Senior Contracts Manager
We are supporting a leading renewable energy owner, operator, and developer on their search for a Senior Manager, Contracts. This role sits within the Supply Chain organization and is responsible for leading contract strategy, negotiations, and execution across a growing portfolio of utility-scale renewable energy projects. The Senior Manager will play a critical role in managing EPC, construction, and procurement agreements while partnering with development, engineering, project management, finance, legal, interconnection, and commercial teams to ensure projects are executed with appropriate risk allocation, commercial protection, and operational efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development, issuance, evaluation, and award of RFPs supporting utility-scale renewable energy projects
- Negotiate and execute EPC, construction, procurement, and related project agreements in alignment with commercial, legal, and project requirements
- Partner with development, engineering, project management, interconnection, finance, legal, and commercial teams to identify contractual risks and opportunities
- Review and negotiate commercial terms including warranties, indemnities, insurance requirements, performance guarantees, and other key contract provisions
- Support project execution through contract administration, interpretation, risk mitigation, and issue resolution
- Coordinate with consultants, legal advisors, and project teams to ensure compliance with contractual obligations, project specifications, and regulatory requirements
- Develop and maintain contract templates, negotiation strategies, and procurement best practices
- Monitor industry trends, contract structures, market developments, and regulatory changes impacting renewable energy projects
- Identify process improvement opportunities and implement more effective contract management practices
- Maintain organized records related to contracts, approvals, templates, amendments, and procurement activities
- Prepare and communicate contract status reports, negotiation updates, and recommendations to project teams and leadership
- Provide guidance to project and operations teams regarding contract interpretation and commercial matters
- Support multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining strong commercial discipline and attention to detail
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field
- 5+ years of contract management, EPC contracting, procurement, commercial management, or project execution experience
- Experience supporting utility-scale renewable energy projects
- Strong understanding of construction contracts, contract negotiations, and project execution principles
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to identify and mitigate contractual risks
- Excellent communication, negotiation, organizational, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and priorities simultaneously
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
Preferred Skills & Attributes
- MBA, JD, or other advanced degree
- Experience supporting solar, battery energy storage, wind, or other utility-scale energy infrastructure projects
- Experience negotiating EPC, major construction, and equipment procurement contracts
- Strong understanding of insurance requirements, performance guarantees, warranties, indemnification provisions, and commercial risk allocation
- Experience with contract management platforms and project management tools
- Ability to operate effectively within a fast-paced project development environment
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