CenterPoint Energy, Inc

Lead Specialist, Strategic Sourcing

CenterPoint Energy, Inc • $95K — $115K *
Houston, TX 77084In-Person
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, or Supply Chain or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years in capital project contracting and supply chain
  • Strong knowledge of EPC and construction services bidding and negotiation
  • Experience collaborating with program EPC partners and integrated project teams
  • Familiarity with electrical/power projects preferred
  • Experience in critical services like Turnarounds/Outages/Commissioning is advantageous
  • Certifications in Project Management, Sourcing or Procurement preferred
  • Proficiency with source to pay software such as Coupa, SAP Ariba, or Ivalua preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Support project teams in developing baseline EPC documents for new work scopes
  • Coordinate with project controls for changes and revisions in contracts
  • Document action items from project status meetings and take responsibility for sourcing
  • Maintain logs of correspondence, meeting notes, and action items
  • Advise on commercial risks and support project-specific mitigation efforts
  • Engage EPC partners early to identify and resolve issues collaboratively
  • Provide contracting progress and status reports to project leadership
  • Collaborate with Legal on structuring complex commercial agreements
  • Lead market quotation and bidding processes per company policies
  • Assist in supplier enablement activities and coordination with the supply chain
  • Monitor contract completion and closeout activities
  • Align procurement requirements with EPC performance needs.

Benefits

  • Paid training and benefits eligibility from day one
  • Transit subsidies and flexible work schedule
  • Paid holidays and time off
  • Access to fitness club discounts and on-site wellness center
  • Professional growth programs and tuition reimbursement
  • 401(k) with dollar-for-dollar company match up to 6% and additional contributions.
Full Job Description
Job Summary

The Contracts Lead - Capital Projects is responsible to source, draft, negotiate and administer work scopes for Engineering, Procurement, and Construction contracts across a portfolio of capital projects. This role is part of the portfolio EPC Contracting team, serving multiple project teams during pre-award, kickoff and execution phases.

The role coordinates a variety of contract commitment documents, and supports company teams to organize and track progress and completion of both company and EPC documents, deliverables and correspondence to ensure effective project delivery.

Essential Functions

  • Support project team to develop and finalize baseline EPC documents to source and award new work scopes in the program with select EPC Partner(s)
  • Coordinate with project controls to process change and revisions to core Exhibits and contract Attachments (Deliv Lists, Milestones, Targets etc)
  • Participate in ongoing project status meetings; document and take responsibility for sourcing and contracting action items
  • Maintain effective correspondence register, meeting notes, action logs
  • Identify and advise needed actions for commercial risks and provide immediate support for individual projects to mitigate priority issues
  • Proactively engage EPC partners to identify issues early, and collaborate with project leadership to ensure corrective action, recovery plans where needed
  • Provide contracting progress / status reports to project leadership; accountable to drive formation of project scopes and supporting documents to ensure Kick-Off of EPC services to meet project schedule.
  • Partner with Legal to structure and finalize complex commercial agreements and mitigate contract risk. Ensure adherence to legal, regulatory, and company policy.
  • Lead market quotation, qualification and bidding processes and tasks in compliance with company procedures, systems and policies.
  • As part of the EPC implementation process, work with suppliers and support company enablement activities - coordination with company supply chain.
  • Prepare and track required evaluations, award recommendations, selection decisions and contract commitment approvals per company requirements.
  • Monitor and drive contract completion and related closeout activities.
  • Coordinate with EPC and company procurement requirements, related to EPC performance of purchasing and materials management scope of work.
  • May perform other job duties as assigned.


Education Description

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, or Supply Chain or equivalent work-related experience is required.


Experience

  • At least five years of capital project contracting and supply chain experience.
  • Thorough understanding of EPC and construction services contract bidding and negotiation
  • Background or experience with capital projects, plant and site services.
  • Experience working collaboratively with program EPC partners; integrated project management teams, open book purchasing/subcontract is strongly preferred.
  • Experience with electrical / power projects and equipment preferred.
  • Experience with critical services (Turnarounds, Outages, Commissioning) a plus.
  • Certifications in Project Management, Sourcing or Procurement a plus.
  • Experience/Certification with source to pay software (Coupa, SAP Ariba, or Ivalua) strongly preferred.


We want you to know
Being a part of the CenterPoint Energy team is more than a career alone. It's an opportunity to make a positive impact. You will be an integral part of enabling everyday life and the pursuit of possibilities for the customers we serve and the communities we share. The vital services we provide are at the core of making our world work, and by sharing your energy with us, we'll create a better tomorrow together.

What we bring to you
  • Competitive pay
  • Paid training
  • Benefits eligibility begins on your first day
  • Transit subsidies
  • Flexible work schedule, paid holidays and paid time off
  • Access to discounts at fitness clubs and an on-site wellness center at our headquarters in Houston
  • Professional growth and development programs including tuition reimbursement
  • 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match dollar-for-dollar up to 6% and a company contribution of 3% regardless of your contribution


Job Type: Full Time
Posting Start Date: 08/27/2026
Posting End Date: 09/11/2026

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About CenterPoint Energy, Inc

CenterPoint Energy is a domestic energy delivery company. The Company’s business segments include Electric Transmission and Distribution, Natural Gas Distribution, Competitive Natural Gas Sales and Services, Interstate Pipelines, Field Services and Other Operations. The Company serves metered customers primarily in Arkansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas. The company also owns a 58.3% interest in a midstream partnership it jointly controls with OGE Energy Corp. with operations in natural gas and liquids-rich producing areas of Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana.

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Learn more about CenterPoint Energy, Inc
Size
9,418 employees
Market Cap
$19.2 billion
Industry
Energy & Utilities
Net Income
-$773 million
Founded
1866
5 Year Trend
+2.1%
Revenue
$7.4 billion
NASDAQ
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