Full-Time
Contracts Agent
Posted on 8/18/2026
Southern Company
10,001+ employees
Regulated utility delivering electricity and gas.
No salary listed
Atlanta, GA, USA
In Person
On-site 4 days per week required.
Bachelor's
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- Bachelor's degree is required
- BS in Business, Management, Finance, or Law is preferred
- Formal education in contract language and law is highly preferred
- Contract law and drafting of terms and conditions is required
- Legal and commercial negotiation skills are required
- Self-motivated and ability to work with minimal supervision
- Customer-focused with ability to build and maintain relationships with internal customers, suppliers, contractors and other key stakeholders
- Ability to handle tight deadlines, large workloads, and multiple projects with positive enthusiasm
- Superior written and oral communication, to successfully negotiate contract terms and write such contracts in a clear, logical and concise manner
- Ability to support multiple projects under tight deadlines
- Effective influencing and consensus-building skills
- Strategic focus on problem-solving
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to plan and manage assigned workload and customer expectations
- Ability to think strategically and apply broad seasoned judgment to decisions
- Highly effective communications skills
- Strong customer service skills
- Analytical and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work effectively in cross-functional and cross-company teams at all levels to ensure buy-in for system projects
- Must demonstrate behaviors consistent with the Southern Company values
- Self-motivated
- Customer focused
- Strong work ethic
- Exhibits a strong sense of urgency
- Promotes teamwork
- Practices ethical behavior
- Displays creativity, initiative, and flexibility
- Learns from and utilizes experience
- Candidate must have a valid driver’s license
- Daily support of all sourcing and contracting activities from cradle to grave, including advising customers on Request for Information and Request for Proposal preparation, lead pre-bid meetings, review of offers upon receipt from bidders, cost and price analysis, negotiations, risk assessment, preparing contract documents and agreements; assists in contract administration, incorporation of changes, expediting and follow-up, disposition of claims, and contract closeout
- Leading sourcing projects, assisting in developing and implementing strategic programs for the procurement of Equipment and Services
- Outstanding oral and written communications with ability to excel in high-level communications with Management at multiple levels
- Develop the sourcing strategy for low to high risk services; support approximately 20-25 active projects concurrently with defined turnaround parameters for all contract related documents
- Manage relationships with the company’s vendors and ensure efficient and transparent contracting and negotiation process to reduce costs, improve commercial terms and reduce duplication of efforts
- Work cross functionally to improve and streamline processes
- Ensure that overall risk is properly controlled and mitigated
- Develop a detailed knowledge of the Southern Company and Operating Company procurement policies and procedures and become a Subject Matter Expert
- Build and maintain knowledge of essential legal provisions, contract common law, contract formation issues, data security issues, remedies, liquidated damages, litigation avoidance, and dispute resolution
- Ensure all required terms and conditions are included in procurement documents and work with legal, risk management and financial services to resolve contractor exceptions and issues in a timely manner
- Draft contract language, including special conditions for complex, non-standard purchases
- Identify and evaluate new sources of supply, domestic and globally, when necessary to meet customer needs, including performing market research and analysis
- Build and maintain a fundamental to proficient knowledge of contracting systems utilized in daily support
- Conflict resolution, the ability to engage and fix identified issues
- Maintain the primary interface with contractors in an ethical and respectful manner while protecting the company's interests
Southern Company provides electricity and natural gas to customers in the southeastern United States. It runs diverse power plants—coal, natural gas, nuclear, and renewable sources like solar and wind—and manages generation, transmission, and distribution to deliver energy. It earns money mainly by selling energy in a regulated market that supports stable returns, and it offers an investor-direct purchase option. The company's goal is to provide reliable energy while expanding cleaner energy and maintaining its infrastructure for the future.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Atlanta, Georgia
Founded
1912
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- First-half 2026 earnings rose 14% to $2.5 billion, driven by regulated utility investment.
- Southern’s large-load contracted pipeline reached 17 GW by August 2026, led by data centers.
- August 3, 2026 convertible issuance refinances debt and preserves balance-sheet flexibility for expansion.
What critics are saying
- OpenAI’s 3.2 GW load forces billions in new generation and transmission before 2028.
- Drummond v. Southern Company Services returned to trial on May 26, 2026, reviving ERISA exposure.
- Another Vogtle-style overrun or denied recovery could crush returns and trigger regulatory backlash.
What makes Southern Company unique
- Southern Company’s regulated Southeast monopoly protects 90%+ of earnings from merchant power volatility.
- Georgia Power’s July 22, 2026 OpenAI deal locks 3.2 GW for 25 years.
- Vogtle Units 3-4 proved Southern can execute nuclear megaprojects, despite enormous pain.
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Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan
401(k) Company Match
Performance Bonus
Tuition Reimbursement
Hybrid Work Options
Company News
Southern Company has priced $725 million in Series 2026A 2.125% Convertible Senior Notes due December 2027 and $1.65 billion in Series 2026B 3.50% Convertible Senior Notes due September 2029. The offerings represent upsizes of $75 million and $150 million respectively over previously announced sizes. The Series 2026A notes have an initial conversion price of approximately $104.56 per share, a 12.5% premium above the 3 August 2026 closing price. The Series 2026B notes have an initial conversion price of approximately $118.50 per share, a 27.5% premium. Southern Company will use approximately $403 million of proceeds to repurchase its Series 2024A Convertible Senior Notes. The remaining funds will repay short-term debt and support general corporate purposes. The offerings are expected to close on 6 August 2026.
Southern Company reported second-quarter 2026 earnings of $1.2 billion, a 33% increase from $0.9 billion in the same period last year. Year-to-date earnings reached $2.5 billion through June 30, up 14% from $2.2 billion in 2025. The earnings growth was driven by investment in state-regulated utilities, customer usage and growth, higher earnings from equity method investments and lower income taxes, partially offset by higher interest expense. Operating revenues for the second quarter reached $6.98 billion, whilst year-to-date revenues totalled $15.4 billion, up 4.2% from $14.7 billion in 2025. Southern Company serves 9 million customers across the Southeast through its family of companies, including Alabama Power.
Southern Company reported second-quarter 2026 earnings of $1.2 billion, or $1.03 per share, compared with $0.9 billion, or $0.80 per share, in the same period of 2025. For the six months ended 30 June 2026, the company earned $2.5 billion, or $2.24 per share, versus $2.2 billion, or $2.01 per share, in 2025. Excluding certain items, Southern Company earned $1.3 billion, or $1.13 per share, in the second quarter, up from $1.0 billion, or $0.92 per share, a year earlier. Operating revenues for the quarter were $6.98 billion. Chairman and CEO Chris Womack attributed the performance to the company's customer-focused approach and strong economic development across the Southeast, particularly driven by data centres.
Southern Company announces $1.2 billion profit in second quarter of 2026. Southern Company reported second-quarter earnings on Thursday of $1.2 billion in 2026. Southern Company has nine million customers across multiple states in the Southeast, including Alabama. Alabama Power is a subsidiary of Southern Company. The total was an increase in comparison to earnings of $.9 billion in the second quarter of 2025. For the first six months of 2026, Southern Company reported earnings of $2.5 billion, compared with $2.2 billion for the same period in 2025. According to Southern Company, adjusted earnings drivers for the second quarter of 2026, as compared with the same period in 2025, were investment in state-regulated utilities, customer usage and growth, higher earnings from equity method investments and lower income taxes, partially offset by higher interest expense. Second-quarter 2026 operating revenues were $6.98 billion, compared with $6.97 billion for the second quarter of 2025, an increase of 0.1%. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, operating revenues were $15.4 billion, compared with $14.7 billion for the corresponding period in 2025, an increase of 4.2%. "Southern Company's strong performance reflects the strength of our customer-focused approach to serving growth," Chris Womack, chairman, president and CEO of Southern Company, said. "Across the Southeast, extraordinary economic development momentum and demand for power continue to create meaningful opportunities for the customers and communities we are privileged to serve. We are investing responsibly and planning for the long term to serve new and existing customers while keeping reliability and rate stability at the center of our work. Our approach is designed to protect customers today, create lasting value for the people and places we serve and ensure that when growth is done right, everyone benefits." Southern Company's second-quarter earnings slides with supplemental financial information are available at investor.southerncompany.com. To connect with the author of this story or to comment, email [email protected].
Southern Company has signed a 25-year deal to power OpenAI's planned $30 billion data centre in Georgia, requiring 3.2 GW starting in 2028. The utility now has over 11 GW of contracted large-load customers, with another 23 GW either contracted or nearing finalisation. The company's five-year capital plan stands at $81 billion, up 28% since January 2025. It includes 10 GW of new generation capacity and over 500 miles of transmission lines. Southern's first-quarter data centre sales grew 42% year over year. Management projects 10% electric sales growth from 2026 through 2030 and 7-9% adjusted EPS growth through 2028 and beyond. More than 90% of Southern's earnings come from state-regulated utilities, making earnings more predictable than merchant power competitors.