About this opportunity
Location: United States – Remote/Hybrid
Travel: New Mexico site visit required approximately once per month
As Senior Contracts Manager, you will be responsible for providing senior-level contracts and commercial management throughout the project lifecycle. You will support the effective administration and management of contracts, identify and mitigate commercial risks, and ensure contractual obligations are understood and appropriately managed.
The role will involve working closely with project and commercial teams to provide contractual advice, manage changes and claims, and support the successful commercial delivery of the project.
The successful candidate will be comfortable operating in a complex project environment and working with multiple stakeholders across the client, contractor and consultant teams.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Lead the day-to-day management and administration of major project contracts.
- Provide senior contractual and commercial advice to project leadership and key stakeholders.
- Review and interpret contract terms, conditions and associated documentation.
- Manage contractual correspondence, notices, instructions and other formal contract communications.
- Identify, assess and manage contractual and commercial risks throughout the project lifecycle.
- Manage the preparation, assessment and negotiation of contract changes, variations and amendments.
- Support the management and resolution of contractual claims, disputes and commercial issues.
- Review contractor submissions and assess entitlement, cost and contractual compliance.
- Monitor contractor performance against contractual requirements and deliverables.
- Ensure contractual obligations, milestones and key dates are appropriately monitored.
- Work closely with cost management and project controls teams to ensure commercial and contractual information is aligned.
- Provide commercial input into procurement, tendering and contract award activities where required.
- Support negotiations with contractors, suppliers and other project stakeholders.
- Maintain accurate contract records, registers and reporting.
- Prepare contractual and commercial reports for senior management and the client.
- Identify opportunities to improve commercial performance and minimise project risk.
- Ensure compliance with relevant contractual, commercial, regulatory and project requirements.
- Support the development and implementation of contract management processes and procedures.
- Provide guidance and mentoring to junior commercial and contracts team members where required.