Drilling Procurement and Contracts Manager

RESPEC is seeking an experienced Drilling Procurement & Contracts Manager to support our growing drilling operations and take a leading role in the procurement and contracting of drilling services, equipment, materials, and subcontractors. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in the oil and gas industry, with significant experience developing, negotiating, and managing commercial contracts, along with hands-on experience sourcing and procuring drilling, completions, and well services. The selected candidate will apply established oil and gas procurement and contracting practices to drilling and well programs supporting geothermal, underground storage, mining, solution mining, injection wells, carbon management, and other subsurface projects. This is a senior, highly autonomous position. The successful candidate will serve as the company's primary internal resource for drilling procurement and contracting and will be expected to independently manage these activities with limited day-to-day supervision. The position will work closely with drilling personnel, project managers, engineers, and company leadership to develop contracting strategies, identify qualified vendors, negotiate commercial terms, and ensure drilling projects have the services and resources required to execute successfully. What You'll Do Lead the development, negotiation, execution, and administration of contracts supporting drilling operations. Develop and negotiate Master Service Agreements