Commercial Contracts Lead — Energy Projects (Hybrid)

Fervo Energy; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) match

Paid time off

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase program

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Wellbeing stipends

Job summary

Fervo Energy, headquartered in Houston, TX, seeks a Senior Manager of Commercial Contracts to lead end-to-end commercial leadership for major equipment supply and strategic project contracts. You will collaborate with Legal, Supply Chain, Engineering, Project Management, and Finance to negotiate, administer, and improve contract performance.

Responsibilities include planning sourcing events, negotiating terms, and maintaining contract-management plans, while driving change control, warranties,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, supply chain, business, finance, law, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in commercial contract management or related roles.
• Experience negotiating and administering high-value equipment supply, EPC, construction, services, or complex industrial agreements.
• Post-award experience managing changes, claims, notices, warranties, supplier performance, and closeout.
• Ability to drive cross-functional decisions and communicate complex issues concisely.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute sourcing events for major equipment and construction contracts.
• Lead day-to-day negotiations of equipment supply agreements and related instruments.
• Establish and maintain a contract-management plan for each agreement.
• Serve as primary commercial contracts contact for suppliers after award.
• Administer change control and negotiate approved change orders.
• Lead warranty management and supplier recoveries, including related costs.
• Establish supplier performance metrics and conduct commercial reviews.
• Coordinate amendments and disputes with Legal and support documentation.
• Maintain concise portfolio reporting on negotiations, obligations, and changes.
• Conduct after-action reviews and improve future contracting processes.
• Develop scalable contract-management procedures and CLM workflows.
• Apply AI to contract-management use cases with validation and security controls.
• Use data to improve cycle time, notice compliance, and warranty recovery.

Skills

Contract management

Negotiations

Sourcing

AI-enabled workflows

CLM

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

CLM systems

Data reporting tools

Job description

Fervo Energy, headquartered in Houston, TX, seeks a Senior Manager of Commercial Contracts to lead end-to-end commercial leadership for major equipment supply and strategic project contracts. You will collaborate with Legal, Supply Chain, Engineering, Project Management, and Finance to negotiate, administer, and improve contract performance.

Responsibilities include planning sourcing events, negotiating terms, and maintaining contract-management plans, while driving change control, warranties,