FT Recruitment Group are recruiting on behalf of our client for a Senior Legal Contracts Advisor based in Westhill, Aberdeenshire on a Permanent, Full Time basis, with Hybrid working available.
This is a senior level advisory position, ideal for an experienced Contracts professional, ideally with a Legal background, who enjoys working closely with operational, commercial and technical stakeholders on complex offshore and vessel-related matters.
Main duties include:
- Draft, review and negotiate complex commercial and maritime contracts, including framework agreements, charter parties, NDAs and contractual amendments.
- Advise on non-standard terms, guarantees, warranties, claims and contractual risk.
- Support long-term vessel charter arrangements (time and bareboat charters).
- Provide contractual oversight for major capital expenditure projects, including vessel upgrades and new equipment.
- Manage complex vessel-related transactions such as sale and purchase, recycling and ownership changes.
- Contribute to process improvement, governance and best practice across contracting activities.
- Support internal stakeholders through training, mentoring and expert contractual guidance.
Suitable candidates should have the following:
- Extensive experience in a senior Contracts or Legal role within offshore, marine, energy or engineering environments.
- Strong contract drafting, review and negotiation capability across commercial and maritime agreements.
- Degree in Law, Business Management or a related discipline; professional or postgraduate legal qualification advantageous.
- Commercially astute with a pragmatic approach to risk management.
- Confident communicator, able to influence across technical, operational and commercial teams.
- Experience working with enterprise systems and CLM tools such as SAP and Ariba is beneficial.
Candidates should be based locally to the Aberdeen area, and must hold the Right to Work in the UK.