Senior Manager, Contracts - Data Center

Responsibilities

• Lead creation, issuance, and full-cycle management of RFPs for EPC, design-build, professional services, OFCI (owner-furnished contractor-installed) equipment, and major supply agreements.
• Negotiate and execute complex contract documents (EPC, design-build, LLE procurement) ensuring risk, schedule, and cost objectives are met.
• Develop, standardize, and update contract templates, terms, and negotiation playbooks tailored to fast-paced data center project delivery.
• Collaborate with legal, procurement, project management, engineering, and finance to ensure contractual compliance, scope clarity, and coordinated project delivery.
• Support the Project Team with change orders, claims, extensions, close-outs, and dispute resolution to minimize commercial impacts and maintain project momentum.
• Oversee vendor prequalification, bid evaluation, and long-lead equipment procurement processes.
• Track contract obligations, critical milestones, notice periods, and deliverables to ensure adherence to owner objectives.
• Report regularly on contracting activities, risk exposure, and project commitments to leadership.
• Qualifications/Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, law, or a related field; Master's or JD preferred.
• 5+ years of contract management experience within the data center, mission-critical infrastructure, or large-scale construction projects.
• Demonstrated success negotiating and administering EPC, design-build, and procurement contracts (including LLE/OFCI scopes) for data center projects.
• Strong working knowledge of contract law, construction regulations, commercial risk allocation, and claims/dispute management.
• Proficiency with contract management and document control software (Procore, MS Office, Adobe).
• Exceptional organizational, negotiation, problem-solving, interpersonal, and communications skills.
• Adept at managing multiple simultaneous priorities, deadlines, and high-value contracts in a fast-paced development environment.
• Experience with the full project lifecycle, from initial RFP through construction and close-out, for hyperscale or colocation data center assets is highly valued.
• Location: San Francisco Bay Area, San Diego, CA, Denver, CO, Phoenix, AZ, Houston, TX or Remote.
• The position could require up to 20% domestic travel.
• Base Pay - $160,000 - $190,000
• Our Health & Wellness Benefits
• At SB Energy, we invest in our people and their families

Benefits

Additional Information

Do you want to work with high caliber professionals in a dynamic and growing company? Are you entrepreneurial, hard-working, and collegial? Join us at SB Energy, a leading company backed by SoftBank and Ares pairing cutting-edge innovation with best-in-class execution. Our Mission is to provide reliable, affordable energy at scale to support America's growing energy demands. Headquartered in Redwood City, CA, SB Energy develops, builds, owns & operates some of the largest and most technically advanced energy and data center infrastructure projects in the United States. Since launching in 2019, the company has rapidly grown into a top-tier integrated platform with over 3 gigawatts (GW) in operation and a multi-GW pipeline of energy and data center infrastructure nationwide. SB Energy also utilizes its strong culture of innovation to identify and incorporate new technology into our projects, including our AI-based digital platform, to deliver energy infrastructure that is local, reliable, and matched to load. We are building the energy and technology future-today. Come join us in accelerating the energy transition to cleaner, more sustainable sources of power! Title: Senior Manager, Contracts - Data Center Basic Function: As a member of the Supply Chain team, the Senior Manager Contracts will play a critical role in the contractual strategy and execution for large-scale data center projects. This role will manage the development, negotiation, and administration of EPC, design-build, and related contractual agreements, supporting projects from RFP through close-out. The position requires an expert capable of optimizing risk allocation, compliance, schedule, and cost outcomes, representing ownership interests in all external and internal contractual matters.

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