Senior Contracts Leader (Remote) - Renewable Energy

SOLV Energy, Inc.; Washington, Baltimore (District of Columbia, MD); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

401(k) plan

Paid vacation

Paid sick days

Paid holidays

Job summary

SOLV Energy, a leading provider of infrastructure services to the power industry, seeks a Senior Contracts Manager to lead commercial strategy, negotiation, and governance for services and solutions across nationwide projects. This role functions as a trusted adviser to executive leadership, operations, finance, compliance, and legal teams.

The Senior Contracts Manager will oversee complex customer, subcontractor, supplier, and partner agreements, driving profitable, risk-balanced contracts and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, Construction Management, Law, or related discipline, or similar experience required.
• Professional certifications such as CPCM, CCM, PMP, or equivalent are preferred.
• Minimum of 10+ years of progressively responsible contract management, commercial management, or related experience.
• Minimum of 10+ years leading complex commercial negotiations and managing contract management professionals.
• Significant experience within utility-scale renewable energy, solar, battery energy storage systems (BESS), High Voltage, power generation, EPC, or industrial services industries preferred.
• Proven experience negotiating high-value customer service agreements, subcontract agreements, master service agreements, and strategic commercial contracts.

Responsibilities

• Lead the commercial strategy, negotiation, and administration of complex customer, supplier, subcontractor, and strategic partner agreements.
• Serve as the primary commercial lead for high-value, high-risk, and strategically significant contracts.
• Develop and implement commercial contracting strategies that support growth, profitability, and risk management.
• Provide strategic guidance to senior leadership regarding contractual risks, obligations, and opportunities.
• Partner with Legal to develop, negotiate, and finalize commercial agreements balancing business objectives with risk mitigation.
• Lead negotiations involving complex contractual provisions, pricing mechanisms, performance guarantees, indemnities, and dispute resolution provisions.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate commercial, operational, financial, compliance and regulatory risks.
• Establish risk assessment methodologies and review frameworks for decision-making.
• Review and approve contract exhibits, amendments, change orders, and modifications.
• Escalate significant business risks and recommend mitigation strategies to executives.
• Familiarity with union and non-union contract requirements.
• Familiarity with federal and state regulatory regulations (e.g. FEOC, IRA, RETA, IPA, NYSERTA).
• Collaborate with Business Development, Operations, Finance, Procurement, Compliance, Legal, and Executive Leadership.
• Support proposal development and strategic pursuits by identifying commercial opportunities and contractual risks.

Skills

Contract management

Negotiations

Risk management

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Construction Management, Law

Professional certifications (CPCM, CCM, PMP)

Tools

Contract management systems

Job description

SOLV Energy, a leading provider of infrastructure services to the power industry, seeks a Senior Contracts Manager to lead commercial strategy, negotiation, and governance for services and solutions across nationwide projects. This role functions as a trusted adviser to executive leadership, operations, finance, compliance, and legal teams.

The Senior Contracts Manager will oversee complex customer, subcontractor, supplier, and partner agreements, driving profitable, risk-balanced contracts and