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Contracts Administrator

Kelly Services

Spring, TXTemporary$55.96–64.35/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$55.96–64.35/hr
Location
Spring, TX
Schedule
Temporary
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Kelly is seeking a Senior Contracts Administrator for a one-year project with an oil and gas client in Spring, Texas. The role supports tendering, negotiations, contract administration, contractor selection and performance oversight, and cost and change-order administration. The candidate should bring approximately 10–15 years of contracts administration experience, substantial deepwater and offshore project experience, and expertise in contract conformance and reimbursable-cost project controls.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Contracts Administration, nice to haveDeepwater Projects, nice to haveOffshore Oil and Gas, nice to haveContract Conformance, nice to haveReimbursable-Cost Project Controls, nice to haveContract Terms and Conditions, nice to haveOrganizational Skills, nice to havePlanning, nice to haveComputing, nice to haveInterpersonal Communication, nice to haveSafety, Security, Health, and Environmental Standards, nice to have

Qualifications

10-15 Years Contracts Administration Experience, nice to haveHigh School Diploma, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

For those who want to keep growing, learning, and evolving. We at Kelly® hear you, and we're here for you! We're seeking a Senior Contracts Administrator to work at a top oil and gas client in Spring, TX. Sound good? Take a closer look below. You owe it to yourself to consider this great new opportunity.

Salary/Pay Rate/Compensation: $55.96 - $64.35 per hour

Why you should apply to be a Senior Contracts Administrator:

  • Competitive pay rate of $55.96 – $64.35 per hour.

  • Prestigious opportunity to work with a global energy leader at their state-of-the-art Houston Spring Campus.

  • Work-life balance with standard daytime working hours and very limited travel requirements.

  • High-impact, 1-year project role playing a central part in major procurement, tendering, and operational initiatives.

What's a typical day as a Senior Contracts Administrator? You'll be:

  • Supporting the project contracting team with tendering, contract negotiations (initial 3–4 months), and comprehensive contract administration.

  • Participating in pre-qualification, contractor selection, and contract handover between Procurement and the Business Line.

  • Initiating and facilitating contract kick-off meetings and collaborating with contractors to develop joint Interface Management Plans.

  • Overseeing the contract portfolio across business lines and stewarding contractor interface activities throughout the entire contract life cycle.

  • Establishing and maintaining the Active Contractor Tracking Database and delivering monthly KPI reporting, including contract stewardship and man-hour tracking.

  • Acting as a vital liaison and coordinator among Procurement, SSH&E, and Operations.

  • Conducting contractor site assessments, reviewing contractor crew competencies, and organizing performance reviews (quarterly interfaces, A&D compliance checks, and annual scorecards).

  • Reporting contractor performance to the OIMS 8-1 System Owner/Administrator and facilitating Level 2 and Level 3 performance review meetings.

  • Managing cost and change-order administration with project managers, applying reimbursable-cost project controls.

  • Assisting with contract suspension, termination, completion, and close-out activities.

This job might be an outstanding fit if you:

  • Possess approximately 10–15 years of dedicated Contracts Administration experience.

  • Have substantial, hands-on experience supporting deepwater and offshore oil and gas projects.

  • Hold strong technical expertise in contract conformance, reimbursable-cost project controls, and contract terms and conditions.

  • Have a minimum of a High School Diploma (extensive, relevant industry experience is prioritized).

  • Demonstrate proven ability to engage effectively across diverse business groups and navigate large organizational structures.

  • Display excellent organizational, planning, computing, and interpersonal communication skills in a multi-cultural environment.

  • Demonstrate a strong and unwavering commitment to Safety, Security, Health, and Environmental (SSH&E) standards.

What happens next

Once you apply, you'll proceed to next steps if your skills and experience look like a good fit. But don't worry—even if this position doesn't work out, you're still in our network. That means all of our recruiters will have access to your profile, expanding your opportunities even more.

Helping you discover what's next in your career is what we're all about, so let's get to work. Apply to be a Senior Contracts Administrator today!

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Please note: The following benefits reflect Kelly's general offerings. Eligibility may vary by assignment, location, and job type. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here (https://www.mykelly.com/help-support-working-with-kelly-us/#Benefits) for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

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About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Kelly may use AI-powered tools during the recruitment and hiring process. For full details, including how Kelly uses AI, your rights, and how to request a reasonable accommodation, visit the Recruitment Artificial Intelligence Notice (https://www.kellyservices.com/hubfs/myKelly/Resources/Employment\_Policies/Recruitment-Artificial-Intelligence-Notice.pdf?hsLang=en) .

Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,177 open Contract Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$55.96–64.35/hr
  • US median$30–35/hr37 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $60.16/hr, is 72% above the US median midpoint ($35/hr) — in the top quarter of Contract Management hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 83 open Contract Management jobs in Texas and 1,177 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
Contract Management postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 4 to 8 years (1,028 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 580 of the 1,177 open Contract Management jobs (49%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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