Commercial Contracts & Insurance Manager

The Commercial Contracts & Insurance Manager leads contract review and negotiation for Principle Services, owning end‑to‑end contracting for client MSAs, Consulting Agreements, Work Orders, NDAs, and subcontract, vendor, and consultant agreements. This role balances speed‑to‑signature with disciplined risk management, negotiating directly with large utilities and engineering firms, or in partnership with the PS relationship owner, on Work Orders ranging from $50k to $5MM under multi‑year MSAs.

The role works within the PS Contract Guidelines and Delegation of Authority and is accountable for contract structure, negotiation strategy, and execution within those guardrails, and for operationalizing contracts after signature through obligation tracking, insurance compliance, and rate governance. The role owns the relationship with our commercial insurance broker and leads the annual renewal process. The Manager is also expected to use AI as a default force‑multiplier, designing workflows that reduce cycle time, improve consistency, and create scalable contract intelligence.

Outcomes:

Reduce legal and insurance risk and accelerate speed to signature on complex MSAs/SOWs through pragmatic negotiation, AI-enabled contract review tools, and disciplined capture of critical contractual obligations. Key Performance Indicators:

• First-pass redline turnaround
• 90% of first-pass redlines returned within 2 business days (NDAs) and 5 business days (MSAs/CAs) of complete intake
• Contracts negotiated within Authorized Limits
• 80% of contracts negotiated within the Authorized Limits of the PS Contract Guidelines; all deviations escalated per the DOA before commitment
• Insurance compliance rate
• 100% of active contracts, subcontractors, and vendors maintain current, compliant coverage and COIs
• COI request turnaround
• Same-business-day request to broker; 48-hour turnaround from request to issuance
• Obligation tracking & post-signature execution
• 100% of executed agreements logged in the Legal Tracker with key metadata within 5 business days of execution
• Outside counsel spend control
• Annual outside counsel spend within approved budget (set with VP Finance)

Key Responsibilities & Duties:

• Lead review and negotiation of MSAs, Consulting Agreements, Work Orders, SOWs, and NDAs with enterprise clients (utilities, engineering firms), subcontractors, vendors, and consultants
• Negotiate commercial and risk terms directly with counter parties or in partnership with the PS relationship owner, operating within the Authorized Limits of the PS Contract Guidelines. Escalate deviations to the designated approver (VP Finance, SVP, or President) per the Delegation of Authority, following consultation, as needed, with outside counsel. This role does not hold signature authority.
• Draft and redline agreements using the PS Contract Guidelines, standard templates, and established fallback positions
• Coordinate targeted involvement of outside counsel on high-impact or novel issues, including abstracts of key obligations for agreements valued over $1M
• Screen new engagements for conflicts with existing PS roles and client relationships
• Support internal project managers during complicated or large procurement efforts by reviewing, processing, and documenting service and material agreements.
• For approximately 12-months, this will be a substantial component of job responsibilities due to an active project need.
• Review software T&Cs; report renewal, cancellation, escalation, and data ownership terms to Contract Owner
• Contract Operations & Obligation Management
• Own the contract lifecycle from intake through execution and post signature administration
• Maintain the Legal Tracker, SharePoint filing per naming convention, and the Precedence Log of accepted deviations
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