Contracts Manager - MWH

About the role

MWH is seeking a Contracts Manager to support project work near Boring, OR. The role involves ensuring compliance with government regulations and MWH’s policies, managing contracts and subcontracts, and supporting change order development and negotiation.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with government regulations and MWH’s policies and practices.
• Support subcontract management, preparation of subcontract change orders, and negotiation of contract terms and conditions.
• Manage cost controls associated with changes and assist in financial reporting.
• Support insurance and bond requirements, subcontracts, purchase orders, vendor agreements, and prime contract terms and conditions.
• Provide advice on contractual risks and recommend risk mitigation strategies.
• Participate in risk reviews and change management team reviews.
• Provide pre-claim and claim support and resources.

Requirements

• Four-year degree in engineering, construction management, legal studies, business administration, or related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5 years' experience working in-house for a professional services company, preferably in engineering or construction.
• Minimum 5 years' contract management, procurement, or project management experience on construction projects, ideally water infrastructure projects.
• Proven experience negotiating and creating contracts.
• Basic understanding of cost and budget management to align with contract changes.
• Experience executing and managing subcontractor and supplier agreements, ensuring compliance with insurance and bond requirements, and performing term resolution negotiations.
• Prior experience working for a national commercial construction company or closely related industry preferred.
• Experience aligning cost reporting with contracting in Procurement, Project Management, Cost Controls, or other closely related roles.
• Experience reporting on the profit and loss as a Project Manager or Assistant Project Manager or other closely related roles.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of key components found in both standard and non-standard construction contracts and subcontracts.
• Experience in reviewing other related contract documents, such as non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), subcontracts, purchase orders, teaming agreements, joint venture agreements, rental agreements, management authority matrices, etc.
• Basic understanding of “construction specific” contract and cost principles and how to properly allocate them to eliminate or mitigate risk.
• Excellent writing/grammar/spelling skills.
• Advanced MS Word skills are a must.

Skills

• Detail-oriented.
• Ability to prioritize and work under tight timelines.
• Ability to manage time-sensitive matters, multitask, and manage competing priorities.
• Proactive and works well independently.

Benefits

• Group health & welfare benefits including options for medical, dental, and vision.
• 100% Company Paid Benefits: Employee Life Insurance & Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), Spouse and Dependent Life & AD&D, Short Term Disability (STD), Long Term Disability (LTD), Employee Assistance Program and Health Advocate.
• Voluntary benefits at discounted group rates for accidents, critical illness, and hospital indemnity.
• Flexible Time Off Program (includes vacation and personal time).
• Paid sick and safe leave.
• Paid parental leave program.
• 10 Paid Holidays.
• 401(k) Plan (company matching contributions up to 4%).
• Employee Referral Program.

Pay

Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Full-time position.