EPC Change Order Lead

Parsons; Virginia; Remote; USD 88,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Paid time off

ESOP

401(k)

Life insurance

Flexible work schedules

Holidays

Job summary

Parsons is seeking a Change Order Analyst to support the change order process on EPC CMA projects. You will evaluate entitlement, commercial reasonableness, and cost/schedule impacts across contracts, coordinating with project controls, schedulers, legal, and commercial teams.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of experience in evaluating change orders on large projects, plus strong analytical writing and negotiation skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience evaluating construction change orders and commercial impacts on large projects.
• Strong understanding of contract entitlement, cost review, and schedule impact assessment.
• Ability to work with project controls, schedulers, legal and commercial teams.
• Strong analytical writing and negotiation support skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and coordinate the change order management process for selected projects.
• Administer change management procedures for EPC CMA changes and evaluate requests for scope, schedule, budget, earned value, and KPI impacts.
• Review change orders submitted by the EPC Contractor or Construction Manager and assess entitlement and commercial reasonableness.
• Implement a formal change order evaluation protocol for each received order.
• Independently verify contractual entitlement to the claimed change based on the applicable EPC Contract or CMA.
• Validate proposed cost impacts using appropriate project controls and cost resources and validate proposed schedule impacts using appropriate schedule resources.
• Prepare written recommendations with supporting documentation for the applicable Project Director of Construction.
• Support the client in ensuring that change orders are properly documented, approved, and communicated to relevant stakeholders.

Skills

Change order management

Contract entitlement analysis

Cost/schedule impact assessment

Stakeholder collaboration

Analytical writing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management or related field

Job description

Parsons is seeking a Change Order Analyst to support the change order process on EPC CMA projects. You will evaluate entitlement, commercial reasonableness, and cost/schedule impacts across contracts, coordinating with project controls, schedulers, legal, and commercial teams.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of experience in evaluating change orders on large projects, plus strong analytical writing and negotiation skills.