Senior Contracts Manager

Description

• Identify problematic commercial provisions of agreements; seek resolution by consulting with pertinent internal stakeholders.
• Responsibility for supporting and facilitating internal and external stakeholder communication.
• Ensure lessons learned are captured, incorporated into new agreements and templates, and the feedback loop with stakeholders is complete.
• Involvement with all disciplines/project-related meetings to ensure contract management is present and compliance is adhered to.
• Develop, manage and strengthen strategic partnerships and relationships with Pattern’s contractor and internal stakeholder community.
• Identify opportunities to develop and improve processes and procedures.
• Support the creation of contracting strategies and contracting matrices.
• Support key stakeholders (project management and legal) with drafting, reviewing, providing commercial expertise and input and coordinating internal and external review and approvals for agreements initiated by Pattern’s EPC group. Examples include Engineering, Procurement and Construction Agreements/Balance of Plant Agreements, Turbine Supply Agreements, Transformer Purchase Agreements, Module Supply Agreements, Energy Storage Agreements, Master Services Agreements, Task Orders, Construction Management Agreements, Change Orders, and non-disclosure/confidentiality agreements.
• Assist and organize responses to document production/research requests (both internally and externally generated) from financing counterparties, independent engineers, etc. where applicable.
• Prepare formal contract related correspondence to contractors in collaboration with project management, management and in-house legal counsel.
• Provide advice, guidance, and overall commercial expertise to the EPC group relating to contract terms and conditions, owner obligations, claims avoidance, etc.
• Support contract management processes in Sharepoint and InEight.
• Oversee Contract Managers and/or Contract Administrator(s), including resource planning, expense reporting and oversight, performance and goal planning and professional development.
• Consulting with numerous disciplines to ensure that all input is captured where required (e.g., insurance, engineering, project controls, document controls, permitting, tax, etc.).
• Determine and ensure proper approvals for all governance related matters are obtained before execution of any contract /or contract change request.
• Post-award management and administration of agreements, contracting plans, commercial risk management, contract change requests, and claims management.
• Ensure Pattern contract documents are accurate, consistent, current, and well maintained within established internal document management protocols.

Requirements

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to travel to project sites and corporate locations.
• Strong computer skills, experience with contract management software (InEight, Procore, CLM), Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Adobe Acrobat.
• Ability to communicate effectively and collaboratively with all levels of personnel, both within Pattern and externally.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to draft, read, understand, and summarize complex contractual terms and conditions.
• Willingness to be in office, both on a hybrid or full-time basis.
• Good organizational, planning and implementation skills, including the ability to coordinate and work in a team-first environment.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects/requests with shifting priorities.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability and track record of success supporting a matrix organizational structure.
• Self-starter. Ability to research, learn and understand new concepts.
• Demonstrated commercial expertise in the area of major construction and procurement agreements.
• Good time management skills.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance