Project Contracts Specialist

Airswift; Gregory (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking a Project Contracts Specialist in Houston, TX to manage post-award commercial activities for a major power generation project. The role collaborates with engineering, construction, project controls, finance, legal, suppliers, and subcontractors to protect cost, schedule, quality, and contractual performance.

Responsibilities include contract administration, change order evaluation, invoice review, warranty administration, claims support, and risk management within a complex

Qualifications

• Seven+ years of progressive experience in project procurement, contract administration, subcontract management, commercial management, or related supply chain discipline
• Hands-on experience administering purchase orders or subcontracts, evaluating changes, supporting negotiations, and managing post-award commercial issues
• Experience with invoice review, claims, warranties, supplier performance, and contract closeout

Responsibilities

• Administer contracts from award through final closeout
• Evaluate change orders and support negotiations
• Review invoices against contractual milestones, receiving records, approved progress, deliverables, retainage, and approved changes
• Support commercial risk management, warranties, and claims handling

Skills

Commercial analysis

Negotiation

Contract interpretation

Issue resolution

Purchase orders

Subcontracts

Invoices review

Change management

Project reporting

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Construction Management, or related field

Tools

Oracle

SAP

GEP

Coupa

JDE

Job description

Job Title: Project Contracts Specialist Duration: 1 year Schedule: 5x40 (onsite) Location: Houston, TX (Site Visits to Corpus Christi 50% of the Time)

This opportunity supports a major power generation project and focuses on post-award commercial management across procurement and subcontract activities.

The role sits within a complex capital project environment, working closely with engineering, construction, project controls, finance, legal, suppliers, and subcontractors to help protect cost, schedule, quality, and contractual performance.

Key areas of focus include contract administration, change order evaluation, invoice review, warranty administration, claims support, and commercial risk management.

Required Experience:

• Minimum of seven years of progressive experience in project procurement, contract administration, subcontract management, commercial management, or a related supply chain discipline
• Hands-on experience administering purchase orders or subcontracts, evaluating changes, supporting negotiations, and managing post-award commercial issues
• Experience with invoice review, claims, warranties, supplier performance, and contract closeout

Required Skills:

• Strong commercial analysis, negotiation, contract interpretation, and issue-resolution capability
• Ability to manage assigned purchase orders, service agreements, and subcontracts from award through final commercial closeout
• Experience evaluating change requests for contractual entitlement, scope basis, pricing, schedule impact, productivity impact, risk, and supporting documentation
• Capability to review invoices against contractual milestones, receiving records, approved progress, deliverables, retainage, and approved changes
• Knowledge of capital project procurement, purchase order administration, subcontract management, and project closeout
• Working knowledge of commercial terms and conditions, change management, claims, warranties, insurance, liens, and payment administration
• Excellent written communication, documentation, stakeholder management, and supplier-facing skills
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills and proficiency with procurement, contract management, and project reporting systems

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field
• Experience supporting major capital projects, power generation, LNG, EPC, construction, or other heavy industrial environments
• Understanding of owner-furnished equipment, EPC project interfaces, project controls, and construction execution
• Experience working with common procurement or ERP platforms such as Oracle, SAP, GEP, Coupa, or JDE

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