Resource Contracts Manager

Location:

Tempe, AZ, US

Date: May 14, 2025

Requisition ID : 18781

Join us in building a better future for Arizona!

SRP is one of the largest public power and water utilities in the U.S. providing electricity to approximately one million customers in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. Since its founding in 1903, SRP has fostered a culture of stewardship and customer service consistently ranking as an industry leader in customer service according to J.D. Power and named one of Arizona's best employers by Forbes. SRP continues to adapt to its changing business environment by seeking innovative ways to reimagine utility service and the provision of critical resources essential to the life and economy of Arizona.

Why Work at SRP

At SRP, we foster an inclusive work environment and believe everyone should have a fair chance to work, regardless of who they are. That’s why we value teams with diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds to help SRP deliver on its mission of providing reliable, affordable and sustainable water and power.

SRP's success is rooted in our employees' happiness, health, and safety. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and enhance their well-being. In addition to competitive pay and performance incentives, eligible employees can take advantage of the following benefits:

• Pension Plan (at no cost to the employee)

• 401(k) plan with employer matching

• Available your first day: Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance

• Over 200+ hours of PTO (includes vacation days, holidays, floating holidays, and sick leave)

• Parental leave (up to 4 weeks) and adoption assistance

• Wellness programs (including access to a recreation and fitness facility)

• Short and long-term disability plans

• Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate programs

• 10 Employee Resource Groups for career development, community service, and networking

Summary

Oversees and develops business processes for the administration of SRP Power Purchase, Energy Storage, and other resource-related agreements. Leads a team and is responsible for ensuring SRP compliance with ongoing agreement terms, enforcing performance obligations of counterparties, negotiating significant contract amendments, resolving disputes, and collaborating with other impacted business units.

What You'll Do

• Manage a team to oversee and administer SRP power purchase, energy storage, and other resource-related agreements, ensuring SRP compliance with ongoing agreement terms, enforcing performance obligations of counterparties, collaborating effectively with impacted business units, and managing business processes.

• Responsible for ensuring all agreements are managed and maintained using SRP’s Contract Center administration tool, internal stakeholder communication and engagement, contract obligation identification and completion, and counterparty relationship management.

• Lead negotiations to resolve disputes arising from disagreements surrounding contract terms or obligations or from failure of a counterparty to meet contract requirements; perform robust and defensible evaluation and comparison of alternatives to meet SRP’s needs, and present findings to leadership.

• Manage the ongoing administration of power purchase, energy storage, and other resource-related agreements, which typically have 20-to-30-year contract term lengths. Coordinate with legal and operational teams to resolve disputes and ensure contract compliance.

• Administer review, sign-off, and execution of all required contract amendments; lead negotiation of any significant contract amendments.

• Develop and implement all reporting tools required to effectively manage on-going contract administration, as well as monitor and enforce performance obligations of both parties.

• Review and validate obligation compliance reports submitted by counterparties and work to resolve any associated disputes.

• Support internal audits of agreements and incorporate recommendations into business process.

• Manage all agreements and associated documents in Contract Center and ECM, as well as all internal access and permissions.

• Develop and maintain strategic alliances with developers, power marketers, independent power producers, and other utilities.

• Hire, develop, and train new employees. Provide direction to analysts with varying experience from in-training to Senior Principal level.

What It Takes To Succeed

This is a position that requires a leader who is able to manage multiple priorities and interface effectively with leadership internal and external stakeholders. The successful administration of these resource contracts is critical to ensuring that SRP is properly managing risk, receiving the best value for customers, and able to provide reliable, sustainable, and affordable power. SRP has over 40 power purchase and energy storage agreements and it is expected that this will more than double in the next decade, creating a need for a significant level of management and oversight.

The ideal candidate for this position would also have the following skills and capabilities:

• Demonstrated track record of collaboration with other organizations to accomplish objectives.

• Ability to lead multiple assignments concurrently under pressure.

• Demonstrated agility and leadership with optimism when responding to changing industry dynamics and leadership guidance.

• Good negotiation skills and the ability to constructively resolve difficult disputes with counterparties.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Ability to build rapport with all levels of employees within SRP and external stakeholders.

• Knowledge of electric utility economics, contract administration, and power purchase agreements.

• Excellent organizational and project management skills.

• Commitment to continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Experience

A minimum of eight years of related experience is required (if no degree, 12 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and related experience totaling 12 years).

Education

A bachelor’s degree related to the assignment from an accredited institution is preferred.

Hybrid Workplace

SRP currently offers a hybrid workplace, which allows employees whose jobs can be performed remotely, and who have sufficient technical capability, to telework up to three days per week. Although teleworking is available, all employees must live and work in Arizona.

Drug/Alcohol Policy Statement

To promote the safety and well-being of our employees, customers, and the communities we serve, SRP is committed to maintaining a drug/alcohol free work environment. Although marijuana may now be legal in Arizona, except as otherwise specified under Arizona law, SRP considers it to be an illegal drug for the purpose of our drug/alcohol policy because marijuana remains illegal at the federal level. Any candidate found to be impaired during the hiring process or who has the presence of an illegal drug or unauthorized substance in their system during the pre-employment drug/alcohol test may be disqualified from further consideration in the hiring process.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Salt River Project (SRP) is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status, or any other protected status under applicable federal, state or local law.

Work Authorization

All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Currently, SRP does not sponsor H1B visas, OPT, or other employment-related visa's.

Nearest Major Market: Phoenix