Prequalification Risk Manager

DPR Construction; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

DPR Construction is seeking a senior-level professional to evaluate subcontractor prequalification submissions and bid packages, guiding risk mitigation and procurement strategy across projects. You will liaison with project teams to ensure compliant performance history and effective risk controls, leveraging SDI and related tools.

Requirements include a Bachelor's degree in a related field and 8–10 years of experience in construction risk and subcontractor management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field required.
• 8–10 years evaluating subcontractor prequalification submissions and bids.
• Experience with construction contracts, subcontracts, and risk mitigation required.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with subcontractors, monitoring performance history and prequalification status.
• Advise project teams on subcontractor prequalification and risk mitigation during buyout.
• Support procurement strategies, bidder lists, and risk mitigation plan development.
• Advise on risk mitigation plan development and SDI carrier processes for exceptions.
• Monitor compliance and identify non-compliance trends affecting risk.
• Review annual prequalification compliance and support renewals with the National Prequalification Team.
• Participate in project risk assessments and advise on managing subcontractor default risk.

Skills

Subcontractor prequalification

Risk assessment

Contract & agreement familiarity

Preconstruction guidance

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management, business, finance, risk management

Job description

Job Description At DPR, roles and responsibilities are more than describing a job title—they are a commitment to building great things together. The job description(s) below defines core responsibilities and the scope of the role and is a starting point. Every employee is expected to lead from where they are, take ownership of outcomes, and always act in the best interest of the team, customer, project and organization. As a purpose-driven organization on a journey to be most admired, we rely on trust, shared leadership, open communication, disciplined action and a deep respect for the individual to drive exceptional performance. Success is not just about what we build, but who we build and how we build it: with integrity, enjoyment, uniqueness and an ever-forward mindset.

Job Summary:

Provides senior-level expertise in evaluating bid packages and potential subcontractors across projects by applying annual prequalification submissions and subcontractor performance insights.

Key Responsibilities:

• Builds and maintains strong relationships with the subcontractor community by developing awareness of performance history, current workload, prequalification status changes, and entity structures, and by supporting subcontractor outreach efforts in coordination with local prequalification liaisons.
• Guides and advises Preconstruction and Operations teams on subcontractor prequalification and default risk mitigation during buyout, including support of procurement strategies, subcontractor bidder lists, and development and implementation of risk mitigation plans.
• Serves as a senior advisor to project teams through the prequalification exception and Subcontractor Default Insurance (SDI) carrier referral processes, including advising on risk mitigation plan development, reviewing exception documentation, and supporting carrier approval requirements when thresholds are exceeded.
• Monitors implementation of subcontractor risk mitigation plans across projects and promotes accountability by identifying non-compliance trends and associated risk impacts.
• Reviews annual prequalification compliance for subcontractors on active projects and partners with the National Prequalification Team to support renewals and follow-up actions as needed.
• Participates in project risk assessments and reviews project status information to identify subcontractor performance concerns, reserve impacts, and fee erosion, and advises teams on managing subcontractor default risk using established systems, processes, and tools.
• Serves as a subject matter resource for subcontractor risk transfer tools, including payment and performance bonds, contractual provisions, letters of credit, and default coverage approaches, and shares insights with Risk Management, Preconstruction, Core Construction, and Enterprise Corporate Services to strengthen enterprise risk practices.

Education Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, business, finance, risk management, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.

Work Experience:

• 8–10 years of experience evaluating subcontractor prequalification submissions, bid packages, and performance within construction or project-based environments required.
• 2–4 years of experience working with construction contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders, or related agreements preferred.
• Experience in construction operational risk awareness preferred.
• Experience collaborating with project teams in a construction or professional services environment required.

Certifications and Licenses:

• No certifications or licenses required.

DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world. Working at DPR, you'll have the chance to try new things, explore paths and shape your future. Here, we build opportunity together by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek. Explore our open opportunities at www.dpr.com/careers. The DPR family of companies is closing the gap between design and construction with an integrated collection of products and services to build smarter, move faster and achieve strong results. Our approximately 11,000 employees share a commitment to growth, innovation and building great things great teams, great careers and great projects that change the world. DPR is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions at DPR are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical or mental disability, HIV status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, medical history or genetic information, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. DPR will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Read more in our EEOE Policy. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete this application or any step in the process: In the US, call Human Resources at 650-474-1450 In Europe, email [e-mail] If you are seeking information on how DPR protects applicant data, please review our Privacy Policy.