Legal Contract Manager
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Job Summary
Location: Miami FL On-site
Employment type: Full-time
Role summary
We are seeking a hands-on Contract / Legal Manager to sit on-site in Miami and take ownership of: (1) closing out existing disputes and claims with subcontractors; (2) active contract administration on current projects; and (3) review/negotiation of new prime and subcontract agreements. You will partner with outside counsel the US leadership team and corporate Legal in Italy to protect margin accelerate close-outs and de-risk upcoming work.
What youll do
Work setup & travel
Compensation & benefits
Immigration
Employment type: Full-time
Role summary
We are seeking a hands-on Contract / Legal Manager to sit on-site in Miami and take ownership of: (1) closing out existing disputes and claims with subcontractors; (2) active contract administration on current projects; and (3) review/negotiation of new prime and subcontract agreements. You will partner with outside counsel the US leadership team and corporate Legal in Italy to protect margin accelerate close-outs and de-risk upcoming work.
What youll do
- Claims & litigation management
- Coordinate strategy timelines and documentation for ongoing litigation/arbitration/mediation; manage outside counsel and budgets.
- Drive timely claims preparation and defense (time cost scope) with project teams; issue first claims within days of entitlement events.
- Lead settlement negotiations and draft settlement agreements and releases.
- Contract administration (live projects)
- Read the contract forensically; map obligations notice requirements change mechanisms risk allocation and remedies.
- Track variations change orders and potential claims; ensure compliant notices and backup are issued on time.
- Identify opportunities for commercial recovery (unforeseen conditions client-driven changes delay/disruption force majeure etc.).
- Analyzing the Contract with the Client to identify opportunity and mitigate contractual risks.
- Front-end contracts (new work)
- Review redline and negotiate prime contracts and subcontracts (payment terms LDs caps indemnities insurance warranty IP dispute forums).
- Align flow-down terms to subs/suppliers; develop commercial risk registers and negotiation fallback positions.
- Governance & enablement
- Standardize templates playbooks and checklists; train PMs/engineers on contract essentials (notices records contemporaneous evidence).
- Interface with Corporate Legal (Italy) on strategy sign-off and reporting; maintain a clean document trail and matter tracker.
- Corporate Governance: working with the Company Secretary to prepare corporate documents (Board Resolutions Filing Shareholders Meeting etc) and guarantee the compliance with statutory deadlines.
- 7 years in contract management/claims/legal within construction/infrastructure/industrial projects in North America.
- Strong knowledge of contract law and construction delivery models (Design-Bid-Build CM/GC EPC PPP); comfortable with AIA/FIDIC or similar.
- Demonstrated success closing claims and litigations and negotiating complex commercial terms.
- Ability to read drawings schedules and cost reports and convert technical facts into commercial arguments.
- Excellent drafting negotiation and stakeholder management skills; high urgency and ownership.
- Bachelors/Masters in Law Construction/Engineering or related.
- Languages: English required; Italian a plus for HQ interactions.
- Nice to Have: experience in large multi-stakeholder projects (airports healthcare marine heavy civil).
Work setup & travel
- On-site in Miami MondayFriday; occasional travel to New York and job sites as needed
Compensation & benefits
- Competitive base salary medical/dental/vision retirement plan match paid time off and other standard benefits.
Immigration
- Sponsorship available for exceptional candidates; preference for US work authorization.
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