Contracts Associate
Description
We are committed to building a workplace where everyone feels heard and respected, and extending our culture of care so that every individual can reach their full potential. We want you to have a sense of belonging and feel valued for your contributions and the perspectives you bring.
Summary:
The Contracts Associate works within the Construction Transactions Team, which is part of the larger Pre-Construction Group, whose responsibility is to bring in new construction business in the Wind, Solar and Energy Storage fields that RES participates in. The team primarily works on Construction Agreements and key Supply and O&M Agreements (Wind Turbine, Solar and Energy Storage), including all accompanying exhibits and such other ancillary documentation/contracts as required to support the new business. The Contracts Associate will be primarily focused on facilitating the cross-functional review and transmittal to/from client of all contract exhibits in accordance with RES policies and procedures.
Requirements:
- Works with team to close new construction contracts, with high focus on exhibits and ancillary documentation, including ability to write scopes of work, as required.
- Coordinates the exhibit process under the guidance of more senior Transactions Team member(s) which involves interaction with multiple internal organizations, including construction, engineering, development, legal, estimating, etc. and often involves interaction, coordination and negotiation with customers.
- Assists team to manage the entire contract closure process – kickoff meetings, tracking progress on exhibits, coordinating follow on meetings, document control etc.
- Attends work regularly and punctually, as scheduled or expected.
- Complies with Employee Handbook, Code of Conduct and Company Policies & Procedures.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Presents, supports, and leads-by-example with a safety and quality-oriented attitude.
- Focuses on other job-related duties/functions requested by the supervisor as needed, including obtaining/maintaining contractor licensing or other items related to this job function.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction, technical, or business-related field preferred.
- 1 or more years of construction, engineering, or other technical or business experience or RES internship program required.
- Ability to travel domestically 5 to 15% required.
- Strong organizational, time-management and multi-tasking skills;
- Ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Strong project management and problem-solving skills, including addressing complex technical, commercial and legal issues.
- Basic understanding of construction contract terms, with ability to integrate with exhibits while recognizing discrepancies in requirements between individual contract exhibits and prime agreement.
- Intermediate MS Office Suites skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Office.) including ability to prepare and utilize charts, graphs, pivot tables, VLOOKUP, COUNTIF, SUMIF, filtering information to provide quality data, and managing large amounts of data.
- Strong reading comprehension skills and ability to interpret contract language quickly and communicate its meaning and potential consequence verbally and in writing to Transactions Team members and stakeholders of other internal organizations.
- Ability to identify key stakeholders that need to review specific contract exhibits.
- Ability to understand the interplay between contract exhibits and how a change to one contract exhibits may impact the required revisions in other contract exhibits.
- Focus on personal development and growth.
Anticipated base salary range: $62,000 - $82,000
The final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. This position is bonus eligible.
RES offers benefits that are effective first day of employment. These benefits include the following:
- Medical, Dental and Vision
- Health Savings Account with employer contribution
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- 4x pay Basic Life and Voluntary Life
- Short and Long Term Disability
- Accident, Hospital, and Critical Illness
- 401 (k) plan with 6% company match
- 4 weeks Paid Time Off (PTO) and 10 Paid Holidays
- Tuition Reimbursement and Green Car Reimbursement
- Volunteer and Charity Matching
- Paid Parental Leave and Paid Sabbatical Leave
- Employee Referral Bonus
- Employee Discounts and Wellness programs
- Wellness Reimbursement
Physical requirements and environment:
The work environment and physical demands characteristics are representative of those the employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Rarely: Climbing, crouching, kneeling, pulling/pushing/lifting between 5-15lbs., and stooping are required.
Occasionally: Carrying 5-15lbs., gripping, handling, pinching, and walking are required.
Frequently: Standing is required.
Constantly: Reading, grasping, hearing, reaching, vision, repetitive motion, and sitting is required.
Rarely exposed to extreme cold, heat, and humidity, and wet climates, in the working environment.
Occasionally exposed to noise and hazards in the work environment.
We maintain a drug-free workplace. Candidates will be required to pass a pre-employment background investigation and drug test as a condition of employment.
RES is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
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