Senior Construction Contracts Manager (On-site) - Corsicana, Texas, or Sweetwater, Texas
On-site · Corsicana, Texas, United States or Sweetwater, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Senior Contracts Manager on-site to provide Owner-side oversight of contract administration for data center construction projects. Responsibilities include reviewing and tracking contracts, amendments, change orders, notices, claims, payment terms, milestone requirements, and key commercial obligations; serving as the Owner-side commercial point of contact with general contractors, consultants, and vendors on change orders, pay applications, milestone certifications, claims, and contract compliance; supporting commercial review and administration of construction contracts across delivery models including GMP, lump sum, design-build, CM-at-Risk, and cost-plus; reviewing change orders for entitlement, pricing support, schedule impact, and contract compliance; reviewing payment applications for contractual compliance and supporting documentation; reviewing project scopes, drawings, specifications, correspondence, notices, and contractor communications to support change order, claim, and scope dispute reviews; partnering with construction managers and project teams on scope disputes, back-charge administration, and contract-related issue resolution; coordinating with cost managers, schedulers, procurement, legal, and project leadership on commercial issues, contractual notices, cure periods, enforcement actions, and dispute resolution strategy; supporting contractor audits related to reimbursable costs, contract compliance, change order backup, and payment documentation; monitoring contractor compliance with contract requirements including notices, deliverables, insurance, payment provisions, warranties, bonds, and closeout documentation; maintaining contract logs, change order logs, claims registers, correspondence records, and commercial risk trackers; identifying contract risks early and escalating issues; supporting negotiation and resolution of commercial issues with contractors, consultants, and vendors; preparing clear summaries and recommendations for project leadership; supporting project closeout, final account settlement, and lessons learned.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, Legal Studies, Quantity Surveying, or related fields
- 8+ years of experience in construction contract management, commercial management, contract administration, or construction claims support
- Experience with major construction contract models such as GMP, lump sum, design-build, CM-at-Risk, cost-plus
- Strong understanding of construction contracts, change orders, pay applications, contractual notices, claims, scope disputes, back-charges, payment terms, and closeout requirements
- Ability to review commercial documents and identify cost, schedule, and contractual risks
- Ability to work with project managers, construction managers, cost managers, schedulers, procurement, legal, contractors, and client stakeholders
- Strong communication, organization, negotiation, documentation, and issue-resolution skills
- Experience with contract management or project management systems such as Procore, Unifier, e-Builder, Kahua, Oracle, Smartsheet or similar platforms preferred
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