Senior Contracts Manager – Industrial & Power Construction

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Minnesota.

📋 Description

• Oversee the entire lifecycle of construction contracts, which includes reviewing, negotiating, executing, administering, amending, closing out, and settling final agreements.

• Examine prime contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders, change orders, exhibits, insurance stipulations, and project-specific terms and conditions.

• Identify contractual risks, obligations, deadlines, and potential exposures, and communicate crucial issues to project leadership and senior management.

• Collaborate with project managers, estimators, superintendents, accounting, legal counsel, owners, architects, subcontractors, and vendors.

• Prepare, review, negotiate, and manage contract modifications, change orders, notices, RFIs, payment terms, claims, and contractual correspondence.

• Monitor contract deliverables, notice requirements, insurance and bonding stipulations, lien waivers, warranties, retainage, and other compliance obligations.

• Supervise subcontractor and vendor adherence to contractual scope, schedule, safety, insurance, payment, and documentation requirements.

• Aid project teams in handling claims, disputes, delays, differing site conditions, extensions of time, and other contractual matters.

• Review payment applications, invoices, change order requests, and accompanying documentation for contractual compliance and accuracy.

• Maintain thorough and organized contract files, including executed agreements, amendments, correspondence, and supporting materials.

• Assist in project risk management by pinpointing potential cost, schedule, scope, and legal issues before they escalate.

• Ensure that contract administration practices adhere to company policies, applicable laws, project requirements, and industry standards.

• Develop and sustain contract management procedures, templates, logs, and tracking systems.

• Provide guidance and training to project teams on contract requirements, documentation, notice provisions, and risk management.

• Engage in project meetings to offer contractual guidance regarding scope, responsibilities, schedules, changes, and dispute avoidance.

• Support project closeout activities, including final payments, punch-list completion, warranties, releases, lien documentation, retention, and contract reconciliation.

• Foster strong relationships with clients, subcontractors, vendors, consultants, and internal stakeholders while safeguarding the company's contractual and financial interests.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive experience in construction contract management, contract administration, or commercial management.

• Strong background in supporting large, complex construction projects.

• Preference for experience with projects in Power Generation, Chemical, Advanced Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, Data Centers, Agriculture, Food & Beverage, Renewable Energy, Central Utility Plants, or Heavy Industrial.

• Solid understanding of prime contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders, change orders, claims, notices, insurance, bonding, payment terms, lien requirements, and closeout procedures.

• Proven ability to identify and mitigate contractual, financial, schedule, and commercial risks.

• Strong skills in contract negotiation and administration.

• Capacity to interpret complex contract documents and translate contractual requirements into actionable guidance for project teams.

• Experience in managing change orders, claims, disputes, delays, differing site conditions, and extensions of time.

• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple projects, deadlines, and contractual obligations.

• Ability to work effectively with project executives, operations teams, legal counsel, owners, subcontractors, vendors, and other stakeholders.

• Strong business judgment and a proactive approach to risk management.

• A bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Business, Engineering, Law, or a related field is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunity for remote work.

• Comprehensive benefits package.

• Chance to support heavy industrial and power projects ranging from $50M to $500M.

• Exposure to highly complex and technically advanced construction markets.

• Long-term career prospects with an established organization.

• Opportunity to collaborate with experienced project, operations, and executive leadership.

• Growing Heavy Industrial & Power division with a robust project pipeline.