O&M Commercial Manager
Description
Position Title: O&M Commercial Manager
Department: Operations & Maintenance
Reports To: Senior Director, O&M America & Global Strategy
Department: Operations & Maintenance
Reports To: Senior Director, O&M America & Global Strategy
The O&M Commercial Manager is responsible for reviewing, negotiating, and finalizing O&M agreements. In addition, the successful candidate will support business development activities such as creation of cost models and supporting RFP responses.
Key responsibilities
- Review, edit, negotiate, and finalize utility scale solar PV and BESS O&M contracts with external customers.
- Cross departmental coordination for contracting internal projects.
- Communicate commercial risks associated with proposed terms and conditions to executive and operational leaders and propose business-minded options.
- Track contract modifications, amendments, extensions, and closeouts, and partner with operational leaders to ensure related protocols are performed and documented both timely and appropriately.
- Partner with internal and external counsel on commercial, compliance, and contract litigation matters, as needed.
- Create cost models for solar PV and BESS projects.
- Supporting business development team with response to customer request for proposals.
Education/Training
- Bachelors degree (law, business, commercial) preferred.
- PMP or Contract Management Certification would be an asset.
Technical Skills
- 3+ years of primary responsibility for contract management and reporting.
- Experience managing contracts with energy sector, renewables or engineering companies is preferred.
- Demonstrated solid understanding of legal terminology and contract provisions.
- Highly self-motivated with good communication skills
- Able to create and maintain good relations with the different stakeholders in the organization.
- Good leadership skills and management skills.
- Superior teamwork experience and collaboration skills with multi-disciplinary internal and external teams.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and similar office software.
- Excellent workload management prioritization skills while working under strict deadlines.