Commercial Contracts Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Arizona, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Assist the Director of Contracts in supervising and managing vendor agreements throughout their entire lifecycle.

• Align the obligations of prime contracts and risk distribution with vendor contracting strategies for renewable energy EPC initiatives.

• Monitor and track contract milestones, deliverables, and deadlines.

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and subject matter expert (SME) departments.

• Share insights, lessons learned, and best practices.

• Maintain precise dashboards and records of contractual activities and communications.

• Oversee document control, version management, contract normalization, archival, and retention processes.

• Lead the redlining and negotiation processes with vendors.

• Analyze obligations under prime contracts and support strategies that allocate and minimize commercial and compliance risks.

• Draft contractual documents and clarify legal terminologies.

• Review change orders, draft amendments, and coordinate reviews with SMEs.

• Facilitate knowledge-sharing sessions and develop resources for contract handover.

• Support commercial claims through drafting notices and management, conducting tradeoff analyses, and facilitating dispute avoidance and resolution efforts.

• Evaluate and communicate contractual and commercial risks, recommending actions that promote value creation, margin protection, balanced risk distribution, and informed decision-making.

• Engage directly with external partners while addressing the needs of internal stakeholders.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in managing and interpreting complex, high-value master, project-specific, service, subcontract, and equipment agreements.

• Experience in leading negotiations with third parties and managing claims, amendments, and high-value change orders, including strategies for claims and avoidance.

• Strong skills in developing and delivering presentations to a diverse range of stakeholders.

• In-depth knowledge of best practices in contract management.

• Willingness and ability to travel up to 10% of the time.

• Preferred experience in the EPC or renewable energy sector.

• Industry-recognized certification in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Contract Management, or a related field is preferred.

• Previous experience in both customer-facing and vendor-facing roles is preferred.

• Familiarity with AI and CLM/PM platforms such as Procore is preferred.

• Expert proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite applications is preferred.

• Proven ability to identify opportunities and implement solutions that enhance commercial outcomes is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Variable pay, provided as a monetary bonus or in another format.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.

• Flexible spending and health savings accounts.

• Life insurance coverage.

• Accidental death and dismemberment (ADD) insurance.

• Disability insurance coverage.

• Retirement benefits.

• Paid vacation and time off.

• Educational assistance.

• Possible infertility assistance.

• Potential for paid parental leave.

• Possibility of adoption assistance.

• Flexible work environment.