Senior Contracts and Commercial Manager

Position: Senior Contracts and Commercial Manager

Location: Jackson, MI

Job : 209

# of Openings: 1

Harvest Solar
, an equal opportunity employer, is a Michigan-based company that provides cost-effective renewable energy for agriculture, commercial, and utility customers yielding more energy independence by utilizing solar energy. We believe in energy independence and a sustainable future for our children and grandchildren. Our purpose is to empower people to create and use renewable energy by providing them with the best‑in‑class service, products, and experience.

The Senior Contracts and Commercial Manager leads the review, negotiation, administration, and risk management of Harvest Solar's commercial agreements. The position manages customer EPC and construction contracts, subcontracts, vendor and supplier agreements, purchase terms, and nondisclosure agreements; aligns downstream commitments with prime-contract obligations; and supports project teams through change management, claims, payment, closeout, and warranty matters. Working across leadership, project management, engineering, procurement, finance, insurance, and outside counsel, this individual translates contract risk into practical business guidance while maintaining productive commercial relationships.

The salary range for this role is $ to $ USD, salary commensurate with education and experience. An Annual Bonus Target representing 5% of your annual base salary/annual wages is paid based on meeting both organizational and individual targets.

• Prime contracts. Review, draft, redline, and negotiate EPC agreements, construction contracts, LNTPs, amendments, and other customer agreements.
• Subcontracts and flow-downs. Negotiate subcontractor agreements and align applicable obligations with prime contracts without creating unintended gaps.
• Vendor and supplier agreements. Negotiate MSAs, purchase and supply agreements, purchase-order terms, warranties, delivery obligations, acceptance rights, remedies, and documentation requirements.
• Nondisclosure agreements. Own the company's NDA review and approval process, promptly advancing routine agreements and negotiating exceptions when needed.
• Commercial risk. Prioritize material legal, operational, financial, schedule, and compliance exposures and present practical recommendations to management.
• Project terms. Address scope and design responsibility, milestones, owner dependencies, delays, force majeure, testing, acceptance, liquidated damages, and performance requirements.
• Payment and security. Review payment milestones, retainage, withholding, setoff, lien and bond rights, suspension rights, and final-payment conditions.
• Liability and remedies. Negotiate indemnity, insurance, warranties, damages waivers, liability caps, termination rights, and dispute‑resolution terms.
• Changes and claims. Support notices, change orders, pricing, schedule impacts, payment disputes, claims documentation, negotiation, and resolution.
• Compliance. Evaluate contractual responsibility for prevailing wage, apprenticeship, domestic content, restricted‑entity sourcing, tax‑credit and other incentive support, public‑project, and environmental requirements.
• Administration and tracking. Maintain executed agreements, approvals, amendments, correspondence, and an obligations register for notices, milestones, deliverables, insurance, bonds, acceptance, and warranties.
• Standards and systems. Maintain templates, fallback clauses, negotiation playbooks, approval thresholds, and reliable version control in designated systems, including Procore where applicable.
• Business partnership. Advise leadership, estimating, operations, engineering, procurement, finance, and…