Natura Resources LLC Contracts Manager Abilene, TX · Full time Company website

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Natura Resources is committed to answering the world's increased demand for reliable energy, medical isotopes, and clean water by developing commercially deployable liquid-fueled molten salt reactors.

The Contracts Manager provides corporate leadership for contract formation support, negotiation coordination, contract administration, change management, contractor correspondence, invoice and payment oversight, claims support, and contract closeout.

 

This role supports development and negotiation of commercial terms, contract scope, pricing structures, change mechanisms, deliverables, payment requirements, contractor obligations, documentation expectations, and performance controls. The role coordinates with Legal on legal-risk terms such as indemnity, liability, intellectual property, insurance, confidentiality, dispute resolution, and termination.

 

Location:

Primary: Remote eligible

Travel: Occasional travel to EPC contractor offices or supplier locations as needed

 

Organization: Natura Resources

 

Employment Status: Full-Time

 

Benefits: Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance, 401(k), Paid Time Off (PTO)

 

Reports To: Chief Legal Officer

 

Role Authority

The Contracts Manager has authority to administer assigned contracts, coordinate negotiation positions, manage contractual correspondence, track obligations, support change order resolution, and elevate commercial or contractual risks that could affect project cost, schedule, scope, supplier performance, or company commitments.

 

The role may negotiate commercial terms within approved parameters but does not independently approve legal-risk terms, contract execution, or material deviations from approved company positions without appropriate Legal, Finance, Project Director, or executive approval.

 

Responsibilities

Contract Formation and Negotiation

Support the development, review, and negotiation of MSR-1 contracts, purchase orders, amendments, change orders, service agreements, engineering agreements, supplier agreements, and contractor scopes of work. Coordinate internal review of commercial terms, pricing structures, payment requirements, deliverables, milestones, documentation requirements, and contractor obligations.

 

Work with Legal, Finance, Supply Chain, Engineering, QA, and project leadership to ensure contract terms are commercially sound, technically aligned, legally reviewed, and executable by the project team.

 

Contract Administration and Commercial Control

Administer assigned contracts throughout the contract lifecycle, including execution, correspondence, notices, deliverables, obligations, amendments, payment support, issue resolution, and closeout. Maintain a clear and traceable contract record, including executed agreements, amendments, change orders, correspondence, approvals, payment records, and contractor performance documentation.

 

Serve as a primary commercial interface with contractors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders on assigned contracts. Monitor contractor compliance with contract requirements, including deliverables, reporting, documentation, invoicing, notification requirements, insurance, commercial commitments, and applicable flow-down requirements.

 

Change, Claims, Invoice, and Risk Management

Lead or support the evaluation, tracking, negotiation, and resolution of contract changes, including scope changes, schedule impacts, cost impacts, claims, requests for equitable adjustment, and contractor-submitted deviations. Ensure changes are properly documented, reviewed, approved, and aligned with contract terms, project controls, budget expectations, technical requirements, QA requirements, and schedule commitments.

 

Review invoices for consistency with contract terms, rate schedules, reimbursable cost rules, milestone requirements, approved change orders, and supporting documentation. Identify contractual and commercial risks that could affect project execution, cost, schedule, supplier performance, legal exposure, or company commitments.

 

Records, Audit Support, and Closeout

Ensure contract records are organized, complete, retrievable, and suitable for audits, project reviews, regulatory support, financial reviews, tax credit support, and contract closeout. Coordinate with document control and records management to ensure official contract records are properly maintained.

 

Support lessons learned, contract performance reviews, closeout documentation, and improvements to contract templates, workflows, trackers, and commercial management practices.

 

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in contracts management, commercial management, contract administration, procurement, supply chain, project controls, or related project execution roles.
• Experience supporting complex contracts in energy, engineering, construction, manufacturing, infrastructure, government, defense, industrial, or regulated project environments.
• Experience with contract negotiation, administration, change management, invoicing, contractor correspondence, claims support, and contract closeout.
• Strong working knowledge of commercial risk, payment mechanisms, change orders, notices, deliverables, contractor obligations, and contract records.
• Strong communication, negotiation, organization, documentation, and issue-resolution skills. Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent relevant experience.

 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with EPC, engineering services, manufacturing, T&M, cost-reimbursable, fixed-price, or hybrid contract structures.
• Experience supporting first-of-a-kind projects, advanced technology projects, nuclear, energy, infrastructure, industrial, DOE, government, or highly regulated programs.
• Familiarity with QA requirements, supplier quality requirements, procurement flow-downs, technical deliverables, document control, and project records.
• Experience with claims avoidance, claims support, requests for equitable adjustment, delay analysis support, or commercial dispute resolution.
• Experience with contract management systems, ERP systems, procurement systems, document control systems, or project controls tools.
• Certification such as CPCM, CFCM, CCCM, PMP, or other contract, procurement, supply chain, or project management credential.

 

Physical Demands

This role is primarily office-based, with occasional travel to project sites, contractor offices, supplier facilities, stakeholder meetings, or partner locations as needed.

 

Must be capable of working in office, project site, industrial, laboratory, or construction-adjacent environments as needed. Occasional lifting of administrative files or technical materials up to 20 lbs may be required.