Director Contracts Development

Director-Contracts Development

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse's mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace. This is a fully remote role.

About the Role

As Director-Contracts Development you will lead supporting commercial operations for the AP1000 new plant, Advanced Reactor (AP300) and Energy Storage product lines within the Energy Systems business unit. You will report to the Vice President - Commercial Contracts.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and negotiate engineering and procurement (EP) contracts and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts for ES / New Nuclear Plant, Advanced Reactor and Energy Storage business segments.
• Ensure agreement with WEC Legal and other WEC organizations, such as supply chain, for terms and conditions flow downs.
• Lead as an important member of the offer team for new plant offers where the opportunity requires the review and development of contract or commercial agreements.
• Develop and negotiate all agreements that support execution of the prime agreements.
• Support associated internal governance review process (LOA). This may include Non-Disclosure Agreements or Confidential Information Exchange Agreements (NDA / CIEA), Memorandum of Understandings (MOU), Bidder Agreements, Early Works Agreements, Teaming / Consortium Agreements and Shareholder Agreements (SHAs).
• Be the primary commercial interface to partners and develop contracting models and approaches including consortium agreements.
• Support Supply Chain and other teams in the development of flow down terms to suppliers for agreements.
• Evaluate tender commercial requirements and prepare a compliance matrix.
• Support the Offer Development process to ensure offer meets all of the contract requirements of WEC using contract compliance matrix tools.
• Provide critical commercial inputs to the LOA materials including completion of the CRET form.
• Draft executive management briefing materials for communication of updates / status of negotiations, agreements.

Qualifications

Demonstrated experience in new plant EPC contract development and negotiation. Technical and commercial project management skills. Knowledge of the power industry contracts associated with engineering, operation, maintenance, construction, and supply chain. Experience with project management, contractual negotiations. and related financial management tools. Broad knowledge of products and all related engineering disciplines. Experience with contract terms, ability to react to constantly changing situations and develop approaches to respond to situations in a manner favorable to WEC. Commercial contract skills and knowledge. Degree in Engineering, Legal, Business or related discipline required Experience in terms and conditions for EPC contracts is required. Experience in Nuclear helpful JD degree coupled with business experience or engineering degree helpful Minimum of 15 years of global commercial and contract development experience in progressively more responsible and varied assignments. Previous leadership experience preferred.

Why Westinghouse?

Our benefits package is tailored to meet the diverse needs of our employees, while also promoting wellness and career growth. The following are representative of what we offer :

Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry's first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system : Safety and Quality Integrity and Trust Customer Focus and Innovation Speed and Passion to Win Teamwork and Accountability.

While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 11,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries.