Sustainability Contract Manager Jobs

Schneider Electric has an opportunity for a Sustainability Contract Manager in our Sustainability Business. Locations include Boulder, CO, Louisville, KY, or Mexico

Great people make Schneider Electric a great company.

Schneider Electric is aggressively tackling the issue of climate change by making bold commitments to make its operations carbon neutral by 2025 and net zero carbon emissions by 2030. Not only are we making bold commitments ourselves, but our Sustainability Business Division / Energy & Sustainability Services Line of Business (SBD/ESS) are leading the charge in advising global companies in developing their own bold commitments to curb climate change and maintain less than 1.5 deg C temperature rise. This position will be at the core of this global, all-hands effort for our planet and generations to come.

The Contract Manager will be leading the contracting efforts for our US cleantech business that is vital to the future success of the organization and will play a key role in ensuring the ongoing growth and success of our SBD division. You will play a key part our Global contracting function and leadership team.

The Contract Manager will be expected to liaise closely with senior management within our Sales, Client Management and Operations divisions to continual develop and refine our contracting solutions to meet the appropriate legal standards required by a leading global energy organization.

What will you do?

• Contribute to a continuous learning and improvement environment, help initiate and deliver change.
• Work extremely closely with the Sales and Client Management teams to deliver an exceptional level of service to them and to our clients.
• Present commercial risk assessments and mitigations to senior business leaders to facilitate decision making.
• Digital innovator and owner of performance metrics of effectiveness of contractual support.
• Discuss, explain, and champion contractual requirements with internal and external stakeholders.
• Be able to review, amend and commercially risk assess contractual documentation to meet our commercial, finance and legal requirements.
• Act as lead point of contact for contractual escalations and queries.
• Work with key stakeholders to refine, innovate and develop our contracting solutions, process and control environment to support an evolving and growing division.
• Training of colleagues, client facing leads and new recruits in our contracting and commercial rules and processes.
• Provide market leading contractual support to facilitate business growth, manage risk exposure and allow smooth delivery of SBD services.

The U.S. compensation range for this full-time position, which includes base pay and short-term incentive, is $100,000.00 - $115,000.00 for candidates located within the U.S. Our salary ranges are determined by reviewing roles of similar responsibility and level. Within the salary range, individual pay is determined by several factors including performance, knowledge, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Schneider Electric also offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees, inclusive of flexible work arrangements, paid family leaves, 401(k) + match, well-being programs, holidays & paid time off, military leave benefits, and more.

We know skills and competencies show up in many different ways and can be based on your life experience. If you do not necessarily meet all the requirements that are listed, we still encourage you to apply for the position.

• College Degree in a related field required
• Experience or knowledge of the energy industry is an advantage
• Experience in working in a multinational and multicultural environment is an advantage
• “Can-do” and positive attitude to challenges and opportunities, autonomous approach to managing workloads with minimal oversight.
• Excellent standards of reliability and accountability and have an entrepreneurial business ownership mindset.
• Experience communicating and influencing stakeholders, such as Senior Management, Executive Sponsors and Client Legal and Purchasers.
• 2+ years’ experience in sales legal contract preparation, review and negotiation.

Let us learn about you! Apply today.

Why us?

Schneider Electric is leading the digital transformation of energy management and automation. Our technologies enable the world to use energy in a safe, efficient and sustainable manner. We strive to promote a global economy that is both ecologically viable and highly productive.

€34bn global revenue

128 000+ employees in 100+ countries

45% of revenue from IoT

5% of revenue devoted for R&D

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