Clearway Energy, Inc.

Manager/Senior Manager, EPC Procurement

Clearway Energy, Inc.$110K — $180K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in economics, finance, procurement and supply chain, engineering, or related field.
  • Manager: 3-5 years of relevant EPC contracting/negotiation experience, plus 2+ years of management experience.
  • Senior Manager: 6-8+ years of relevant experience, plus 4+ years of management experience.
  • Project management, contracting, and negotiation experience with large-scale wind, solar, or battery storage development projects preferred.
  • Excellent communication skills with a strong understanding of contract language and negotiation.

Responsibilities

  • Support Director, Procurement in developing a best-in-class sourcing strategy for wind EPCs.
  • Orchestrate competitive RFx bidding and contracting efforts coordinating with multiple departments.
  • Conduct EPC bid and contractor performance reviews to assess risks and opportunities.
  • Oversee bid levelization using Excel to evaluate cost movements and variances.
  • Lead negotiations, identifying and mitigating risks aligned with company policies.
  • Ensure alignment across major project agreements to mitigate risks.
  • Review contracts for scope and interface clarity among involved parties.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model with flexibility in work location.
  • Opportunity to develop a best-in-class sourcing strategy in renewable energy sectors.
  • Involvement in negotiations that impact significant renewable energy projects.
  • Collaboration with various departments to enhance project execution.
  • Chance to build strategic relationships with key industry partners.
Full Job Description
What The Role Is

This position is open to both Manager and Senior Manager level based on relevant experience reporting to the Director, EPC Procurement.

The Manager/Senior Manager, EPC Procurement is responsible for executing Clearway's EPC contracting across the wind, solar, and BESS development and construction portfolio. This role leads end-to-end EPC procurement and contracting from market engagement and bidder qualification through RFP development, bid evaluation/levelization, executive-ready award recommendations, and commercial negotiations. The Manager/Senior Manager will ensuring contract structures appropriately allocate cost, schedule, performance, interface, and compliance risks, building and maintaining market intelligence on contractor capacity, supply chain and tariff impacts, and geopolitical and policy factors to inform project commercial decisions and portfolio timing.

Partnering closely with Development, Engineering, Construction, Legal, Finance, and Operations & Management, the Manager/Senior Manager provides contracting leadership, governance, and stakeholder alignment from project initiation through contract execution and ongoing administration, including change management and dispute mitigation.

This is a hybrid role based in Clearway's Houston, TX; Scottsdale, AZ; San Francisco, CA; or Denver, CO offices.

Pay Ranges by Job Level:

Manager ($110,000-$145,000)

Senior Manager ($130,000-$180,000)
What You'll Be Doing
  • Support the Director, Procurement, in achieving the team's mission and objectives, including development and implementation of a best-in-class sourcing strategy with a focus on wind EPCs for both new-build and repower projects
  • Orchestrate competitive RFx bidding and contracting efforts for EPC contracts, in coordination with development, engineering, construction, legal, finance, and Operations & Management
  • Conduct EPC bid review and EPC Contractor performance reviews to assess contractor risks and opportunities and recommend strategies to strengthen contractor selection
  • Oversee bid levelization through Excel workbook to evaluate baseline variances and identify key cost drivers while tracking and reporting cost movements throughout negotiations
  • Effectively lead negotiations, identifying and mitigating cost and schedule risks while ensuring alignment with Clearway policies
  • Ensure that Clearway risks are mitigated through alignment across major project agreements (TSA, Service Maintenance agreement, PPA, EPC agreement, Warranty, etc.)
  • Review the scope of supply and scope of work on different contracts to ensure that there are no gaps and that interfaces are well-established and understood by all parties
  • Support and strengthen strategic relationships with key EPC partners, ensuring effective contract management while actively driving progress toward MOUs and project milestones
  • Interface with EPC Contractors to gather and analyze market intelligence on emerging trends, tariff impacts, and legislative or policy changes that may influence the bidding process and project schedule
  • Manage the development of bidding strategies and the qualification of bidders
  • Ensure timely and frequent engagement with key cross-functional teams on all issues related to Wind EPC Contracts
  • Support and facilitate internal team resolution on material changes to agreements across both commercial and technical issues
  • Coordinate with Engineering to gather and maintain specifications, scopes of work, and standards to be followed for Clearway's wind projects
  • Build strong relationships with internal teams and with external vendor and contractor partners
  • Support the project financing process by coordinating inputs from wind EPC contractors and cross-functional teams to address independent engineering (IE) questions
  • Assist in the identification, development, and implementation of new contract policies and processes, including the incorporation of continuous process improvements
What You'll Bring
  • Bachelor's degree in economics, finance, procurement and supply chain, engineering, or related field
  • Manager: 3-5 years of relevant EPC contracting/negotiation experience, plus 2+ years of management experience (managing employees or projects)
  • Senior Manager: 6-8+ years of relevant experience, plus 4+ years of management experience (managing employees or projects)
  • Project management, contracting, and negotiation experience with large-scale wind, solar, or battery storage development projects preferred
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a strong understanding of contract language and negotiation
  • Ability to travel up to 10%
  • Proficient in Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), OneNote, and document control
What Would Be Nice
  • Six or more years of wind contracting experience and an in-depth understanding of EPC contracting turbine technology is desired
  • Experience in Wind, Solar, and/or BESS EPC procurement

Clearway will not sponsor non-immigrant visas for this position (H-1B, TN, E-3, etc.).

#LI-Hybrid

The pay rate for the successful candidate will depend on geographic location, skills, relevant and demonstrated experience, education, training and certifications, and other factors permitted by law. This role is eligible to earn an annual cash bonus, subject to personal and company performance goals.

Salary Range Across all U.S. Locations

$110,000-$180,000 USD

About Clearway Energy, Inc.

Clearway Energy, Inc. is a leading publicly-traded energy infrastructure investor focused on modern, sustainable and long-term contracted assets across North America. Clearway Energy?s environmentally-sound asset portfolio includes over 7,000 megawatts of wind, solar and natural gas-fired power generation facilities, as well as district energy systems. Through this diversified and contracted portfolio, Clearway Energy endeavors to provide its investors with stable and growing dividend income. Clearway Energy?s Class C and Class A common stock are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols CWEN and CWEN.A, respectively. Clearway Energy, Inc. is sponsored by its controlling investor Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), an independent infrastructure fund manager that invests in infrastructure and businesses in both OECD and select emerging market countries, through GIP?s portfolio company, Clearway Energy Group.
Learn more about Clearway Energy, Inc.
Size
3,000 employees
Market Cap
$6.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$25 million
5 Year Trend
+4.4%
Revenue
$1.1 billion

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