Senior Contracts Manager, NA

About Vantage

Vantage powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well‑known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data‑center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

Construction Delivery Department

The Construction team is responsible for the entire process flow of delivering physical data centers from shovel‑ready state through commissioning, working with Sales, Operations, and management along the way. The team implements and executes the work product developed by the Development & Engineering (D&E) team, manages Vantage’s build partners through technical feedback and review, and actively participates in schedule and budget reviews. Unlike many companies where the role is purely oversight, Vantage’s internal construction teams have the authority to drive decisions, ensuring stakeholder engagement, long‑term operational sustainability, value engineering, and cost metrics align with corporate goals.

Position Overview

This onsite position in Port Washington, Wisconsin (WI1 Campus) seeks a Senior Contracts Manager to serve as the commercial and contractual lead for the WI1 Project (Project Lighthouse). The role administers all construction‑related contracts, manages change orders, tracks contractual obligations, supports claims resolution, maintains contract compliance, and ensures commercial transparency across general contractor, supplier, consultant, utility, and customer‑facing agreements. The Senior Contracts Manager partners closely with Construction Delivery, Legal, Procurement, Project Controls, Finance, and Customer teams to protect Vantage’s contractual interests while enabling timely execution of project objectives.

Responsibilities

• Administer all project‑related contracts, including General Contractor Agreements, Master Construction Agreements, Professional Services Agreements, Supplier Agreements, Utility Agreements, and OFCI contracts; ensure compliance with notice requirements and maintain contract registers and obligation‑tracking tools.
• Lead the project change‑management process: review change order requests for entitlement and compliance, coordinate reviews with Construction, Legal, Finance, Project Controls, and Customer stakeholders, and maintain change order logs and approval workflows.
• Identify contractual and commercial risks; maintain issues and claims registers; prepare entitlement analyses; coordinate dispute resolution and equitable adjustment negotiations; partner with Legal on claims strategies.
• Partner with Project Controls and Finance to validate commercial impacts of decisions, review contractor pricing submissions, support budget forecasting related to change activity, and develop commercial reporting packages for leadership.
• Ensure contractor adherence to contract requirements, verify schedule, cost, and performance commitments, monitor customer lease obligations, and conduct periodic contract audits and compliance reviews.
• Serve as primary contractual advisor to project leadership; facilitate contract review meetings; coordinate with Construction Delivery, Project Controls, Finance, Procurement, Legal, Operations, Customer Representatives, General Contractors, and Design Consultants.
• Develop executive‑level contract status reports and commercial summaries; track change order value, pending exposure, claims status, risk events, notice activity, and compliance metrics; present risks and mitigation plans to project leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, Law, Quantity Surveying, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of construction contract management experience.
• Experience supporting large‑scale, mission‑critical, industrial, infrastructure, semiconductor, energy, or hyperscale data‑center projects.
• Experience managing contracts on projects exceeding $100 M in value.
• Strong understanding of Design‑Build, Cost‑Plus, and GMP contracts, change‑management procedures, claims administration, and commercial negotiations.
• Knowledge of contract administration principles, commercial management practices, construction scheduling, cost management, risk management, and procurement processes.
• Proficiency with Procore, Microsoft Excel, Power BI, SharePoint, and contract‑management systems; Primavera P6 experience preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Construction Manager (CCM)
• Professional Quantity Surveyor (PQS)
• Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM)
• Juris Doctor (JD) or legal background
• Data‑center construction experience
• Experience with Oracle OCI or other hyperscale customers

Compensation

Salary Range: $165‑185 k per year plus bonus. Compensation may vary based on qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Short‑ and long‑term disability coverage
• Paid time off and employee assistance program
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Additional voluntary benefits
• Comprehensive health and welfare suite exceeding local expectations
• Retirement benefits
• Recognition programs, training and development opportunities
• Culture focused on collaboration, fun, and mutual support