Job Details

Overview

Type One Energy Group is mission-driven to provide sustainable, affordable fusion power to the world. Established in 2019 and venture-backed in 2023, the company is led by a team of globally recognized fusion scientists with a strong track record of building state-of-the-art stellarator fusion machines, together with veteran business leaders experienced in scaling companies and commercializing energy technologies.

We are seeking a Contracts Manager to manage and coordinate contract activities across engineering, supply chain, and project teams. This role will play a critical part in ensuring that all contractual commitments are met for our key partnerships—specifically within the public power industry. The contracts should be well-structured, compliant, and aligned with our company's business objectives.

Location: Knoxville, TN

Salary: Highly Competitive Plus Benefits

Contract: Permanent, full time

Reporting to: Chief Operations Officer

Your Role In The Mission

Type One Energy is seeking a Contracts Manager to manage and coordinate contract activities across engineering, supply chain, and project teams. This role will play a critical part in ensuring that all contractual commitments are met for our key partnerships—specifically within the public power industry. The role will also be responsible for ensuring that contracts are well-structured, compliant, and aligned with our company's business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Manage and track a pipeline of commercial agreements, purchase orders, collaborative agreements, and supporting documentation (i.e. NDAs).
• Partner with project managers to align contract deliverables, schedules, and risk mitigation strategies with project goals.
• Management of existing and emerging agreements with collaborators, suppliers, and other entities.
• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts related to our project deliverables, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Support commercial agreements and purchase order generation.
• Identify and assess potential terms and conditions and contractual risks, providing recommendations for risk mitigation strategies.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, fostering a collaborative and mutually beneficial environment.
• Oversee the development and implementation of a contract review process to ensure approvals are consistent with business processes (i.e. delegation of authority).
• Work with legal counsel to develop standard terms and conditions.
• Act as primary interface with legal advisors to ensure contracts are legally sound.
• Act as a point of contact for dispute resolution, working closely with legal counsel and relevant teams to address contractual disputes in a timely and efficient manner.
• Implement processes to track and report on compliance metrics, taking corrective actions when necessary.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Law, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5-10 years of experience in contract management, procurement, or project coordination within an engineering, energy, or manufacturing organization.
• Solid understanding of contract law principles and commercial terms.
• Proven experience managing multiple contract types (fixed-price, T&M, cost-plus, etc.).
• Strong project management skills with the ability to track deliverables and schedules.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• High attention to detail and organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.

We Offer

In addition to a basic salary and yearly bonus, you will also get…

• Stock and share options
• Relocation allowance
• Insurance plans
• 401k retirement options
• And many more great voluntary benefits

Type One Energy applies proven advanced manufacturing methods, modern computational physics and high-field superconducting magnets to develop its optimized stellarator fusion energy system. Its FusionDirect development program pursues the lowest-risk, shortest-schedule path to a fusion power plant over the coming decade, using a partner-intensive and capital-efficient strategy.

Type One Energy is committed to community engagement in the development and deployment of its clean energy technology. For more information, visit www.typeoneenergy.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Type One Energy is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity, searching for the best new ideas and remaining open to unique perspectives. Therefore, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment independent of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

Type One Energy Group is mission-driven to provide sustainable, affordable fusion power to the world. The company was formed in 2019 by a team of globally-recognized fusion scientists with a strong track record of building state-of-art stellarator fusion machines, together with veteran business leaders experienced in scaling companies and commercializing energy technologies. Type One Energy applies proven advanced manufacturing methods, modern computational physics and high-field superconducting magnets to develop its optimized stellarator fusion energy system. Its FusionDirect development program pursues the lowest-risk, shortest-schedule path to a fusion power plant over the coming decade, using a partner-intensive and capital-efficient strategy. For more information, visit