Director, Commercial Contracts

Net Power Inc. (NYSE: NPWR) is a Houston-based energy technology and project development company commercializing a proprietary natural gas power generation technology for large-load customers, including data centers. The company is in an active period of project development, commercial contracting, and project financing, and its legal function operates with a small internal team that carries primary responsibility for day-to-day corporate, securities, and governance work, supported by outside counsel on specialized or peak-volume matters.

Our vision is to make natural gas the lowest cost form of clean firm power.

Our impact is transformational - Headquartered in Houston, Texas, we aspire to improve the communities where we work and we’re committed to pioneering advancements that redefine the energy landscape, ensuring a better future for generations to come.

Net Power is seeking an experienced Director, Commercial Contracts, for a business-facing commercial role that owns the operational backbone of the contracting process, from first drafts and signature routing through post-execution obligation management. Working closely with the General Counsel, Commercial, Operations, Finance, Project Management, and Supply Chain stakeholders, this role ensures that project agreements move efficiently from negotiation to execution, and that once signed, every obligation, deadline, and milestone in them is tracked and met.

A law degree is not required. The Director does not provide legal advice; legal-risk positions and determinations of legal effect rest with counsel.

This role is based on-site in Houston, TX. Net Power offers a hybrid work schedule, 3 days in the office and 2 days remote. Occasional travel to project sites and Board meetings is expected. Project site visits require completion of site safety orientation and use of personal protective equipment.

• Own end-to-end contract execution across project agreements, from final redline coordination through verification of signature authority, signature routing, execution, and filing.
• Maintain and administer the contract lifecycle management (CLM) system and repository, ensuring executed agreements, amendments, and ancillary documents are properly filed, version-controlled, and accessible to internal stakeholders.
• Coordinate approval and signature routing across Commercial, Operations, Finance, and Legal in line with the company’s delegations of authority.
• Prepare and maintain diligence trackers, closing checklists, and signature packages for project and financing transactions.
• Coordinate counter party and supplier onboarding, including diligence, insurance certificates, and system records.

• Build and maintain obligation-tracking and compliance calendars across the project contract portfolio, covering conditions precedent, notice deadlines, performance milestones, long-lead procurement dates, consent rights, renewal and termination windows, reporting obligations, and insurance and credit support requirements.
• Monitor internal and counter party compliance with contractual obligations, administer contract notices and change-order logs during construction, flag upcoming deadlines, and escalate potential breaches or missed milestones to the General Counsel and the relevant business owner.
• Maintain a master contract status tracker and report regularly to the General Counsel, executive leadership, and, as requested, the Board on contract execution status, obligation compliance, and the negotiation pipeline.
• Prepare first drafts and negotiate nondisclosure agreements, letters of intent, vendor and services agreements, and other recurring commercial documents against…