Contracts Counsel

Summary:
FET is looking for a motivated and detail-oriented individual to fill the position of Contracts Counsel. Reporting to the General Counsel the successful candidate will be responsible for the review negotiation and administration of a variety of commercial contracts ensuring alignment with FETs risk mitigation policies and business addition the role requires a strong communicator who is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with various external customers/vendors and internal teams.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Review redline and provide legal risk analysis of contract terms to ensure they align with FETs risk mitigation policies and applicable law.
• Negotiate commercial contract terms with customer and vendor counterparts including indemnity liability warranty and other risk-related provisions escalating as appropriate.
• Prepare and review ancillary documents to the contracts such as amendments scopes of work specification sheets purchase orders parent company guarantees etc.
• Liaise with tax treasury insurance logistics compliance and sales as needed.
• Help create and maintain a contract tracking/management system.
• Assist with managing and optimizing signature and workflow systems.
• Work closely with the Companys sales and other team leaders.
• Special/other projects as needed.
• Manage contract review pipeline and provide regular status updates to Senior Legal Counsel on pending matters.
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with external clients through a customer-oriented mindset.
• Future opportunities for expanded opportunities in litigation compliance and issues arising from operations.

Skills/Knowledge/Education:

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing or a Bachelors degree with substantial commercial contracts experience.
• 2-5 years of experience in commercial contract review drafting and negotiation preferably in the manufacturing oilfield services or energy industry.
• Strong understanding of various commercial contract provisions including but not limited to indemnity schemes warranty terms and exclusions Incoterms liquidated damages limitations of liability consequential damages etc.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word (including redlining/track changes) and Teams; experience with contract lifecycle management (CLM) software and SharePoint a plus.
• Excellent organization and time management skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and prioritize workload with limited supervision.

About FET
FET (Forum Energy Technologies Inc.) is a global company serving the crude oil natural gas and renewable energy industries. FET is headquartered in Houston TX with quality manufacturing efficient distribution and service facilities conveniently located to support the major energy-producing regions of the world. Forums products and services range from the underwater reservoir to the refinery from the sea floor to the above ground transportation line. We pride ourselves on giving you a comprehensive offering of solutions to maximize your operations and improve your bottom line. Our customers are our partners and we work with them to solve their ever-changing challenges.

FET is an Equal Opportunity Employer. FET does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion national or ethnic origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected under federal state or local law. All employment decisions and practices at FET are subject to the foregoing non-discrimination provisions and are based solely on merit competence performance and business needs at the time.

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