Senior Contract Advisor

Senior Contracts Advisor

Job function/Scope:

This function allows for the provision of general contractual and insurance advice and assistance to all areas of the Group to enable the Group to conduct its business on a strong contractual basis considering its commercial objectives.

Job Location:             Aberdeen, Marischal Square

Roles & responsibilities:

• Review, negotiate and draft a range of contractual & commercial agreements.

• Manage contract compliance in terms of existing agreements and assist with developing a compliance process for emerging agreements.

• Facilitate and verify that relevant analysis has been undertaken within the Company to evaluate risks relevant to contractual and insurance matters.

• Support development/projects work and drafting and negotiating of all associated documentation.

• Provide support for general corporate matters as related to the business.

• Maintain a regular liaison with all areas of the business ensuring the relevant Business Managers understand the commercial sections of each client contract.

• Ad-hoc dealings with other departments for contractual review/advice and negotiation with third parties.

• Be first point of contact for contractual issues.

• Update and maintain the database of all client contracts and publish to the leadership team.

• Undertake any other duties as may be reasonably required provided you have the necessary training and competency levels.

• Comply with Level 1 of HSE Employee Responsibility and Accountability.

• Comply with Level 1 of Peterson Values & Behaviours.

Performance Measure

Performance will be reviewed against objectives set during employee appraisal process including feedback from internal and external customers.

Qualifications and experience

• Experienced senior contracts advisor with previous significant experience gained within an industry role.

• Experience of working with LOGIC based contracts.

• Degree preferred but not essential.

• Gather facts and figures and achieve goals in a timely manner.

• Focus on results and willingly tackle problems or conflicts.

• Ability to manage own work to ensure schedule and budget targets are understood and met.

• Be a self-starter, capable of working on own initiative to achieve tasks.

• Competent in Microsoft Office Packages.

Specific requirement Competencies

• Proven business, commercial and contractual skills gained in a progressive business environment.

• Strong commercial drafting skills and knowledge of contractual documentation.

• Superior interpersonal and influencing skills required to develop close and effective relationships with clients, partners and contractors.

Our Company:

From our roots in agricultural inspections, Peterson and Control Union have been operating for nearly 100 years in the field of logistics, quality, certifications and risk management. Our in-depth knowledge and experience covers all aspects of the supply chain in many industries including agriculture, energy, forestry, sustainability and textiles.