Senior Construction Contract Manager

We are seeking an experienced Senior Construction Contracts Manager to support our clients expanding U.S. operations. This high-impact role is ideal for a seasoned Contracts Manager who thrives in complex commercial construction projects and environments and serves as a strategic advisor across legal finance and project-focused teams.

The Senior Construction Contract Manager leads contract strategy ensures compliance mitigates risk and supports major commercial initiatives from bid development through project execution. Responsibilities include evaluating negotiating and drafting complex contractual termssuch as indemnification intellectual property performance guarantees and regulatory provisionsas well as managing project-related claims assessing exposure and developing strategies to protect the organization and optimize recovery.

The organization offers competitive compensation comprehensive health and retirement benefits and generous paid time off.

• Salary: $134000 to $158000 per year (DOE)
• Direct-hire
• Remote

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serves as a subject matter expert in contract management advising cross-functional teams on pursuit strategies opportunity profitability contractual risks and alignment with organizational policies and risk-management frameworks.
• Manages the full contract lifecycle including review drafting analysis and approval workflows ensuring accuracy consistency compliance and timely execution of all contractual documents.
• Supports the transition from bid phase to project execution by preparing handover materials summarizing key terms and risks assisting with project reporting and contributing to project controls and profitability analysis.
• Acts as a central liaison among legal sales finance procurement project management engineering and other stakeholders to ensure coordinated contract processes and effective communication.
• Leads or supports contract negotiations develops negotiation strategies and provides proactive business-oriented guidance on complex contractual issues corporate initiatives and risk-mitigation strategies.
• Contributes to continuous improvement by developing contract templates tools and processes; preparing decision-support documentation for senior leadership; participating in project reviews; and managing claims risk identification and lessons-learned activities.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors or masters degree in finance business administration or a related field; professional certifications in contract management project management or finance are strongly preferred.
• Ten or more years of experience supporting construction or large-scale project environments including extensive project management exposure.
• Ten or more years of progressive experience in contract management across domestic and international transactions complex project-related supply agreements master supply agreements distributor agreements multi-year service contracts and sourcing agreements.
• Additional experience (3 years) in financial analysis project controlling or similar roles involving financial evaluations and development of decision-support proposals is highly desirable.
• Broad interdisciplinary knowledge spanning construction project management service/O&M finance tax insurance procurement technical domains contracting regulations and risk-mitigation strategies.
• Strong technical and analytical capabilities including the ability to draft and evaluate performance guarantees identify cross-functional risks interpret financial statements and develop effective mitigation strategies.
• Excellent communication organizational and project-management skills; fluency in English required with Spanish preferred; proficiency in Microsoft Office Adobe Acrobat virtual collaboration tools and familiarity with SAP; ability to work effectively in multifunctional teams and travel domestically and internationally as needed.
• Senior-level contract expertise with strong commercial judgment deep experience in project-based industries (such as construction infrastructure or energy) and the ability to drive effective risk allocation through scenario analysis and partnership with business and legal stakeholders.
• Proven capability managing complex contracts within large project-driven environments with core strengths in commercial negotiation risk assessment compliance and sound decision-making across diverse contractual exposures.
• Extensive experience managing construction-related or project-based contracts in both buyer and seller roles (with stronger seller-side exposure) including work with APC models project-solution development and resolving timeline-related challenges.