The Contracts Manager will oversee the entire contract lifecycle, including drafting and negotiating agreements across Canada and the US while collaborating with various internal teams to align terms with company policies.
About Metergy Solutions Inc. (“Metergy”)
As one of North America’s most experienced submetering providers, Metergy Solutions has brought turnkey solutions to clients for over 20 years. Metergy supplies, installs and remotely reads meters to measure individual suite consumption of electricity, water, gas, and thermal energy in multifamily and commercial buildings, and bills and collects the utility consumption.
Our innovative Submetering as a Service (SaaS) model generates long-term recurring revenue and has been proven to reduce in-suite energy consumption by an impressive 40%, significantly advancing our clients' decarbonization efforts. This outstanding performance has enabled Metergy to issue green bonds and secure green financing, fueling our sustained growth and creating extraordinary career opportunities for our team.
As the #1 submeter provider in the New York and Canadian markets, and one of the largest in North America, Metergy boasts over 850,000 contracted meters, issues more than 2 million utility invoices annually, and employs over 400 dedicated team members. Our successful acquisitions have consistently exceeded expectations, unlocking immense growth potential.
Metergy is proudly a portfolio company of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, one of the world’s largest investors, owners, and operators of infrastructure assets across the utilities, transport, energy, data, and sustainable resources sectors. This partnership provides Metergy with access to substantial capital, infrastructure investment expertise, and a global reach, positioning us for continued success and innovation.
Our Mission
Provide building owners and occupants with accurate and reliable utility consumption data through market-leading expertise in turnkey submetering and billing, while fostering a workplace with inspired team members empowered to do more good.
At Metergy, we don’t just believe in our people; we champion them. When individuals feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow, incredible things happen. That’s why we’re thrilled to be recognized as a Great Place to Work for the second consecutive year! This achievement reflects our unwavering commitment to building a workplace that’s respectful, inclusive, and high-performing.
Come be part of a team that leads with passion, thrives on positivity, and delivers with precision. We’re proud of who we are and even prouder of where we’re headed.
About the Role
Metergy is seeking a skilled and business-minded Contracts Manager to join our Legal Department.
In this role, you will be a key part of commercial contracting for a fast-paced, sales-focused legal department. You will draft, redline, negotiate, and close a high volume of agreements across Canada and the United States. You will improve speed to signature while protecting Metergy’s risk position and standard terms.
This is a hands-on, high-impact role that works closely with both the Legal team and cross-functional business units including Sales, Sales Enablement and Operations.
The ideal candidate is a skilled contracts professional with a unique blend of legal, technical, and operational expertise, gained through experience as a contracts manager or working within a legal department. A deep understanding of contracts, legal processes and workflows, and technology-enabled solutions is essential.
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end contract lifecycle from intake to signature, including drafting, redlining, negotiation, approvals and execution.
- Review and revise complex agreements, balancing risk, business priorities, and stakeholder feedback.
- Draft first-instance agreements and complex amendments without templates when needed.
- Prepare clear and concise contract summaries for business stakeholders.
- Triage and prioritize requests using intake rules and SLAs. Set expectations with stakeholders and communicate status proactively.
- Develop, maintain and continuously improve contract playbooks, clause libraries, contract templates, and other knowledge-sharing resources.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Legal, Sales, Sales Enablement and business teams to align contract terms with company policies and risk standards.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to track, manage, and improve the contract intake and review process.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of progressive experience in contract management with heavy drafting and negotiation ownership in a law firm, corporate legal team or vendor-side environment.
- Experience managing the full lifecycle of commercial contracts, including drafting, redlining, negotiating, and executing agreements.
- Expert drafting skills. You write in plain English, structure clauses cleanly, and reconcile comments accurately.
- Negotiation strength. You can explain the business impact of terms, propose practical alternatives, and close issues efficiently.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple initiatives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Exceptional attention to detail.
- Strong business judgment, urgency, and organization. You manage a high volume of matters and keep stakeholders unblocked.
- Strong sense of initiative and ability to work independently as well as collaborate successfully in a team environment.
- Familiarity with core risk areas: indemnity, limitation of liability, warranties, service levels and credits, data protection and privacy, subcontracting, insurance, IP, assignment and change of control, termination, and governing law.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly to diverse audiences.
- Microsoft Word power-user. You are fluent with styles, multilevel numbering, cross-references, compare, track changes etiquette, document cleanup, and formatting remediation. Comfortable with DOCX to PDF conversion, Adobe Acrobat tools, and e-signature platforms.
- Experience with CLM tools is an asset.
Benefits & Perks
• 100% company covered heath and dental benefits from day 1
• Plan for retirement with Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP) and RRSP Matching
• Grow with us! We cover annual fees for your professional designation
• Paid personal and sick days on top of your vacation
• Summer hours to enjoy the weather
• Company sponsored social events & more!
Metergy’s recruitment process includes accommodation for applicants with disabilities. All accommodations will consider the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability and are available upon request.
Top Skills
Adobe Acrobat
Clm Tools
Microsoft Word
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