About Arevon
Arevon is a U.S. energy leader committed to powering America with affordable, reliable, and secure homegrown energy. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, and with a regional office in New York City, the company’s experienced and dedicated team develops, finances, builds, owns, and operates renewable energy projects nationwide. With a strong track record in utility-scale solar and energy storage, Arevon is a trusted partner to utilities and businesses seeking cost-effective, sustainable energy solutions. By prioritizing American manufacturing and domestic energy production, the company invests in U.S. jobs, strengthens local economies, and advances the country’s energy independence.
The Position
Arevon is recruiting for the position of Senior Manager, Contracts Management, an outstanding opportunity for an experienced contracts professional seeking to support a high-growth renewable energy platform, lead significant contracting workstreams, and strengthen commercial contracting practices under the direction of Contracts Management leadership.
Key Responsibilities
The Senior Manager, Contracts Management is an experienced member of Arevon’s Contracts Management Department responsible for managing complex commercial contracting work across utility-scale solar and energy storage projects. This role will lead assigned negotiations and contract lifecycle activities, support contract governance, provide day-to-day guidance to contracts personnel, coordinate cross-functional alignment with Legal, Finance, Engineering, Procurement, Development, Construction, and Asset Management, and help implement scalable, auditable contracting practices. The Senior Manager may supervise one to two direct reports at the associate or manager level and is expected to elevate material risks, strategic decisions, and final accountability matters to the Director or Senior Director, Contracts Management. Additionally, the Senior Manager, Contracts Management will be responsible for:
Contract Negotiation, Execution Support & Workstream Leadership:
- Manage and lead assigned commercial negotiations for agreements critical to the development, construction, and operation of PV and energy storage projects, including EPC agreements, O&M agreements, equipment supply agreements, master terms, amendments, change orders, and related commercial instruments.
- Support negotiation strategy, escalation pathways, and approval frameworks for assigned workstreams, including issue spotting, fallback positions, risk tradeoffs, and decision-ready recommendations for Contracts Management leadership.
- Draft, review, and negotiate contract terms with precision, ensuring alignment with Arevon’s commercial objectives, risk tolerance, policies, financing requirements, and project delivery needs.
- Coordinate cross-functional alignment and support required approvals by partnering with Legal, Finance, Engineering, Procurement, Development, Construction, Asset Management, and other stakeholders.
- Contribute to and help improve contract templates, playbooks, forms, and approval tools that increase consistency, speed, governance, and auditability across assigned Contracts Management workstreams.
Contract Governance, Redline Oversight & Document Management:
- Apply and reinforce disciplined redline, version control, approval, and document retention practices across assigned contracts and workstreams.
- Maintain and review contract records for agreements, amendments, warranties, insurance certificates, notices, deliverables, and related documentation to support a complete, accurate, and auditable contract history.
- Review and resolve complex counterparty redlines, escalated negotiation issues, and internal alignment gaps; clearly document the rationale for Arevon’s positions.
- Support department standards for traceability, contract administration, knowledge management, and single-source-of-truth documentation.
Stakeholder Leadership & Executive Communication:
- Serve as a primary commercial contracts representative for assigned matters with external counterparties, supporting efficient negotiations, issue resolution, and relationship management.
- Advise internal stakeholders and Contracts Management leadership on contractual risks, commercial options, recommended positions, and approval considerations using concise, business-oriented analysis.
- Translate lessons learned from projects, counterparties, and internal business partners into improved contract language, negotiation strategies, and department procedures.
- Support financing, diligence, and investor-facing contract reviews by preparing accurate summaries of key terms, obligations, risk mitigants, and deal protections for leadership review.
Department Operations, Process Optimization & Team Enablement:
- Support department initiatives to improve contract lifecycle management, reporting, compliance tracking, approvals, handoffs, and post-execution administration.
- Develop and implement contracting workflows, SOPs, checklists, metrics, and controls for assigned areas that support quality, accountability, auditability, and on-time execution.
- Provide day-to-day guidance, coaching, and support to contracts team members, which may include direct supervision of one to two associate- or manager-level employees, with focus on negotiation strategy, drafting quality, risk assessment, and process discipline.
- Manage assigned post-execution contract priorities, including key obligations, renewals, expirations, notices, change management, closeout requirements, and lessons learned, escalating material issues as appropriate.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience managing complex commercial contracts, contract lifecycle processes, and procurement contracting, preferably in the renewables sector, with strong familiarity with key provisions in EPC, O&M, equipment supply, warranty, services, and master framework agreements.
- Proven ability to drive outcomes through cross-functional influence across Legal, Procurement, Finance, Engineering, Development, Construction, Asset Management, and executive stakeholders, including navigating ambiguity, competing priorities, and time-sensitive project decisions.
- In-depth understanding of EPC contracting and project delivery models, including how commercial terms impact construction execution, change management, schedule certainty, cost exposure, performance obligations, warranty recovery, financing diligence, and project closeout outcomes.
- Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to translate complex project, counterparty, and stakeholder needs into scalable contracting mechanisms, including templates, playbooks, fallback positions, approval guardrails, checklists, and decision records.
- Strong negotiation, presentation, and decision-support skills; able to build rapport and influence internal stakeholders, contractors, suppliers, and external counterparties to reach timely, durable agreements.
- Advanced proficiency in contract drafting, redlining, version control, document comparison, and maintaining a clear decision record through Microsoft Word and related contract management tools.
- Ability to interpret, draft, and negotiate complex contract language with precision, including identifying nuance, intent, risk allocation, operational impacts, and business implications.
- Collaborative, outcomes-focused professional able to align cross-functional stakeholders, drive assigned decisions, and deliver results with guidance from leadership.
- Experience developing or improving contracting processes, templates, playbooks, SOPs, reporting practices, or compliance controls that improve consistency, auditability, speed, and quality across EPC and related commercial contract workstreams.
- AI curiosity and eagerness to leverage AI-enabled tools to improve contracting efficiency, drafting quality, redline review, knowledge management, reporting, and legal or commercial workflow discipline.
- Proven ability to work independently, prioritize competing demands, reassess approach quickly, communicate tradeoffs clearly, and exercise sound judgment in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated commitment to fostering diverse, equitable, and inclusive collaboration across internal stakeholders, external counterparties, and project partners.
- Strong understanding of procurement and contracting organizations, including strategic suppliers, critical contract portfolios, cross-functional governance, and the role of contracting in broader business execution.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and contract management, reporting, or visualization tools; experience with Power BI, CLM platforms, document control systems, or AI-enabled workflow tools is a plus. Ability and willingness to travel as needed and work occasional overtime on short notice to support critical negotiations, closings, or project milestones.
Why Join Arevon?
We believe you should love what you do and love where you work, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits to support your personal and professional well-being.
- Competitive Compensation and Incentives
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Flexible Work Environment
- 401(k) Plan with 6% Company match
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- Paid Parental and Caregiver Leave
- Inspiring Company Culture
- Professional Development Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
Arevon is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. We encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply.
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