Construction Contract Administrator – Subcontracts

Cosmo Cabinets manufactures kitchen and bath cabinets in Eatonton, Georgia. With 350,000 square feet under roof and producing 1,500 cabinets a day, we are KCMA, NGBS, and BABA certified. Family-owned and American-made, we sell, supply, and install cabinets and countertops in multi-family apartment projects across the Southeast.

About the role

This is a contract negotiation and risk role, not a document control role. You will review every GC subcontract that comes through our door, identify clauses that put us at unacceptable risk as a subcontractor, and negotiate them out before signature.

Responsibilities

• Review GC subcontracts, master subcontract agreements, purchase orders, and change orders for terms that unfairly shift risk onto us as a subcontractor
• Redline contracts, issue exception letters, and negotiate directly with general contractors' contract administrators and project executives until we reach terms we can sign
• Flag deal-breakers to leadership early with a clear recommendation: sign, negotiate, or walk away
• Build and maintain our subcontract clause playbook — standard positions, fallback positions, and hard limits — so the same negotiations don't repeat on every project
• Track insurance requirements, additional insured endorsements, bonds, and certificate compliance against what each construction contract actually demands
• Manage lien waivers, preliminary notices, and notice deadlines across active multi-family projects
• Pull the governing contract language when a dispute, back-charge, or delay claim surfaces mid-job, and support the project team through it
• Coordinate with outside counsel on the contracts that genuinely require a lawyer, and handle the rest without one

Subcontract Clauses You Will Work With

• Pay-if-paid and pay-when-paid
• Broad-form and intermediate-form indemnity
• No-damages-for-delay
• Liquidated damages
• Consequential damages waivers
• Retainage and release conditions
• Flow-down and incorporation-by-reference
• Termination for convenience
• Acceleration and schedule compression
• Back-charge and set-off rights
• Warranty scope and duration
• Change order procedure and notice requirements
• Dispute resolution, venue, and choice of law
• Insurance and additional insured requirements

Requirements

• 5+ years reviewing and negotiating construction contracts, on the subcontractor side or the general contractor side
• A legal background: JD, paralegal certificate, or equivalent hands-on construction contract experience with real depth
• Direct experience with AIA contract documents, ConsensusDocs, and GC-drafted custom subcontracts
• Working knowledge of Georgia lien law and payment bond law; multi-state exposure is a plus
• Judgment to tell the difference between a clause that is uncomfortable and a clause that is dangerous
• The spine to hold a position with a general contractor's contract department, and the sense to know when to trade
• Clear, precise writing — your redlines and exception letters go out under our name

Preferred Qualifications

• Multi-family or residential construction experience
• Familiarity with cabinet, millwork, casework, or finishes trades
• Contract lifecycle management software experience
• Georgia bar admission (not required)

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) offered
• 3 weeks PTO

Pay

$75,000 – $90,000 per year, depending on experience

Schedule

On-site in our Sandy Springs office