professional judgment; works independently and applies new information and concepts to accomplish tasks

Able to independently prepare non-standard documentation and effectively present material to management

Able to recognize nuanced contractual issues and recommend solutions

Complete understanding of organization functions, roles and responsibilities, and the company's business and strategic goals

Power user across the full Microsoft 365 suite

Demonstrates superior understanding of system applications and can adapt quickly to technology needs

Education:

Bachelor's Degree required — B.S. in Energy or Land Management, Business Administration, Library Science, Information Science, Legal Studies, or other related academic experience

An appropriate combination of education level and experience is acceptable

Knowledge of Waterfield Energy and SAP preferred

Travel Requirements:

Travel will be required up to 5%.

Work Schedule:

This position will work 9 hours Monday – Thursday and 4 hours on Friday. The position will require Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday in The Woodlands office.