Senior Contract Consultant (6842)
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Expiry date: 2016-07-01
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Statoil is an international energy company with operations in 36 countries. Building on 40 years of experience from oil and gas production on the Norwegian continental shelf, we are committed to accommodating the world's energy needs in a responsible manner, applying technology and creating innovative business solutions. We are headquartered in Norway with 21,000 employees worldwide, and are listed on the New York and Oslo stock exchanges. In just a few years Statoil has positioned itself as one of the largest lease holders in deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GoM). Our GoM portfolio is managed out of our Houston office. The Statoil Houston office, which was established in 2002, also manages our Alaska, Marcellus, Eagle Ford and Bakken shale gas portfolios. To date Statoil has invested more than USD $11 billion in US upstream activities, and currently produces more than 150,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day. We have US offices located in Anchorage, Austin, Houston, Stamford and Washington D.C. USA, and are looking for talented people to contribute to our growing activity base.
Marketing, Midstream and Processing (MMP) shall maximise corporate value creation in Statoil’s mid- and downstream business through safe, reliable and efficient operations. We are responsible for capturing the full value potential of all marketed and traded products such as crude oil, liquids and natural gas.
MMP MT is responsible for:
Worldwide marketing and trading of oil and gas commodities (crude, condensate, gas liquids, products, natural gas and LNG), electricity and emissions
Commercial optimization of MMP’s positions in the commodity markets
Commercial planning and optimization of Statoil’s refineries and the refined products value chain
Optimal physical and commercial use of infrastructure commitments
Marketing the Norwegian state’s petroleum (SDFI) in accordance with the Marketing instruction
Coordinate and manage MMP’s relations with Petro and MPE
The corporate responsibility for macroeconomic and energy market analysis
The corporate responsibility for the Marketing and Supply process owner
Manage MMP’s legislative, regulatory and policy issues, and provide governmental and regulatory support globally in cooperation with MMP COM
Provide MMP with global support services within contracts management, claims and demurrage, settlement and deal handling, business solutions, and customer service
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Job description
Purpose of the position:
This position will directly report to Leader MMP MT OPI Contracts America and will have close interaction and network with global Statoil offices
Senior Contract Consultant is responsible for dealing with counterparty contracts/confirmations from contract award to contract close out to ensure full compliance with Statoil’s requirements
Ensure all North America MT and AM contract activities are completed in accordance with Statoil’s Business Processes, legal and tax requirements and adhere to Statoil’s corporate requirements, including any required reporting to Corporate Management, internal and external authorities, and the provisions of Statoil Mandates
Responsibilities and Duties:
Preparation and issue of physical and derivative sales and purchase contracts and confirmations related to sales, trading and supply, and infrastructure for both short-term and long-term contracts.
Tasks and responsibilities include the following: Preparation of midstream, downstream, shipping, field, storage, and terminal contracts and related service agreements to support the complete sales, trading and supply service requirements globally.
Evaluation of conditions of sales to/from customers, including Incoterms.
Provide advice, coordinate and liaise on contractual matters with various Marketing & Trading and Asset Management functions including Trading, Asset Manager, Operations, Finance, Risk, Legal, Tax, Ship, HSE
Coordination with Marketing & Trading offices in Houston, Calgary, Austin, Stavanger, London and Singapore in contractual matters
Verify quality of trading system entries; system generated and counterparty confirmations/contracts.
Daily handling of Marketing & Trading/Asset Management confirmations/contracts within Statoil’s contract systems
Generate confirmations/contracts according to deal entry
Receipt/review/response to counterparty confirmations/contracts
Handling counterparty responses to confirmations/contracts; receipt/review/response to third-party paper.
Ensure Statoil and Contracts Department compliance and adherence to Statoil’s business process requirements.
Daily filing of confirmation/contract documents into document retention systems.
Participate in further development of guidelines, systems and routines within the area of responsibility.
File, scan and copy documents, as required.
Attend seminars and/or programs applicable to keeping apprised of new industry standards and practices as requested and approved by Leader.
Main Interfaces:
Contracts and management teamS
Statoil global contracts managers and network Credit and Risk networks
Statoil Trading, Asset Management , Operations, Legal, Accounting, Tax, Ship, Claims, Settlements, HSE and Global Business groups
Statoil external counterparties and business partners
Qualifications
Education:
Minimum Bachelor’s Degree, Law Degree/ Maritime Law Degree, industry experience will be considered
Experience:
Knowledge in contract formulation and/or contract administration relating to commodities; e.g., oil / gas market, regulatory/shipping industry, claims, law, trading, regulatory, railcar, shipping and FERC regulations a plus
Skills required:
Candidate must be proficient in, with a strong, hands-on, knowledge of Microsoft Office, Outlook, and SharePoint
Experience in negotiating contracts
Candidate must be willing to learn Statoil’s systems
Personal qualities
Well rounded business acumen with high standards and business ethics in line with Statoil Values
Strong commercial and negotiation understanding and capabilities
Independent work ethic and at the same time, ability to be a confident team player with a “hands on” attitude to operate effectively in a matrix organization
Well organized, able to meet deadlines and follow through on tasks to completion
Ability to respectfully challenge, make decisions and handle multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment and be open to change
Excellent written and verbal communication and oral command of English
Systematic, analytical, problem solving and highly detail oriented
Customer focused, pro-active and results oriented
Willingness to travel on occasion, if requested by Manager
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General information
Make sure that we are able to give your application consideration: Please attach copies of your diplomas, certificates and grades in English or Norwegian (or another Scandinavian language). Applications submitted without such attachments will unfortunately not be evaluated. If you are in the process of completing a degree, please upload an official temporary transcript or other document describing subjects and grades completed to this point.
Our values are to be courageous, open, hands-on and caring. We believe in these qualities, which are essential for building an even stronger Statoil. If you can identify with them, you could be the one to strengthen our team.
Candidates are expected to openly offer all relevant information about themselves during the recruitment process.
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