Construction Contracts & Risk Specialist (Hybrid)

Relate Search; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Profit sharing

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plans

Hybrid schedule

Job summary

Relate Search is partnering with a growing engineering and construction organization to identify a contracts and risk professional who will manage the full contract lifecycle, review agreements, coordinate executions, and help ensure insurance requirements are satisfied.

Reporting to the legal team, you will collaborate with project teams, brokers, carriers, and vendors to identify risk, provide practical guidance, escalate issues to counsel, and help strengthen contracts, insurance, and risk

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of relevant experience in contracts, risk management, insurance, legal operations, or a related field.
• Construction industry experience with exposure to construction-related insurance and/or risk management is required.
• Ability to review agreements and identify issues requiring additional legal or business review.
• Strong judgment, organization, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while knowing when matters should be escalated to counsel.
• Clear written and verbal communication with a collaborative, consultative approach to working with project teams, vendors, subcontractors, brokers, and internal stakeholders.
• Annual performance bonus and annual profit-sharing opportunity.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• Paid time off / open vacation policy and retirement plans.
• Hybrid schedule with three in-office days and two remote days each week.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support the full contract lifecycle, including review, negotiation, approvals, execution, and administration of agreements with owners, subcontractors, consultants, and vendors.
• Partner with project teams and the legal team to review contract and insurance requirements, identify issues, provide practical guidance, and escalate matters requiring additional legal review.
• Support the organization’s construction-related insurance program by coordinating with brokers and carriers on coverage, renewals, documentation, claims-related matters, and large-project insurance requirements.
• Review certificates of insurance and related documentation for contractual compliance, identify discrepancies in coverage, limits, endorsements, or expiration dates, and coordinate resolution with vendors and subcontractors.
• Improve contract and risk-management operations by maintaining organized repositories, templates, and resources; supporting vendor and subcontractor pre-qualification; and contributing to audits, reporting, compliance reviews, and process improvements.

Skills

Contracts

Risk management

Insurance

Legal operations

Communication skills

Job description

Relate Search is partnering with a growing engineering and construction organization to identify a contracts and risk professional who will manage the full contract lifecycle, review agreements, coordinate executions, and help ensure insurance requirements are satisfied.

Reporting to the legal team, you will collaborate with project teams, brokers, carriers, and vendors to identify risk, provide practical guidance, escalate issues to counsel, and help strengthen contracts, insurance, and risk