Manager/Senior Manager, EPC Procurement
Clearway EnergyHouston, Texas
Contract
Posted July 28, 2026
$110k - $145k
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Job Description
Senior Manager ($130,000-$180,000)
Key Responsibilities
- This position is open to both Manager and Senior Manager level based on relevant experience reporting to the Director, EPC Procurement.
- The Manager/Senior Manager, EPC Procurement is responsible for executing Clearway’s EPC contracting across the wind, solar, and BESS development and construction portfolio. This role leads end-to-end EPC procurement and contracting from market engagement and bidder qualification through RFP development, bid evaluation/levelization, executive-ready award recommendations, and commercial negotiations. The Manager/Senior Manager will ensuring contract structures appropriately allocate cost, schedule, performance, interface, and compliance risks, building and maintaining market intelligence on contractor capacity, supply chain and tariff impacts, and geopolitical and policy factors to inform project commercial decisions and portfolio timing.
- Partnering closely with Development, Engineering, Construction, Legal, Finance, and Operations & Management, the Manager/Senior Manager provides contracting leadership, governance, and stakeholder alignment from project initiation through contract execution and ongoing administration, including change management and dispute mitigation.
- This is a hybrid role based in Clearway’s Houston, TX; Scottsdale, AZ; San Francisco, CA; or Denver, CO offices.
- Support the Director, Procurement, in achieving the team’s mission and objectives, including development and implementation of a best-in-class sourcing strategy with a focus on wind EPCs for both new-build and repower projects
- Orchestrate competitive RFx bidding and contracting efforts for EPC contracts, in coordination with development, engineering, construction, legal, finance, and Operations & Management
- Conduct EPC bid review and EPC Contractor performance reviews to assess contractor risks and opportunities and recommend strategies to strengthen contractor selection
- Oversee bid levelization through Excel workbook to evaluate baseline variances and identify key cost drivers while tracking and reporting cost movements throughout negotiations
- Effectively lead negotiations, identifying and mitigating cost and schedule risks while ensuring alignment with Clearway policies
- Ensure that Clearway risks are mitigated through alignment across major project agreements (TSA, Service Maintenance agreement, PPA, EPC agreement, Warranty, etc.)
- Review the scope of supply and scope of work on different contracts to ensure that there are no gaps and that interfaces are well-established and understood by all parties
- Support and strengthen strategic relationships with key EPC partners, ensuring effective contract management while actively driving progress toward MOUs and project milestones
- Interface with EPC Contractors to gather and analyze market intelligence on emerging trends, tariff impacts, and legislative or policy changes that may influence the bidding process and project schedule
- Manage the development of bidding strategies and the qualification of bidders
- Ensure timely and frequent engagement with key cross-functional teams on all issues related to Wind EPC Contracts
- Support and facilitate internal team resolution on material changes to agreements across both commercial and technical issues
- Coordinate with Engineering to gather and maintain specifications, scopes of work, and standards to be followed for Clearway’s wind projects
- Build strong relationships with internal teams and with external vendor and contractor partners
- Support the project financing process by coordinating inputs from wind EPC contractors and cross-functional teams to address independent engineering (IE) questions
- Assist in the identification, development, and implementation of new contract policies and processes, including the incorporation of continuous process improvements
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in economics, finance, procurement and supply chain, engineering, or related field
- Manager: 3-5 years of relevant EPC contracting/negotiation experience, plus 2+ years of management experience (managing employees or projects)
- Senior Manager: 6-8+ years of relevant experience, plus 4+ years of management experience (managing employees or projects)
- Project management, contracting, and negotiation experience with large-scale wind, solar, or battery storage development projects preferred
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a strong understanding of contract language and negotiation
- Ability to travel up to 10%
- Proficient in Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), OneNote, and document control
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