ABOUT AVANTUS
Avantus develops, owns, and operates utility-scale clean energy projects across California and the Desert Southwest. Our development pipeline represents one of the nation's largest portfolios of solar with integrated storage, capable of providing dispatchable power to 17 million Americans, day and night. With over a decade of industry leadership and strategic investment from KKR and EIG, Avantus delivers affordable, reliable clean energy solutions that meet America’s growing energy demand.
ABOUT THE POSITION
Avantus is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Contract Administrator to support our Development Team in advancing clean energy projects across our markets. This role will focus on administering and managing services contracts, ensuring timely execution, compliance, invoicing, payment, and coordination across internal and external stakeholders. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, is highly organized, and brings a collaborative mindset to help push contracts forward and keep development timelines on track.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Administer services contracts throughout the project lifecycle, from initiation to closeout.
- Track contract status, deadlines, and deliverables, ensuring timely execution and compliance.
- Coordinate with internal teams (Legal, Development, Environmental, Land) and external partners to facilitate contract preparation, reviews, and execution.
- Coordinate the processing and payment of invoices with Development and Accounts Payable.
- Maintain organized records and databases of contracts, amendments, invoices, payments, and related documentation.
- Support the Development Team in identifying contract bottlenecks and proactively resolving issues.
- Assist in reviewing third-party agreements for consistency and accuracy.
- Ensure alignment with company policies, regulatory requirements, and project-specific needs.
- Provide regular updates to Development leadership on contract progress and outstanding items
REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of experience in business administration, preferably in contract administration.
- Familiarity with renewable energy, infrastructure development, or real estate is strongly preferred.
- Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
- Proficiency in Contract Lifecycle Management software, Concur, and Microsoft Office Suite strongly preferred.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a dynamic, deadline-driven environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Legal Studies, or a related field preferred.
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Avantus offers competitive compensation with an excellent benefits package, including 401(k) matching; comprehensive medical and dental plan options; and flexible PTO. We are an equal-opportunity employer.
The base salary range for this full-time position is listed below (plus bonus and benefits). Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position in California. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the applicable location during the hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus and benefits.
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What We Do
Our legacy of leadership in next generation solar energy includes developing the nation’s largest solar cluster and the first plant to beat fossil fuel prices. Today, we are expanding the boundaries of existing technologies to build one of the largest portfolios of smart power plants with integrated storage, capable of providing 30 million people with low-cost, zero-emission energy – day and night.
At Avantus, we have the scale, track record and expertise to transform our country’s energy generation to be as networked and responsive as the digital tools driving the rest of the world. Our data-driven, integrated approach to innovation propels us to continuously achieve new milestones in the renewable energy industry, delivering superior proprietary technologies and design optimization tools to lower the cost of energy for our customers. Through our industry-defining innovations and relentless pursuit of better, we are decarbonizing our planet at the gigaton level, and bringing the advantages of clean energy to all of us.
Why Work With Us
At Avantus, we know fighting climate change is too big for anyone to do alone. That’s why we bring the brightest, most ambitious minds together in one concerted effort to leave the world better than we found it. We’re dedicated to relentlessly pursuing better by investing in our team’s next great ideas and continuously learning from each other.
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