Data Center Contracts Lead — GMP & Risk

SLB; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SLB is seeking a Project Contracts Manager for its Data Center projects, coordinating across management, construction, and supply chain. This on-site role requires strong contractual oversight from early works through close-out and familiarity with GMP delivery models.

Domestic relocation may be required to support multiple project locations and reporting. The candidate will manage prime/subcontract terms, notices, variations, and claims while ensuring alignment with contract rights and client

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Experience delivering large-scale data center or industrial projects with GMP or cost‑reimbursable/open‑book models.

Responsibilities

• Administer the prime contract in accordance with contractual notice, certification, and response timeframes, including tracking, assessing, and managing all changes through a disciplined change order process.
• Maintain awareness of daily project activities, linking site events and decisions to contractual requirements and obligations, ensuring proper and timely escalation when required.
• Provide timely advice to the Project Manager and functional leads regarding entitlement, risk exposure, and compliance with notice requirements.
• Lead contractual assessment of changes, variations, and potential claims, including entitlement evaluation, valuation of work performed, and tracking through resolution.
• Prepare and issue formal correspondence, notifications, and claims to clients and subcontractors in line with contractual procedures.
• Lead review and negotiation of subcontract terms and variations, ensuring consistency with prime contract requirements.
• Coordinate with project controls to align change management, cost, and schedule impacts with contractual submissions.
• Supervise and mentor Contract Administrators managing day-to-day administration of client and subcontract agreements.
• Administer contracts executed under GMP, progressive GMP, or cost‑plus fee structures, including validation of allowable costs, fee application, contingency drawdown, and reconciliation processes.
• Coordinate closely with Project Controls and Cost Management teams to ensure alignment between GMP development, forecast‑to‑complete, and contractual entitlements.
• Ensure all required contract securities, warranties, insurances, and commercial undertakings are in place and compliant with contractual requirements.
• Support establishment and operation of open‑book commercial processes, including cost transparency, backup validation, and management of client audit interactions.
• Assist the commercial close‑out activities, including final account negotiations, contingency reconciliation, shared savings calculations, and settlement of outstanding claims or variations.

Skills

Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management, Law, or Business Administration

Job description

SLB is seeking a Project Contracts Manager for its Data Center projects, coordinating across management, construction, and supply chain. This on-site role requires strong contractual oversight from early works through close-out and familiarity with GMP delivery models.

Domestic relocation may be required to support multiple project locations and reporting. The candidate will manage prime/subcontract terms, notices, variations, and claims while ensuring alignment with contract rights and client