Commercial Manager - Electrical Construction

Mass. Electric Construction Co.; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mass. Electric Construction Co. in Boise, ID is seeking a Commercial Manager to lead contract management, risk assessment, and change management across industrial projects.

You will work with the project team and clients to ensure obligations are met and risks are mitigated. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Construction Management, or related field and 8–10 years of contract-management experience in energy or construction settings; proficiency in Word and Excel is

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Construction Management, or related field with 8–10 years of contract management experience.
• Strong understanding of contract/subcontract structures, risk analysis, negotiations, and change management.
• Experience in risk management, contingency planning, and client relationship management.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to prepare a consolidated analysis of the prime contract and ensure alignment on obligations and risk allocation.
• Accumulate backup information to support change notification documentation and cost development.
• Ensure adherence to contractual schedule obligations and milestones across terms.
• Develop tools to track project risks, trends, delays, and opportunities with project teams.
• Support Risk Management in developing documentation for claims.
• Ensure compliance with change management provisions and client tools/processes.
• Review schedules to establish baselines and logical change justifications.

Skills

Contract management

Risk management

Change management

Stakeholder management

Project management

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Construction Management, or related field

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

Requisition ID: 182010 Job Level: Mid Level Home District/Group: MEC Industrial District Department: Project Engineering Market: Industrial Employment Type: Full Time

Position Overview

As a Commercial Manager, you are responsible for contract management and compliance, adhering to best practices, contracting strategy, and risk management/coordination. The project commercial manager will work closely with other members of the project team, external stakeholders, and clients to ensure that contractual obligations are met, risks are identified and mitigated, and project objectives are achieved.

District Overview

Mass. Electric Construction Co. (MEC) is a subsidiary of the Kiewit Corporation. Since our founding in 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts, Mass. Electric Construction’s philosophy has been to pursue electrical projects that require a higher level of technical and logistical skill. MEC has organized strategically to actively participate and capture projects in the growing industrial market. We intend to effectively compete and win in traditional and alternate delivery procurements and position ourselves for a sustainable future. We self-perform the majority of our work and are looking for people committed to the industrial construction industry.

Location

One of the many things that makes Kiewit’s culture unique is that we go where the work is, which exposes your career to abundant opportunities. We relocate our teams based on the work that is available, combined with the development plans, skill sets, and career goals of each team member. This means your Kiewit adventure is custom-designed to meet our shared needs. This position will be project-based in Boise, ID.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to prepare a consolidated analysis of the prime contract, highlighting risks, suggesting mitigations, and ensuring alignment on obligations and risk allocation with the project team.
• Accumulate backup information to support change notification documentation and cost development.
• Ensure adherence to contractual schedule obligations, including milestones, progress measurement, and notice of changes, while ensuring key client deliverables and approval periods are consistently met across all contract terms.
• Develop tools to track and communicate project risks, trends, delays, and opportunities, ensuring alignment with project teams on scope changes, schedule adjustments, and execution plan modifications.
• Support Risk Management in developing and collecting documentation for claims.
• Ensure compliance with the contract’s change management provisions and that any obligations to utilize and/or comply with Client tools, systems, and procedures are evaluated and provided for accordingly.
• Ensure contract notice periods, and (back-up) documentation requirements are reasonable. Review schedule to establish clear baseline and logical basis for changes.

Qualifications

• Educational Background & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Construction Management, or related field, with 8-10 years of experience in project contract management within energy, oil and gas, or construction industry.
• Commercial & Contractual Expertise: Strong business and commercial acumen with a deep understanding of contract/subcontract structures, risk analysis, negotiations, and change management.
• Risk Management & Contingency Planning: Proficient in identifying, assessing, and mitigating project risks, with experience in contingency evaluation and the management of commercial project risks.
• Client & Stakeholder Relationship Management: Skilled in managing relationships with clients, internal teams, and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment and clear communication across all parties.
• Project Management & Execution: Experience in developing and implementing project-specific commercial management plans.
• Proficient in Word and Excel.

Other Requirements:

• Regular, reliable attendance
• Work productively and meet deadlines timely
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.
• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
• May work at various different locations and conditions may vary.

We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.