Contracts Administrator

2 months ago

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States Consumers Energy Full time

NorthStar Clean Energy owns and operates independent power generating plants, natural gas assets and an energy marketing group for the non-utility segment.

We are proud of our strong history of reliably serving our utility, municipal, commercial and industrial customers. To learn more about NorthStar Clean Energy, NorthStar Clean Energy


This position is with NorthStar Clean Energy, a CMS Energy company, and is not a position of employment with Consumers Energy.


Location:
This position reports to the General Counsel at Corporate Headquarters in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

  • The successful candidate will be expected to work in a hybrid status reporting to the company headquarters with home office flexibility.
  • This is a non union position with NorthStar Clean Energy, the unregulated side of CMS Energy, and is not a position of employment with Consumers Energy.

Duties and Responsibilities:


The Contracts Administrator will help design and drive the contract lifecycle management process and coordinate and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including internal teams, contract counterparties, and professional advisors.

Leveraging available technologies, the Contracts Administrator will also maintain contract databases, ensure compliance with contractual obligations, develop and provide training related to contracting policies, and oversee contract archiving processes.


  • Working with internal stakeholders and external parties, including outside counsel in various specialty areas, to coordinate drafting, review, negotiation, finalization and execution of contracts.
  • Implementing, maintaining and administering a contract database system to help with reporting and visibility into contract terms
  • Ensuring that all contracts are executed in accordance with organizational procedures and authorized signatories.
  • Providing training to internal stakeholders on contract policies and procedures, ensuring that everyone understands their roles and responsibilities related to contracts.
  • Monitoring compliance with contractual obligations, including renewals and terminations.
This involves maintaining detailed records of contracts, tracking milestones, deliverables, and obligations.

  • Developing frameworks that enhance efficiency in the contract lifecycle management process.
  • Acting as a primary point of contact for matters related to contracts.
This requires effective communication with all stakeholders involved.

  • Managing the archiving of contracts to ensure they are securely stored and easily accessible for future reference and collaborating with others across departments with respect to information governance.
  • Other non essential duties as assigned or may be necessary

Position Requirements:

  • Experience handling a wide variety of contracts and contract related matters in a corporate setting, working as a paralegal, or in a similar legal support role.
  • Liaising among various internal and external stakeholders throughout the entire contract lifecycle management process, including during drafting, negotiations, finalization, execution and archiving related documentary support revising changes as required.
  • Excellent knowledge of legal requirements pertaining to relevant contracts and experience with designing standardized language and guidelines for contracts.
  • Strong commitment to process improvement and innovation, including the use of technology to improve accuracy of work product and productivity.
  • Proficiency in DocuSign, Adobe Acrobat Pro and Teams; Microsoft Office Suite skills: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, SharePoint, Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Bachelor's Degree in Law, Business, or Communications Required
  • Paralegal Certificate Preferred
Why should you join our team?

At Consumers Energy, we offer more than just a place to work.

We foster a culture that supports career development, growth, and stability, and we take pride in offering our co-workers excellent benefits and compensation packages.

We are deliberately creating an inclusive culture that makes our diverse team of co-workers feel valued, supported, and empowered every day.

We're a company made up of thousands of people, all with different stories to share and work to do, but we stand united in our company purpose:
world class performance delivering hometown service.

What we offer:

  • Competitive compensation packages
  • Medical, Dental and Vision
-401k with company match

  • Paid parental leave
  • Up to 13 paid Holidays
  • Paid time off
  • Educational Assistance Program

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:
We, at CMS Energy, value Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. It is part of our DNA. We treat our employees with respect, we treat each other fairly and we value the opinions of others. We are passionate about building and nurturing an environment where everyone feels included. We don't discriminate. We seek to learn about each other and better understand our unique differences. Our uniqueness makes us authentic. We create safe spaces where everyone can be who they truly are. We invite difficult conversations and uncomfortable topics. We value diverse perspectives; this is what makes us great together. We harbor an inclusive environment where employees feel empowered to share their backgrounds, experiences, and ideas.

Our Employee Resource Groups, Women's Advisory Panel (WAP), Women's Engineering Network (WEN), Minority Advisory Panel (MAP), Pride Alliance of Consumers Energy (PACE), GENERGY, capable, Interfaith and Veterans Advisory Panel (VAP) are key enablers to living the values of our company culture:
Caring, Empowered, Deliberate, Agility, and Ownership.


All qualified applicants will not be discriminated against and will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability, race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.

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