Job Details
Description
Job Title Senior Contracts Advisor Work Schedule Equal rotation Department Supply Chain Work Location Erbil Office Reports to Contracts Team Lead Start Date To be confirmed Subordinates Contracts Advisors Application Deadline October 20, 2025 Contract Type Open Contract Other details Three months’ probation
About Us:
HKN is a privately held, independent energy company with oil exploration and production operations in the northern Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), operating under two (2) entities – HKN Energy Ltd. as operator of the Sarsang block and HKN Atrush Ltd. as operator of the Atrush block.
We have a highly experienced, diverse team with work experience in over 80 different countries. HKN is committed to building a company culture that is guided by its Core Values of Integrity, Respect, Excellence, Commitment, and Teamwork.
Position Summary:
- Supports the contracts management activities of HKN operations in Kurdistan.
- Supports contracts and procurement processes in accordance with HKN and MNR requirements.
- Ensures HKN compliance with MNR procurement policies & procedures as detailed in the PSC.
- Ensures due diligence and FCPA requirements are incorporated and followed in all contracting activities.
- Office-based position in Erbil, Kurdistan with travel to HKN bases and field operations as required.
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
- Responsible for peer reviewing and drafting critical-path ITT and contracts and procurement documentation prior to issuing.
- Preparing ITTs, contracts, amendment orders, job orders and close out documentation for the supply of services, as required.
- Focal point for Contracts department with stakeholders for critical commercial and contractual matters in conjunction with the instructions from the Contracts Team Lead / SCM Manager.
- Working closely with stakeholders to ensure contracting processes are executed in accordance with HKN policies and procedures.
- Assist / facilitate necessary approvals within HKN approvals framework for various contract phases.
- Ensuring general contract administration and auditing of contracts is performed in a timely manner.
- Change control management in consultation with stakeholders.
- Managing database and filing systems to a high standard to ensure document retrievability for both internal and audit purposes.
- Developing and maintaining strategic relationships with key contractors to ensure best service and commercial terms.
- Monitoring contract expenditure to ensure values are within approved limits.
- Provision of day-to-day liaison / advice with stakeholders on commercial and contractual matters ensuring HKN’s best interests are established and maintained.
- Assisting and mentoring junior members of Contracts department as required, including offering consultation upon request.
- Promotion and implementation of business processes and procedures.
- Negotiation of commercial and legal issues referring to appropriate legal and finance teams.
- Inform and keep updated HKN’s Contract Team Lead, and in his absence other HKN department heads, on contractual matters critical to HKN operations.
- Ad-hoc duties as requested by line manager.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Minimum twelve (12) years’ experience supporting oil company operations in a contracts management role either for an international oil company or oil service company, including oil company operations in Kurdistan.
- Demonstrates strong understanding of and commitment to environmental, health and safety practices.
- Demonstrates strong understanding of good industry practices.
- Significant proven experience in all aspects of the tendering and procurement process.
- Significant proven experience in contracts administration processes and procedures.
- Experience in formulating and negotiating contracts across the exploration and oil production environment.
- Commercially astute with proven negotiation and proficient contract drafting skills.
- Fluent in English, both written and oral.
- Capable of handling multiple tasks simultaneously and tackling complex contracts.
- Good analytical skills.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work independently or as a member of a team.
- Proficient in the development and management of filing and document control systems.
- High level of competency with the Microsoft suite of applications.
- Preferably educated to degree level in an appropriate field.
- Preferably CIPS / MRICS certified.
