Contract Manager

Energy Innovation Corp; Ames (IA); On-site; USD 98,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health premium coverage

Certifications funding

Mentor pairing

Job summary

ByteForge Labs is seeking a Contract Manager in Ames, IA to join a fast-paced team. You will blend persuasion with change management, owning the end-to-end workflow and keeping the vendor and customer relationships professional.

The role emphasizes data interpretation, decision facilitation, and mentoring teammates to grow into leadership. Expect a compensation range of $98,000–$144,000 yearly plus benefits.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in general project cycles or program management.
• Proven ability to build trust with stakeholders over time.
• Strong attention to detail under pressure.
• Ability to steer conversations toward decisions.
• Data-driven thinker who translates findings into clear recommendations.
• Experience mentoring or coaching others.

Responsibilities

• Stitch together Persuasion and Change Management into a single workflow.
• Identify small human factors that derail launches and fix them.
• Represent ByteForge Labs with vendors, partners, and customers.
• Document work performed and outcomes delivered clearly.
• Make call when data points conflict or diverge.
• Maintain the day-to-day rhythm of work across Ames, IA operations.
• Manage the overall cadence of general work day-to-day.

Skills

Resilience

Trust building

Attention management

Communication

Data interpretation

Mentoring

Decision facilitation

Teaching others

Job description

Half technician, half storyteller: that's the Contract Manager ByteForge Labs is searching for, and Mentoring is where the story starts. Frame it as ByteForge Labs trusting your 7 years with $98,000 - $144,000, a general mandate, and the room to grow into leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Stitch together Persuasion and Change Management into one coherent workflow
• Catch the small human-first details that derail general launches
• Represent ByteForge Labs professionally with vendors, partners, and customers
• Maintain clear documentation of work performed and outcomes delivered
• Make the small-but-mighty call when the data points two different directions
• Keep ByteForge Labs's Persuasion pipeline humming without constant hand-holding
• Own the day-to-day rhythm of general work across our Ames, IA operation

What You'll Bring

• Resilience measured across 6 years of general cycles
• 6+ years building trust the slow, unglamorous way
• Real Attention Management chops, plus the Stress Management curiosity to keep growing
• Comfort steering general conversations toward a decision
• Comfort interpreting data and translating findings into clear recommendations
• Demonstrated ability to teach what you know to someone greener

What sets ByteForge Labs apart is a fast-paced team in Ames that treats every customer like a partner. Around here, "I don't know yet" is a perfectly respectable sentence and often the start of something good.

On top of $98,000 - $144,000, we cover your health premiums, fund your certifications, and pair you with a seasoned mentor.

Re-confirmed open this morning, the manager seat at ByteForge Labs stays available.