Strategic Procurement Lead - EPC in Bloomington, Minnesota at Geronimo Power, LLC

Geronimo Power (formerly National Grid Renewables) develops, owns and operates large-scale power assets throughout America’s Heartland, including solar, wind and energy storage. As a farmer-founded and community-focused business, Geronimo Power equips landowners and rural communities with sustainable revenue to ignite local economic growth. Geronimo Power is a portfolio company managed by Brookfield Asset Management. To learn more about Geronimo Power, visit geronimopower.com or follow the company on LinkedIn.

Summary

The Strategic Procurement Lead is responsible for EPC procurement, proposal management, and contracting for utility scale solar projects.

Key Responsibilities

EPC

• Work closely with Development, Engineering, Finance, Legal, Permitting and other functions to ensure an integrated EPC contracting approach
• Run EPC RFP, prepare, negotiate and execute utility scale solar contracts (EPC Agreements/Exhibits/Appendices) that meet the company’s objectives for safety, delivery, performance, schedule, quality, price and terms & conditions.
• Own EPC transaction, including price, design, issue resolution, risk mitigation, and contract execution
• Assist in building and maintaining key process tools for EPC RFP and contracting
• Develop and deploy negotiations strategies to achieve favorable outcomes during contract negotiations and dispute resolutions
• Analyze and manage risk in contracting with vendors and be familiar with evolving quality factors within the PV and storage industries.
• Coordinate all aspects of administration and documentation including bid solicitations, bid evaluations, and contract negotiations
• Develop contract highlights & checklists for the project management and operations teams to better facilitate the management of contracts throughout the construction and operations phases.
• Demonstrate sound judgment and decision making even in ambiguous situations.
• Maintain contractor quality standards to ensure the Company's quality requirements are met with each and every delivery.

Others

• Work closely with Supply Chain and Engineering, Construction and Operations functions to capture intelligence and generate insights on supply chain and PV landscape to support cost modeling and roadmap for Balance of System
• Support other members of the Procurement Team in achieving the overall group goals

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Proven ability to effectively coordinate and handle, under pressure, multiple projects with a high degree of independence and professional judgment to meet or beat project deadlines and budget
• Demonstrated ability to read and interpret solar design, development, and construction documents, specifications, and bids and develop a bigger picture view of the project scope.
• Familiarity with solar EPC contracts.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and Word, and other MS applications
• Detail-oriented with excellent project management skills and ability to motivate people
• Passion for organization, timely execution of tasks, and containing expenses
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to tactfully handle conflicts and drive consensus
• Exceptional analytical skills with ability to research, analyze, and draw conclusions from large, complex datasets.

Experience & Education

• Technical or Business Degree required
• MBA highly preferred
• 4-5 years’ experience in Utility Scale solar preferred
• Background in procurement or engineering preferred
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a highly analytical and/or cross-functional role

Pay Range for the posted level: $ 110,000-138,000.00
We offer a comprehensive benefit package, including Medical, Dental, 401(k) and disability benefits.