Contracts Lead, Capital Projects (EPC/Procurement)

CenterPoint Energy; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Transit subsidies

Tuition reimbursement

On-site wellness center

Job summary

CenterPoint Energy is seeking a Contracts Lead - Capital Projects in Houston to source, draft, negotiate and administer EPC contract scopes across multiple capital projects. You will support pre-award, kickoff and execution phases and coordinate contract documents with project teams.

You will work with Legal and EPC partners to structure complex agreements, manage commercial risk, and drive timely contract completion in line with project schedules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, or Supply Chain or related work experience.
• At least five years of capital project contracting and supply chain experience.
• Understanding of EPC and construction services contract bidding and negotiation.
• Experience with capital projects, plant and site services.
• Experience with program EPC partners; integrated project management teams; open book purchasing/subcontracting preferred.
• Experience with electrical/power projects; equipment preferred.
• Certifications in PM, Sourcing or Procurement a plus.
• Experience with source-to-pay software (Coupa, SAP Ariba, or Ivalua) strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and finalize baseline EPC documents to source and award new work.
• Coordinate change processes for core Exhibits and attachments.
• Participate in project status meetings and track contracting actions.
• Maintain correspondence register and action logs.
• Identify commercial risks and support mitigation actions.
• Engage EPC partners to identify issues early and implement corrective actions.
• Provide contracting progress reports to project leadership to meet schedule.
• Collaborate with Legal to structure complex commercial agreements and mitigate risk.
• Lead market quotation, qualification and bidding in line with procedures.
• Coordinate with procurement and supply chain activities.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Capital project contracting

EPC contracting

Procurement

Sourcing

Negotiation

Project management

Coupa

SAP Ariba

Ivalua

Contract administration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/IT/SC

Tools

Coupa

SAP Ariba

Ivalua

Job description

CenterPoint Energy is seeking a Contracts Lead - Capital Projects in Houston to source, draft, negotiate and administer EPC contract scopes across multiple capital projects. You will support pre-award, kickoff and execution phases and coordinate contract documents with project teams.

You will work with Legal and EPC partners to structure complex agreements, manage commercial risk, and drive timely contract completion in line with project schedules.