Hybrid Senior Commercial and Major Contracts Manager

at Innergex

• Job title: Senior Commercial and Major Contracts Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Longueuil, Canada

About the role

• Senior Manager responsible for negotiating contracts and overseeing construction for renewable energy projects. Leading procurement strategies and ensuring project success with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop construction and major operations contracting and procurement plan and schedule including establishing milestones, engineering design timing requirements, tracking progress, and working with suppliers and contractors to minimize costs & risk and maximize supply reliability & quality;
• Lead construction competitive RFP process, develop performance and evaluation criteria, negotiate and award contracts, and evaluate suppliers and contractors’ performance during construction;
• Lead the preparation of major contract documents with support from legal, engineering, construction and operations teams;
• Maintain relationships with suppliers and contractors to ensure an efficient response to support development team on pricing input as required in various market;
• Maintain database of market pricing and trends;
• Provide input and review to Strategic Planning team for market pricing database;
• Oversee contract development and ensure that all agreements are signed in a timely manner;
• Provide construction (CAPEX) & operations (OPEX) inputs and optimization solution to planning team;
• Support project acquisition processes on procurement, construction and operations strategy, scope and costs;
• Ensure effective coordination and information sharing within the multi-disciplinary project team;
• Support, guide and assist construction team during project execution;
• Manage and coordinate dispute and litigations related activities during project execution or post-construction;
• Provide guidance to development team and strategic planning team on suitable construction strategies.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of renewable energy project development and organisation aptitudes and attention to detail;
• Service-oriented with commitment to working within a multi-disciplinary team environment;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team, self-starter and energetic;
• Proficient in English and French, both oral and written. Knowledge of Spanish is an asset;
• Experience in procurement and contract negotiation of wind and solar projects in the United States and/or Canada;
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Business Administration;
• A specialization in wind and solar energy, an asset;
• Proficient with the MS Office suite (especially Microsoft Projects, Excel, Word and PowerPoint).

Benefits

• Competitive salary and annual bonus;
• Three weeks vacation to start and paid vacations during the holiday season;
• 100% Innergex-funded medical insurance from day one of employment, including primary care services through dialogue (or telemedicine) for permanent positions;
• 100% Innergex-funded wellness account;
• Group retirement with employer participation;
• Electric vehicle (E-VIP) incentive program;
• Hybrid work model;
• Career development opportunities;
• Offices accessible by public transportation.