Credit & Risk Manager - Construction & Federal Contracting

M.C. Dean; Tysons (VA); Sur place; USD 135 000 - 169 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k Retirement Plan

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Military Reserve pay offset

Paid maternity leave

Résumé du poste

M.C. Dean, a leader in Building Intelligence, seeks a Credit & Risk Manager in Tysons, VA to establish enterprise credit, risk programs, and payment protections across federal and commercial projects. You will assess customer credit, monitor risk, and coordinate with Legal, Contracts, Operations, and Finance to mitigate exposure.

The role emphasizes proactive risk assessment and safeguarding company assets, with a focus on lien rights and secure payment practices throughout project lifecycles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in commercial credit, construction finance, risk management, or related disciplines.
• Strong understanding of mechanic's liens, bond claims, financial statement analysis, and project risk evaluation.
• Experience with federal contracting and government projects preferred.
• Experience with surety/bonding programs and/or Subcontract Default Insurance (SDI) preferred.

Responsabilités

• Credit analysis of customers and project opportunities with risk ratings.
• Evaluate bonds, financing arrangements, and payment security for projects.
• Preserve lien rights and manage payment protections across lifecycle.
• Administer lien waivers and releases with proper documentation.
• Monitor project billing, risk indicators, and escalation actions.
• Provide AR support and dispute resolution to minimize risk exposure.

Connaissances

Credit analysis

Risk management

Financial statement analysis

Lien rights

Bonding programs

SDI

Project risk evaluation

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business

Description du poste

Overview

About M.C. Dean

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation's most mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 9,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.

Why Join Us?

Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values-agility, expertise, and trust-we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.

The Credit & Risk Manager is responsible for establishing and administering the company's enterprise-wide credit, risk management, and payment protection programs. This position plays a critical role in protecting company assets, minimizing bad debt exposure, preserving lien and bond rights, and ensuring that appropriate financial safeguards are maintained throughout the lifecycle of commercial, federal government, and construction projects. The role emphasis proactive risk assessment and mitigation rather than traditional collections activities.

Responsibilities

Credit Analysis & Customer Qualification

• Conduct comprehensive credit evaluations for customers and project opportunities.
• Analyze financial statements, bank references, trade references, and credit reports.
• Establish credit limits, payment terms, and risk ratings.
• Maintain customer risk classification framework and monitoring process.
• Identify emerging credit risks and mitigation strategies.

Construction Risk Management

• Evaluate owner solvency, project funding, and payment security.
• Assess bonds, financing arrangements, and contractual protections.
• Evaluate subcontractor risk and payment security using Subcontract Default Insurance (SDI) and/or surety bonding programs.
• Partner with Legal, Contracts, Operations, Finance, and Risk Management to mitigate risk, leveraging the Origami Risk platform for vendor and subcontractor risk tracking.

Lien Rights & Payment Protection Administration

• Administer processes that preserve lien rights, bond claim rights, and statutory payment protections.
• Ensure timely notices, filings, and documentation.
• Coordinate with counsel on enforcement actions when necessary.
• Utilize Levelset to track notice deadlines, filing requirements, and lien/bond claim status across projects.

Lien Waiver & Release Management

• Administer issuance, review, and tracking of lien waivers and releases.
• Maintain controls over conditional and unconditional releases.
• Ensure complete supporting documentation.

Project Lifecycle Risk Oversight

• Ensure payment protections are established from project award through closeout.
• Monitor billing, payment trends, contract modifications, and risk indicators.
• Escalate concerns and recommend corrective actions.

Accounts Receivable Support

• Support resolution of disputes and payment issues.
• Review delinquent accounts and recommend risk mitigation actions.
• Focus on prevention of receivable issues rather than routine collection activity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in commercial credit, construction finance, risk management, or related disciplines.
• Strong understanding of mechanic's liens, bond claims, financial statement analysis, and project risk evaluation.
• Experience with federal contracting and government projects preferred.
• Experience with surety/bonding programs and/or Subcontract Default Insurance (SDI) preferred.

Key Performance Indicators

• Bad debt reduction, preservation of lien and bond rights, customer credit review compliance, risk exposure management, quality of accounts receivable aging, implementation of payment protection controls, and prequalification of vendors and subcontractors with sound financial standing.

We offer an excellent benefits package including:

• A competitive salary
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Military Reserve pay offsetPaid maternity leave

Abilities:

• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Pay Range

USD $135,360.00 - USD $169,200.00 /Yr.