Senior Grid Contracts Lead (Remote)

Hitachi; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension fund

Welfare

Flexible working type

Flexible working hours

Job summary

Hitachi Energy USA INC in Raleigh, North Carolina, seeks a Senior Contract Manager to provide expert legal advice on contracts, tenders, and risk management for grid integration and large-scale projects, including data centers and eMobility initiatives.

The role requires extensive experience in corporate law, strong negotiation skills, and fluency in English, with travel as needed. You will collaborate with global legal teams and project groups to protect company interests and ensure compliance.

Qualifications

• Law degree required or equivalent.
• 10+ years of corporate in-house or law firm experience relating to grid system or major utilities construction/engineering projects.
• Knowledge of utility-scale EPC agreement (onshore and offshore).
• Excellent communication and ability to work under pressure.
• Fluent in English. Any additional language is a plus.
• Willingness to travel as per business needs.

Responsibilities

• Identify legal issues of concern in connection with Grid Integration projects and proactively develop effective legal strategies, mitigation actions and practical solutions in support of such projects and related business activities.
• Support all legal aspects in connection with the tender process, risk identification, negotiation of contracts, framework agreements, consortium agreements, settlement agreements, financial instruments, major procurement contracts.
• Protection and enforcement of company policies and company interests in internal activities and negotiations with third parties.
• Collaboration with legal teams globally as well as with interdisciplinary project teams.
• Promotion of dispute avoidance and support project management in the coordination of claims liaising with legal department.
• Ensuring integrity and compliance with applicable laws and regulations as well as Company internal regulations in various fields, in particular without limitation competition law, bribery and corruption.
• Promote ethical conduct in compliance with company legal and integrity standards directives/instructions.
• Presentation of legal risks in collaboration with the business in company internal risk reviews, risk management, and other internal processes.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Legal advisory

Stakeholder management

Risk assessment

Cross-functional teamwork

Fluent English

Travel willingness

Education

Law degree

Job description

Hitachi Energy USA INC in Raleigh, North Carolina, seeks a Senior Contract Manager to provide expert legal advice on contracts, tenders, and risk management for grid integration and large-scale projects, including data centers and eMobility initiatives.

The role requires extensive experience in corporate law, strong negotiation skills, and fluency in English, with travel as needed. You will collaborate with global legal teams and project groups to protect company interests and ensure compliance.