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Contracts Manager
Scale Microgrids. Manage commercial deals through their full life cycle, from customer-facing negotiation through contract execution and ongoing compliance .
Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in managing the full life cycle of commercial deals, including negotiation, contract execution, and compliance, with a strong focus on power purchase agreements and energy services agreements. Proven ability to lead customer-facing negotiations and manage projects effectively while ensuring adherence to corporate standards and legal requirements.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Commercial Deal ManagementContract NegotiationPower Purchase AgreementsProject ManagementContract Drafting
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Hard Skills
Contract ManagementDeal StructuringDue DiligenceRisk AllocationCost ModelsContract Drafting AcumenWorkflow ImprovementCompliance MonitoringNegotiation SkillsMaterial Inconsistency Resolution
Soft Skills
Relationship ManagementDetail-OrientedSelf-DrivenEntrepreneurial MindsetProcess-Oriented
Tools & Technologies
Contracts DatabaseProject Management Tools
Certifications & Qualifications
Bachelor's DegreeLegal TrainingParalegal/JD Background
Industry Keywords
Distributed EnergyEnergy ServicesReal EstateM&A TransactionsCommercial Agreements
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Manage commercial deals through their full life cycle, from customer-facing negotiation through contract execution and ongoing compliance
- Structure and negotiate commercial agreements based on established corporate standards
- Project manage the contracting process alongside business development and project management teams
- Serve as a relationship-savvy point of contact for customers and partners
- Provide hands-on due diligence support for acquisition activities
- Lead customer-facing commercial negotiations and structure deal terms balancing customer needs with commercial and risk objectives
- Manage end-to-end contracting from initial deal structuring through negotiation, redlines, signature, and post-execution administration
- Manage standard form agreements and improve templates and risk allocations
- Support commercialization and standardization of new products
- Prepare standard and customized agreements for customers, partners, and vendors
- Analyze third-party contracts against standard commercial positions and resolve material inconsistencies
- Escalate issues to legal counsel or management when appropriate
- Apply project cost models and deal economics to negotiate scope, milestones, and risk allocation
- Manage the contracts database and monitor agreements for budgets, deadlines, obligations, service, and renewals/expirations
- Support project management and business development teams in meeting obligations and complying with agreements
- Manage signature collection and satisfaction of approvals or conditions precedent
- Ensure company-wide compliance with internal approval processes
- Manage legal and regulatory diligence for purchasing, selling, and financing distributed energy projects and portfolios
- Report to the Senior Contracts Manager
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree required
- 3+ years of relevant experience
- Demonstrated success leading customer-facing negotiations and managing projects successfully and on time
- Strong deal-structuring instincts; comfortable shaping and proposing commercial terms
- Ability to quickly understand cost models and deal economics without a finance background
- Experience with power purchase agreements, energy services agreements, leases, or similar commercial agreements in distributed energy, real estate, or a related industry preferred
- Strong contract drafting acumen
- Detail- and process-oriented, with experience building or improving contract and deal-management workflows
- Preference for individuals with experience performing or managing buy-side diligence activities
- Experience preparing power purchase agreements, energy services agreements, M&A transaction agreements, or similar agreements within the distributed energy industry preferred
- Self-driven and entrepreneurial; willing to step outside the role as needed
- Legal training or a paralegal/JD background is a plus
Benefits
Comp & perks- Competitive compensation package
- Medical benefits
- Paid vacation
- Paid holidays
- 401K matching