Contracts Advisor - Commodities

At Suncor, we produce and provide energy.

When you join Suncor, you become part of a company that has built a solid foundation for both business and employee success. We are a place where talented people thrive. As part of our team, you play a vital role in delivering energy we all rely on, and you'll make a meaningful impact in the communities where we live and work.

Our Legal Affairs team is looking for a junior and intermediate Contracts Advisor to support Supply, Trading & Optimization’s (ST&O) diverse commodity supply and trading portfolios including natural gas, crude oil, financial, power, products and environmental commodities. In this role, you will facilitate confirmation processes, counterparty onboarding, and collaboration with internal stakeholders to ensure the organization’s contractual arrangements align with regulatory standards and company policies and procedures.

What we offer:

We recognize your contribution and offer a range of rewards and development opportunities designed to support your success. Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Suncor and the region where you work.

- Strong compensation: we offer competitive compensation, regional-based uplifts, annual bonuses, and long-term financial rewards. We also help you save for your future by offering pension programs, and savings plans with company matching

- Benefits: utilize an employee assistance program and comprehensive company-paid health, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family to support your mental, physical, and financial well-being

- Generous time-off: enjoy generous paid vacation time and personal time-off to recharge and maintain a healthy work-life balance

- Talent development programs: Internal mobility, succession planning, and employee training and development programs are just a few ways we’re dedicated to your development

Minimum Requirements:

- Junior role: 3 years of relevant contract management experience in the energy industry

- Intermediate role: 5+ years of relevant contract management experience in the energy industry, with a strong understanding of commodity markets

- Post–secondary education in business, economics, legal, supply chain or related field

- Advanced computer skills (MS Office) and proficiency in SharePoint and Power BI

- Proficiency in understanding legal contract language

- Experience with SAP, TriplePoint CXL or other Energy Trading & Risk Management system would be considered an asset

Don’t have all the qualifications listed? That’s ok! Apply anyway. We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills.

Responsibilities:

- Manage standard and non standard daily commodity confirmations and contract preparation using precedent document templates

- Provide project support to the contracts team and assist Traders with general contract-related inquiries and documentation

- Review and validate third-party prepared commodity confirmations to confirm deal accuracy and completeness

- Engage in continuous improvement initiatives and leverages industry knowledge and market trends to draft, review, and update contract templates and precedents

- Act as a key liaison between ST&O and external customers to investigate and resolve trade discrepancies

- Partner with internal stakeholders including legal affairs, credit, compliance, tax and front office to coordinate onboarding and contract reviews

- Maintain contracts within Suncor’s system of record and in accordance with company document retention policies

Location and other Key details:

- This is an office-based role; you will work out of our Calgary head office located in the Suncor Energy Centre (150 – 6th Ave SW)

- Hours of work are a regular 40-hour work week, Monday to Friday

- Our business professional roles follow internal compensation guidelines and the pay band will generally be based years of experience and scope of work

Think we are a fit? Apply now!

Suncor is committed to providing equal opportunities for employment and building an inclusive, results-oriented and high-performance culture where all members of our team feel safe, valued and respected.