Associate, Contracts

Plains Marketing•Houston, TX

About The Position

Plains is an industry-leading transportation and midstream provider specializing in crude oil transportation, storage, processing, and marketing. The company owns pipeline transportation, terminalling, storage, and gathering assets in key oil-producing basins and transportation corridors and at major market hubs in the United States and Canada. It is headquartered in Houston, Texas. The Associate, Contracts role supports crude oil purchase and sale transactions by entering deal information, preparing contracts, confirming and comparing commercial terms, investigating discrepancies, and maintaining contract correspondence. The position also supports Risk Management through adherence to contract timelines and generation of contract exception reports. The selected candidate must have a cleared criminal history, satisfactory reference checks, and comply with the company’s drug and alcohol policy, including pre-employment testing. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for the duration of their employment; this position is not eligible for employment-based visa sponsorship. Relocation assistance is not available.

Requirements

BBA or BS degree.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with counterparties, traders, Risk Management, and the Legal department.
Excellent organizational skills.
Strong attention to detail; accuracy is key.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to work effectively in a team and make good judgments about priorities with limited close supervision.
Knowledge and understanding of contract terms.
Knowledge of computer programs such as Microsoft Word and Excel.
Cleared criminal history and satisfactory reference checks.
Compliance with the company’s drug and alcohol policy, including pre-employment drug and alcohol testing.
Authorization to work in the United States for the duration of employment; employment-based visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice To Haves

Experience in energy industry contract administration is desired.

Responsibilities

Accurately enter crude oil purchase and sale transactions into the Contract System.
Generate crude oil purchase and sale contracts to send to third parties.
Review and confirm commercial terms of physical trades with third parties.
Compare third-party contracts and broker recap details with internal deal recaps.
Identify and investigate discrepancies found during contract review.
Understand and adhere to Risk Control corporate guidelines for contract timelines.
Generate contract exception reports for Risk Management.
Log, track, and maintain contract correspondence.