Contract Manager, GMF Mexico

Do you want to join a global leader in renewable energy infrastructure?  If so, CIP Mexico is currently looking for a Contract Manager to join our team in Mexico City.  

Team

The Contract Manager will join CIP’s Mexico platform at a pivotal moment. CIP is advancing  private investment in Mexico’s energy transition, delivering its first two utility-scale solar power plants together with a battery energy storage system, with further large-scale investment under active development. The role sits at the center of CIP Mexico’s project delivery function, working in close partnership with the EPC, Commercial and Development Directors, to safeguard CIP’s contractual positions.

Role

The Contract Manager will Protect CIP's contractual position from contract execution through closeout, across development, construction and operations agreements, by administering executed contracts, safeguarding entitlements, and ensuring contractual obligations are complied with on both sides. Serve as the custodian of contract terms, precedent positions and legal reference points that underpin CIP's entitlement and risk decisions.

Ahead of execution, review near-final contract drafts for administrability - notice mechanics, time-bar provisions and conditions-precedent lists - to ensure new contracts can be properly administered once signed; this does not extend to leading contract structuring or negotiation.

The position is based primarily in Mexico City.

Responsibilities will consist of but are not limited to:

Pre-execution review

• Review near-final contract drafts for administrability ahead of execution — notice mechanics, time-bar. provisions, conditions-precedent lists — flagging gaps before signature

Onboarding at execution

• Manage the handover of each executed contract from the development phase, ensuring no obligations, precedent positions or open items are lost in transition
• Verify that all conditions precedent to effectiveness — securities, insurance certificates, permits and other CPs — are satisfied before the contract becomes effective
• Establish the obligations register, critical-date/time-bar calendar and notice protocol for each contract at handover
• Coordinate onboarding requirements with the Project Manager and PMO, including kick-off alignment where relevant

Administration

Contract administration

• Administer land rights, interconnection, offtake/PPA, EPC, O&M, insurance, supply and advisory contracts, ensuring notices, deliverables, approvals, securities and warranties are tracked and complied with on both sides, within delegated authority
• Maintain the master contract register and critical-date/time-bar calendar across all active agreements, in coordination with PMO's obligation tracker
• Review and issue formal contractual correspondence, within delegated authority for notices and variation instructions, ensuring positions are consistent, evidenced and aligned with legal counsel

Correspondence discipline

• Ensure all formal positions are consistent, evidenced, and won't undermine a future claim or defense

Claims, variations & disputes

• Support the Project Manager and PMO in evaluating contractual entitlement for claims and variations, testing factual positions against the contract terms
• Draft and issue formal claim notifications and variation instructions, within delegated authority, ensuring compliance with notice periods and time-bar requirements
• Provide entitlement analysis, and brief and critically challenge external delay/quantum experts, to inform the Project Manager's negotiation strategy and decision-making
• Review EPC contractor, supplier and vendor claims and counter-positions, flagging weaknesses or exposure in CIP's contractual stance before responses are issued
• Maintain the legal/contractual reference framework (precedent positions, clause interpretations, dispute history) that PMO's claims log and Project Manager decisions draw on
• Identify contractual risk early through correspondence and contract-compliance review, flagging deviations that could mature into disputes, and escalate where a dispute requires negotiation
• Coordinate with external legal counsel on dispute avoidance, adjudication, arbitration or litigation matters, acting as the primary internal point of contact and record-holder for legal proceedings
• Ensure lessons learned from claims and disputes feed back into future contract drafting and negotiation standards

Closeout

• Support contract close-out, including final account settlement, release of securities and completion certification
• Confirm final requirements compliance and completion certification across all contract types at closeout

You

The ideal candidate has a bachelor's degree in law, quantity surveying, engineering or a commercial discipline, with a contracts/claims-focused postgraduate qualification an advantage. You bring 5–8+ years in contract administration or commercial/legal management on major EPC, power, renewable-energy or infrastructure projects, with solid working knowledge of international EPC contract frameworks and Mexican contract law as it applies to construction/energy projects. You have demonstrated experience administering contracts from execution through closeout, including claims and variations to resolution, and are familiar with owner-side contract structures, lender requirements and audit/documentation standards.

We look for the following in the candidate:

• High attention to detail and rigor in record-keeping and evidence management
• Solid contract drafting and correspondence skills across administration from execution through closeout
• Able to brief and critically question external delay/quantum experts, and to assess the quality of their analysis to inform entitlement positions
• Commercially disciplined, with professional approach around notices, time-bars, claims and conditions precedent
• Ability to navigate complex, multi-stakeholder contract structures across all contract types and project phases
• Fluent in Spanish and English, with clear, concise written communication

The process

Please apply online as soon as possible as applications will be processed on an ongoing basis. For questions related to the role, please reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at recruitment@cipfs.com. We do not include CV's and Cover Letters sent by email.

As we continue to improve our candidate experience, diversity and avoid unconscious bias, please avoid having a photo in your CV. We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality for all applicants.

Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies, and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any payment expectations and ownership.

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Building value that matters 
Founded in 2012, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners P/S (CIP) is a global fund manager and leading investor in energy infrastructure. CIP builds value that matters by developing and constructing critical infrastructure projects that shape the future of energy.

Through its funds, CIP invests in power generation (solar and wind), energy storage, transmission and distribution, advanced bioenergy, low-carbon fuels and carbon capture.

With 15 funds currently under management, CIP is trusted by over 200 of the world’s largest and most sophisticated institutions, having raised EUR ~43 billion to date.

CIP has projects in more than 30 countries, with presence on the ground through a network of +2,300 professionals with extensive experience and knowledge within the fields of renewable energy project development and regulated infrastructure. In addition, CIP has a broad range of competencies within corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, engineering, construction, project development, and project management.

Headquartered in Copenhagen, CIP operates from key locations across the globe, including offices in Hamburg, Munich, London, Amsterdam, New York, Tokyo, Melbourne, Luxembourg, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, and Singapore. In addition, CIP has 17 local project offices globally.
 
For more information, visit www.cip.com.