Senior Contracts Manager, Data Center Projects (Remote)

SB Energy; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-Paid Medical

401(k) Matching

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Life Insurance

Disability Coverage

FSA

Wellness Support

Hybrid Office Setup

Phone Internet Reimbursement

Device Purchase Support

Job summary

SB Energy, a SoftBank Group company, designates a Senior Manager Contracts to lead the contractual strategy for large-scale data center projects. You will manage development, negotiation, and administration of EPC, design-build, and related agreements from RFP through close-out.

You will optimize risk allocation, ensure compliance, and align with ownership objectives across legal, procurement, project management, engineering, and finance teams in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, law, or a related field; Master’s or JD preferred.
• 5+ years of contract management experience within the data center, mission-critical infrastructure, or large-scale construction projects.
• Demonstrated success negotiating and administering EPC, design-build, and procurement contracts (including LLE/OFCI scopes) for data center projects.
• Strong working knowledge of contract law, construction regulations, commercial risk allocation, and claims/dispute management.
• Proficiency with contract management and document control software (Procore, MS Office, Adobe).
• Exceptional organizational, negotiation, problem-solving, interpersonal, and communications skills.
• Adept at managing multiple simultaneous priorities, deadlines, and high-value contracts in a fast-paced development environment.
• Experience with the full project lifecycle, from initial RFP through construction and close-out, for hyperscale or colocation data center assets is highly valued

Responsibilities

• Lead creation, issuance, and full-cycle management of RFPs for EPC, design-build, professional services, OFCI equipment, and major supply agreements.
• Negotiate and execute complex contract documents (EPC, design-build, LLE procurement) ensuring risk, schedule, and cost objectives are met.
• Develop, standardize, and update contract templates, terms, and negotiation playbooks tailored to fast-paced data center project delivery.
• Collaborate with legal, procurement, project management, engineering, and finance to ensure contractual compliance, scope clarity, and coordinated project delivery.
• Support the Project Team with change orders, claims, extensions, close-outs, and dispute resolution to minimize commercial impacts and maintain project momentum.
• Oversee vendor prequalification, bid evaluation, and long-lead equipment procurement processes.
• Track contract obligations, critical milestones, notice periods, and deliverables to ensure adherence to owner objectives.
• Report regularly on contracting activities, risk exposure, and project commitments to leadership.

Skills

Contract negotiation

EPC contracts

Design-build contracts

Procore

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management / engineering / law

Tools

Procore

MS Office

Adobe

Job description

SB Energy, a SoftBank Group company, designates a Senior Manager Contracts to lead the contractual strategy for large-scale data center projects. You will manage development, negotiation, and administration of EPC, design-build, and related agreements from RFP through close-out.

You will optimize risk allocation, ensure compliance, and align with ownership objectives across legal, procurement, project management, engineering, and finance teams in a fast-paced environment.