Contracts Administrator

SLB New Energy & Industrial (NEI) is a division of SLB; our portfolio includes ventures in carbon capture and sequestration, geothermal power, energy storage, sustainable battery-grade lithium, hydrogen, and data center infrastructure solutions. To learn more about NEI, visit SLB New Energy.

Our Data Center infrastructure solutions business provides innovative and cost-effective solutions that enable building faster, smarter, and more resilient data centers. Our modular infrastructure solutions scale AI and cloud computing capacity while minimizing capital risk and deployment delays. From design and supply chain to commissioning and operations, we help reduce costs, improve lead times, and lower construction risk while ensuring quality and global repeatability. Learn more about our Data Center Infrastructure Solutions.

About the role

SLB is seeking a highly qualified and motivated Contract Administrator to maintain and administer client and subcontract agreements throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring compliance with contractual terms, accurate documentation, and proactive management of commercial matters. This role acts as the primary interface for all subcontract-related correspondence, supporting the Project Contract Manager in maintaining consistency between client and subcontract obligations. The role supports projects delivered under a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) or cost-reimbursable model and ensures subcontract obligations, costs, and risk allocations are properly flowed down and aligned with the client contract. This position requires presence at construction sites; candidates must be open to domestic relocation based on project schedules and locations. Qualified candidates anywhere in the U.S. will be considered. Relocation assistance is available.

Responsibilities

• Support preparation and negotiation of subcontract flow-down provisions from the client contract, ensuring alignment with GMP, change, notice, risk allocation, and schedule relief requirements, under the direction of the Project Contract Manager.
• Review subcontract agreements and key terms, ensuring site and functional teams understand relevant obligations.
• Support administration of subcontracts under GMP or cost-reimbursable delivery structures, including monitoring reimbursable costs, disallowed costs, allowances, and provisional sums.
• Prepare and issue subcontract correspondence including instructions, notices, and change documentation.
• Track and maintain subcontract registers for correspondence, variations, and commercial matters.
• Verify subcontractor progress reports and claims for accuracy before submission to project controls and management.
• Lead evaluation and negotiation of subcontract variations, extensions, and close-out documentation.
• Coordinate substantiation of subcontract costs and documentation required for open-book reviews, audits, and client cost validations.
• Coordinate with supply chain, construction, and cost control to ensure contractual compliance and proper documentation flow.
• Administer subcontract change orders and variation requests in strict compliance with notice, pricing, and approval requirements to preserve back-to-back entitlement with the client contract.
• Support evaluation of subcontractor extension-of-time requests and cost impacts, ensuring consistency with upstream contractual positions.
• Administer subcontractor payment applications, including validation of progress, backup documentation, lien waivers, and contractual compliance prior to certification.
• Coordinate with project controls to ensure subcontract costs are accurately recorded, forecasted, and aligned with approved budgets.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Law, or Business Administration.
• 7–10 years of experience in subcontract administration or commercial coordination for large-scale construction or industrial projects.
• Experience administering construction subcontracts under industry-standard forms such as AIA, ConsensusDocs, or bespoke data-center client amendments.
• Experience supporting subcontract administration on GMP or cost-reimbursable projects with multiple work packages.
• Familiarity with hyperscale data-center or mission-critical project environments preferred.
• Solid understanding of subcontract terms, change management, and commercial administration.
• Proven experience managing multiple subcontractors concurrently within active project environments.
• Strong documentation and communication skills with attention to accuracy and traceability.
• Exposure to Data Center or mission-critical facility projects preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Certification or training in Contract Administration or Commercial Management is preferred.
• Experience with subcontract management modules in ERP or project control systems is preferred.
• Must be able to legally work and reside in the U.S. without sponsorship.