Construction Contracts Manager

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Vision

Dental

Life

Paid Time Off

Job summary

JLM Strategic Talent Partners in San Clemente, California, is seeking a Contracts Manager with 10-15 years of experience in construction contract management. The ideal candidate will lead commercial operations, manage contracts for high-level infrastructure projects, and collaborate closely with project teams. This role offers a competitive compensation package, including health insurance and paid time off, with hourly rates between $80 and $150. Join a team dedicated to maintaining strong relationships and contributing to substantial construction projects.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial aspects of operations while interfacing with engineers and designers.
• Administer the RFP/RFQ process for contractors.
• Regularly monitor and report contract status to management.
• Perform contract closeout and manage documentation.

Skills

Construction contract management

Negotiating contract terms

Team collaboration

Record maintenance

Understanding legal terms

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