Senior Contract Manager

The base salary for this position is dependent upon experience.

Location: Portland, OR - In-Office

Salary Range: $131,200 - $145,800 DOE

Why Avangrid Power:

• Competitive benefits and growth opportunities
• Generous performance‑based bonuses & PTO
• 12% 401(k) match
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development and clear career‑advancement pathways

 

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Overview:

The Senior Contract Manager will plan, coordinate, organize, and oversee activities involved in the identification, acquisition, production, and delivery of material, equipment, and services needed for Avangrid Renewables onshore solar and wind projects. 

Duties include supporting the Contract team within the Supply Chain Management department with strategic contract execution, developing contractual expertise for a portfolio of project contracts, managing internal and external relationships, quality management, logistics, material management, and various commercial activities related to project contracts. Equipment supply contracts managed include wind turbines, photovoltaic (PV) panels, trackers, inverters, battery energy storage systems, and main power transformers. Service contracts managed include engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) for balance of plant, substations, and point of interconnection. 

 

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Projects team and other internal stakeholders in developing commercial and contractual response strategy.
• Drafting and administering letters, amendments, scope change documents, and other project contract related deliverables.
• Provide internal stakeholders expertise in navigating contract terms and conditions, with particular focus on construction execution points, operational impacts, and commercial sensitivities.
• Coordinate receipt and evaluation (technical and commercial) of offers/proposals and support source selection, negotiation, approval, and award of contracts.
• Administer contracts including correspondence and deliverables.
• Track contract value, cost forecast, and payment. 
• Coordinate source inspection and manage logistics including importation related to project contracts in support of broader Supply Chain department. 
• Manage contract changes and resolve contract disputes.
• Manage contractual close out including completion certification, documentation, and final payment.
• Maintain Supply Chain lessons learned in support of continuous improvement.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

 

Skills and Requirements:

Required Qualifications:

 

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Law, or Engineering
• 6+ years of Supply Chain, Contract, or Project Management experience
• Ability to travel 25%

 

Preferred Qualifications:

 

• Master’s Degree in a relevant field
• Professional Certification in Supply Chain or Contract Management 
• Experience in development and/or construction of wind and solar projects 
• Skills utilizing Microsoft Office, Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS), ERP Systems, and Oracle Primavera P6 or OPC

 

Additional Success Factors:

 

• Ability to foster and participate in a productive team environment by establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with co-workers, managers, customers, contractors, and vendors.
• Ability to analyze project risks and proactively identify solutions with a flexible, creative, and solution-focused outlook on problem solving.
• Maintains effectiveness during procedural/organizational changes and when dealing with varying personality styles and tasks.
• Effectively provides and receives information orally in individual and group situations. Written expression is clear, concise, and conveys the desired message.
• Ability to navigate and succeed in a highly matrixed reporting structure, preferably at an international company.

 

Competencies:

• Be a role model
• Be agile
• Collaborate and Share
• Develop Self & Others
• Empower to grow
• Focus to achieve results
• Technical Skills

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Company:

AVANGRID POWER, LLC

Mobility Information

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Job Posting End Date:

January-1-2027