Energy Infrastructure Contract & Controls Lead

WSP USA; Farmington (CT); On-site; USD 174,000 - 259,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP seeks a Project Contract Manager to support energy infrastructure programs, leading commercial controls, contract compliance, documentation, and issue resolution across pre- and post-award and construction phases with the project team.

You will work with project management, operations, legal, and finance to implement standardized practices for schedule, cost, and risk, ensuring strong commercial outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, legal studies or business management or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience supporting major infrastructure capital projects, including delivery of associated equipment and materials requiring long lead procurement.
• Demonstrated expertise in construction contract change management, claims analysis, and commercial negotiations.
• Strong background in project controls, cost forecasting, schedule analysis, and risk management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience in controlling and mitigating projects costs and risk exposure.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex contractual or technical information.
• Detailed, organized, and able to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial and project controls oversight on complex infrastructure projects from start-up through execution, closeout, and dispute resolution.
• Support project managers and teams in development of pricing for work product, and in management of risks and contingencies, including avoidance of "scope creep".
• Proactive project and contract change and claims management and resolution.
• Engage and advise WSP legal counsel as required.
• Provide input/recommendations on project team staffing.
• Recommend, and support the project team in applying, strategies for proper project setup to align with client project control standards.
• Support task leads in development of SOW proposals.
• Lead negotiation efforts for prime task orders and amendments.
• Interpret client contracts to identify major contract requirements, insurance, mandatory required flow downs.
• Manage contract workflow and collaboration with Program leaders to ensure efficient contract execution and suggest and implement new / more efficient processes as needed.
• Support contract/subcontract development, execution and implementation by developing requests for proposals/qualifications, negotiation positions, documenting trade‑off decisions for leadership, tracking contractual deliverables, and process contract close-out procedures.
• Develop subcontract scopes of work with task leads.
• In collaboration with Project Accounting and task leads, complete budget proposals.
• Project kick-off meeting contribution; technical and commercial (internal and external).
• Maintain an audit file for each contract to include the original contract, all correspondence, changes/deviations/modifications, amendments, clarifications, payment schedules, and deliverables.
• Develop, monitor and manage WSP commercial metrics (e.g., earned value, cost tracking, schedule, cash flow, change orders, cost vs budget trends, etc.).
• Develop and maintain relationships with project-level WSP Project Accountant and project control teams to provide the project team with sufficient support.

Skills

Project controls

Contract management

Cost forecasting

Risk management

Negotiation

Education

MBA or MS in engineering, construction management, legal studies or business management

PE, Architect (AIA) or Attorney (State Bar)

Tools

Primavera P6

Power BI

Cost management systems

Job description

WSP seeks a Project Contract Manager to support energy infrastructure programs, leading commercial controls, contract compliance, documentation, and issue resolution across pre- and post-award and construction phases with the project team.

You will work with project management, operations, legal, and finance to implement standardized practices for schedule, cost, and risk, ensuring strong commercial outcomes.