Contract Specialist
Date Posted:
5 Jun 2026
Legal Entity:
Yinson Brasil Serviços Ltda
Job Function:
Location:
Rio de Janeiro
Employment Type:
Permanent
Yinson is a dynamic, equal opportunity employer with great organisational culture where people are valued and empowered to deliver powerful solutions.
Core Responsibilities:
- Support the Operations Managers and Operations Engineers with regards to the Contracts from the Yinson’s operation.
- Ensure compliance with contractual obligations in line with the goals and strategies established by the Contracts Manager.
- Support to the Contracts Manager in the preparation of management reports and management presentations.
- Support the Contracts Manager in the preparation of the commercial and contractual documents such as contracts, Variation Orders, contractual amendments, letters, minutes of meetings and others applicable.
- Support, when required, the Supply Chain department in the drafting and management of subcontracts.
- Responsible for preparing the Financial Measurement preparation in line with each Yinson´s operation / contractual condition.
- Responsible for preparing contractual documents request by each Client Contracts, such as but not limited to: Subcontractors client authorization, contractual reports and any other obligations set by the Contract.
- Responsible for filling in all the contractual documents, including letters, amendments, claims, variation orders, new documents and any other relevant document.
- Ensure all documentation and contractual information traceability is controlled in dashboards, spreadsheets, control tables and proper Yinson´ systems.
Duties:
- Ensure that all activities for which you are responsible are in accordance with local laws and regulations and in accordance with contractual requirements.
- Produce critical analysis for control of contractual obligations.
- Produce periodic critical analysis of all contractual documents related to contracts, such as Letters, RDOS, Reports, Financial Measurement Bulletins, emails, amendments.
- Prepare letter drafts response to Clients and when requested, to subcontractors and vendors.
- Prepare drafts and suggest strategies of the defense from client’s penalties and reductions.
- Support in the negotiation of variation orders, scope change, claims and amendments requested by clients or initiated by Yinson.
- Implementation of the contract administration procedure to be applied in all operating contracts.
- Follow-up of the measurement process, including contractual reductions and adjustments/escalations.
- Follow-up of the results margins of contractual amendments and its implications in the Contract.
- Update weekly the control map of all contractual pendency and distribute it to the operations management.
- Promote meetings with the operation management aiming to update the position regarding matters of contractual nature.
- Update monthly the control of scope amendments with client’s
- When applicable, make interface with Yinson’s legal department for all legal matters related to the contract
- Make interface with the operation staff to incorporate concepts of contractual management into the operations team routine
- Make interface with the operations staff regarding the management of operational changes and their impact on contracts.
- Make interface with the procurement team regarding the management of subcontractors.
Desirable Qualifications
Mandatory
- Engineering, Administration or other co-related degree
- Advanced English
- Advanced Microsoft Office Package
- Power BI knowledge / IA
- 3-5 Years Experience in the O&G or Energy industry
Desirable
- Desirable specialization in offshore production systems
- Good Knowledge in FPSO Operations (Capex and Opex).
- Good Communication skills
If you want to team up with us as we dream and stride towards a better tomorrow – we would love to hear from you!