Contracts Lead, Upstream

Contracts Lead, Upstream

Department:
Administration

Employment Type:

Full Time

Location:

US TX Houston - Corporate Office

About Us: The Caturus platform founded by Kimmeridge – an alternative asset manager focused on the energy sector – supports Kimmeridge’s overarching goal of providing low-cost energy on demand with the lowest carbon footprint.

Kimmeridge’s vision in creating Caturus is to build the only independent, fully integrated natural gas and LNG export platform in the U.S. through a combination of its upstream operations and via Commonwealth LNG, a 9.5 million tonnes per annum liquefied natural gas export terminal in southwestern Louisiana on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The combined entities are committed to delivering responsibly sourced, low-emission fuel to domestic and international markets.

Caturus is a Houston-based, private exploration and production company seeking to materially grow production through development of deep, high pressure, dry gas windows of the Eagle Ford and Austin Chalk, as well as Haynesville formations located in Texas and Louisiana while maintaining a relentless focus on safety.

Commonwealth LNG was founded by industry veterans who decided to re-engineer the LNG construction model. Using proven best practices, Commonwealth is committed to building a world-class LNG export facility while focusing on safety, managing risk and achieving best-in-class environmental standards.

Position Summary: The Upstream Contracts Lead will play a critical role in supporting business objectives by independently managing upstream contracts throughout their full lifecycle, from strategy development, sourcing, commercial design, execution, supplier management, tactical procurement, payables, and closeout. This role requires strong commercial judgment, a proactive approach to risk identification and mitigation, and the ability to communicate contractual positions, risks, and recommendations to internal stakeholders and external contractors.

The successful candidate will work closely with Operations, Drilling, Completions, Engineering, Supply Chain, Legal, Finance, and HSE teams to ensure commercial alignment with business objectives while maintaining compliance with company policies and industry best practices.

• Independently develop category strategies, Requests for Proposal (RFPs), bid packages, commercial evaluations, and contract documentation for assigned scopes of work.
• Lead or facilitate strategic sourcing, commercial model development, and negotiations for drilling, completions, production, facilities, inspection, logistics, maintenance, and other upstream service agreements.
• Prepare and review redlines, issue logs, commercial analyses, and risk assessments; negotiate commercial terms within delegated authority and elevate key issues as required.
• Manage assigned contracts and supply chain from award through execution, ensuring compliance with contractual, commercial, operational, and pricing obligations.
• Review, negotiate, and administer Master Service Agreements (MSAs), in collaboration with legal. Manage work orders, purchase orders, purchase agreements, equipment rentals, service contracts, and amendments.
• Facilitate and support vendor performance discussions.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities, commercial efficiencies, and contract risks while recommending practical solutions that support operational objectives.
• Partner with operations and field teams to resolve commercial and contractual issues during execution.
• Proactively identify issues, unclear direction, and gaps in information and determine next steps independently.
• Adapt quickly to changing priorities, operational requirements, and business needs in a fast-paced environment.
• Translate strategic business objectives into executable contracting and commercial actions without step-by-step direction.
• Collaborate closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Legal, Finance, Engineering, and HSE teams to support effective and timely contract execution.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and auditable contract and supply chain managed records and documentation.
• Support contract-related reporting and provide…