Senior Contracts Manager

Responsibilities

• Serve as the project's subject matter expert on contractual and commercial matters.
• Interpret and administer contract terms and conditions, ensuring compliance by all project stakeholders.
• Review and evaluate contract requirements, obligations, risks, and entitlements throughout the project lifecycle.
• Provide guidance to project leadership regarding contractual rights, responsibilities, and commercial strategies.
• Lead the review and evaluation of potential change orders (PCOs), Change Orders, and contract modifications.
• Absess changes for contractual entitlement, scope impacts, pricing, schedule implications, and compliance with contract requirements.
• Collaborate with project teams, consultants, contractors, and owners to negotiate and resolve change-related issues.
• Maintain consistency and compliance within the project's change management process.
• Review and analyze contractor claims, requests for equitable adjustment, delay claims, and other contractual disputes.
• Evaluate supporting documentation related to schedule impacts, cost impacts, productivity losses, and contractual entitlement.
• Identify commercial risks and recommend mitigation strategies to protect project objectives.
• Support dispute avoidance and resolution efforts through proactive contract administration and documentation management.
• Partner with project management, scheduling, cost management, and construction teams to assess the commercial impacts of project decisions.
• Support project forecasting, budget management, and cost control efforts through effective contract and change management practices.
• Ensure accurate documentation and recordkeeping related to changes, claims, and contractual correspondence.
• Prepare and present commercial analyses and recommendations to project leadership and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• Approximately 7+ years of progressively responsible experience in construction project management, commercial management, contract administration, or change management.
• Experience working for a general contractor or construction management firm, preferably within a CMAR delivery environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing the commercial aspects of large, complex construction projects.
• Strong understanding of construction contracts, change order processes, claims management, schedule analysis, and project controls.
• Ability to evaluate contractual entitlement, pricing, delays, and risk allocation.
• Excellent analytical, negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience reviewing and resolving complex commercial issues while balancing contractual obligations and project objectives.