Senior Contracts Manager

Introduction

Bigge Crane and Rigging has been elevating America since 1916. With over 1800 cranes and a coast-to-coast presence we buy sell rent operate and maintain one of the largest most advanced crane fleets in the country. Weve played a role in building some of Americas most iconic landmarks and earned a reputation for doing it rightwith performance precision and accountability.

Job Overview

The Senior Contracts Manager will be a member of a team of attorneys and other risk management professionals and will primarily support contracting efforts within the Legal/Contracts and Risk Management Departments. The position is in Bigges Houston Texas office. This is a full-time in office position.

Responsibilities

• Support Houstons Contracts Legal Risk Management Operations and HR teams.
  
• Develop contract review management and decision-making processes and systems to optimize efficiencies.
• Draft evaluate negotiate and execute a wide variety of contracts covering a range of transactions.
• Review redline and negotiate terms resolve disputes and sign (in accordance with documented authorization guidelines) customer construction contracts equipment rental agreements equipment sales documents consulting agreements and other documents germane to the Companys operations.
• Own the contracting process from initial fact-checking (confirmation of scope schedule insurance requirements and price with sales and payment status with accounting) to final document execution including performing all related administrative tasks such as:
  • Identifying and notifying other departments of special requirements such as special billing requirements or online billing programs certified payroll reporting local hiring and controlled insurance programs.
  • Enrolling in controlled insurance programs.
  • Ordering or pulling insurance certificates from the insurance companys online database.
  • Reviewing and uploading customer insurance certificates into a database.
• Coordinate with internal and external resources in claims and risk management dispute resolution litigation and collection/bankruptcy matters.
• Interface with and cross-train team members in other departments.
• Supervise and train contracts administrators.
  

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Business Administration Construction Management Law or related field.
• Licensed attorney preferred.
• Construction/Oil & Gas background a plus.
• 8-12 years of contract management experience in construction industrial engineering or heavy equipment sectors including drafting redlining negotiating and resolving contract disputes. A thorough understanding of contracts indemnification and insurance is mandatory
  
• High level of interpersonal and problem-solving skills poise and perseverance with the ability to interact and communicate with individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with and persuade customers and other stakeholders by email telephone and video conferencing. Must excel at contract draftsmanship.
• Proficiency with MS Office products including Word Excel and Outlook and with Adobe Acrobat is required. Experience with DocuSign and Salesforce is a plus.
  
• High attention to detail in composing drafting and proofing materials analyzing contract language and expertly explaining critical contract and risk concepts establishing priorities and meeting deadlines. Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and juggle multiple competing tasks and demands.
• Ability to work independently after initial training.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and a matching 401(k) plan
• Vacation Company Holidays and Sick Days
• Flexible spending accounts/Health Savings Account
• Reimbursement plan for the company Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Policy

Bigge provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability genetics military or veteran status.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Experience:

Manager