Construction Contracts Manager

JLM Strategic Talent Partners; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 110,208 - 206,640; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

JLM Strategic Talent Partners is seeking a Contracts Manager in Carlsbad, CA, with 10-15 years of construction contract management experience. The successful candidate will lead commercial operations, liaise with designers and engineers, and manage the RFP/RFQ process. A competitive compensation package is offered, including health benefits and a rate of $80.00 - $150.00 per hour. This position is ideal for individuals who thrive in fast-paced, team-oriented environments.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of progressive experience in construction contract management.
• Familiar with multiple contracting strategies including Lump Sum and GMAX.
• Experience in civil, infrastructure, or heavy construction projects between $100MM-$1B+.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial aspects of operations and interface with design and engineering teams.
• Administer the RFP/RFQ process for contractors.
• Monitor contract status and report findings to management.

Skills

Construction contract management

Negotiating contract terms

Communication

Team collaboration

Legal understanding

Job description

WHO IS JLM STRATEGIC TALENT PARTNERS & WHAT IS OUR ROLE

We partner with National & International prime contractors to provide them with qualified talent they can trust.

We accomplish this by sourcing & vetting high level career‑seeking candidates in the industry and match them with our partners current open roles. Our objective is to help our general contractor partners build out project teams for high level infrastructure projects across the US.

We aspire to partner with candidates who are eager to learn, grow, and progress in their career path while deepening their knowledge in their given field.

We deeply value our partnerships and place great emphasis on maintaining strong relationships and long‑term hires. This is reflected in our competitive offerings to our hires including:

• Ongoing HR support
• Competitive benefits packages including Health, Dental, Vision & Life insurance
• Our very own JLM Rewards incentive program

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

• The ideal candidate has some proven track in construction work.
• They thrive in a fast‑paced and a team‑oriented environment.
• They get excited about construction projects as well as completing assignments on time.
• An individual who will do well in this position is self‑oriented, organized, a great communicator, and approachable.
• Comfortable working within a team environment at the project site in Carlsbad, CA.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES/SKILLS

• Ability to span both commercial and technical areas. The Contracts Manager will lead commercial aspects of operations but must be able to interface with and understand designers, engineers, and construction personnel.
• Understand legal terms and conditions. Experience developing negotiating contract terms and conditions specifically for contracts related to construction, and engineering services.
• Administers the Request for Proposal/Request for Quotation (RFP/RFQ) process for contractors.
• Ability to analyze required flow down and include in subcontracts and RFQs.
• Experience maintaining records and documentation which serves as the basis for technical and commercial change evaluation. Uses records to limit company exposure to unwarranted changes or claims.
• Regularly monitors contract status and reports status to management in standardized formats.
• Experience performing contract closeout.
• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

• 10-15 years progressive experience in construction contract management.
• Multiple contracting strategies including Lump Sum, GMAX, Reimbursable Cost.
• Familiar with prime or multi‑tiered contracts.
• Design‑build and derivative modern‑type contracting experience (Progressive DB, CMGC, etc.).
• Civil, infrastructure, water, or similar heavy construction project sizes $100MM-$1B+.

PERKS OF JOINING JLM

We offer a competitive compensation package as well as benefits including Health Insurance, Vision, Dental, Life, and Paid Time Off!

Compensation: $80.00 - $150.00 per hour