Contracts Manager

Company Description:

Anaergia (TSX: ANRG) is a global leader in offering sustainable solutions for the production of clean energy and the conversion of waste streams to resources. Through a proven portfolio of proprietary technological solutions, Anaergia maximizes the generation of renewable energy, diversion of waste from landfill and reduction of greenhouse gases for customers across the municipal, industrial, commercial and agricultural sectors. Headquartered in Burlington, ON, and through its multiple subsidiaries across North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, Anaergia is trusted at more than 1,600 installations globally.

Job Overview

With overarching compliance responsibilities, the Contracts Manager will work closely with the Contracts Counsel and Contracts Administrator and with all businesses and entities within and across Anaergia companies (including international entities) and is expected to interface with senior corporate management, customer/supplier executive management, and public agency executives.

Job Responsibilities:

·        Prioritization of compliance with safety and health in all applicable contracts

·        Enforcement of Supplier Code of Conduct and other company policies

·        Provide input and compliance support for tax and grant administration

·        Development, negotiation, and review of various types of agreements with government and private clients, partners, and subcontractors, consistent with company standards

·        Support for end-to-end activities associated with contracting for the company’s design, build, own, operate (DBOO) project portfolio, working closely with internal project development teams and project partners

·        Active support to business development in its contracting requirements, including NDAs, Teaming Agreements, RFI or RFP document review, and MOUs

·        Manages complex contract documents from creation to completion including analysis of contract templates with parties of the Legal Department proposing edits including changes in law, regulation and industry trends impacting business objectives.

·        Proactively identifies risks and issues and proposes / implements sustainable solutions to resolve the problems and prevent future recurrence.

·        Manage corporate contracts database including running reports and training company personnel on contracts management software platform intake and reporting.

·        Coordinate preparation and submission of periodic reports as required for contract compliance

·        Analysis of complex public and private requests for proposals (RFPs) and associated responses/bids for business risk, including specification of contractual guidelines and terms and conditions for procurement

·        Serving as corporate point of contact  with the Contracts Administrator to advise and field contract questions, review, and reporting of key contracts issues for company operations, finance, administration, and senior management

·        Research and analysis of significant and/or unique contract requirements, special provisions, and terms and conditions to ensure compliance with appropriate laws, regulations, corporate policies, and business unit process

·        Preparation of formal contract correspondence to ensure compliance with contractual terms and conditions, as required for operations, finance and administration, including strategic agreements, HR, IT systems procurement, and consulting, financing agreements, and leasing

·        Collaboration with the legal department in the resolution of contracts disputes or claims against vendors

·        Compliance support for mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic transactions globally

·        Insurance compliance for company operations, and renewal process support

Supervisory Responsibilities:

·        None

·        Reporting directly to the Contracts Counsel

Required Skills/Abilities:

·        Relevant applied experience of 3 to 5 years conducting contracts negotiations in engineering, construction, or energy industries, including government contracting and project financing

·        Proven and comprehensive understanding of subcontracting lifecycle, including selection, evaluation, award, and close-out of subcontracts

·        Understanding of the proposal process and ability to provide contract and policy-compliant support and recommendations

·        At least 2 years overall experience with negotiation and drafting of documents ranging from procurement to complex commercial transactions, including long-term feedstock and gas/power purchase and sale agreements

·        Experience of 1 to 2 years in international operations, agreements, and different legal systems

·        Relevant applied experience of 1 to 2 years of knowledge of recent government contracting and FAR, and US public entity requirements

Desired Skills/Abilities:

·        Track record of integrity, even when inconvenient to business objectives

·        Able to follow and enforce company policies and standard operating procedures

·        Must be able to think unconventionally, while staying within the legal and policy lines

·        Capacity to lead on issue resolution without direct supervision

·        Very strong communication and leadership skills

·        Very strong analytical and critical thinking skills

·        Exceptional attention to detail and superior research skills

·        Very organized, ability to work under tight deadlines, and deliver on time

·        International work experience

Education and Experience:

·        Bachelor’s Degree or Paralegal Certificate, and 5 years of relevant experience performing similar roles in a global contracting environment, or

·        Juris Doctor and 2 years of relevant experience performing similar roles in a global contracting environment

·        Expert understanding of MS Office tools, enterprise contracts management tools, and platforms, and adept with contracts and policy management platforms

Location: Based in – one of the following locations Carlsbad, CA or remote; Travel expected to be 10% or less Must have work authorization in the U.S.