Senior Construction Contracts Manager

American Fence & Supply Co., Inc.; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (Medical, Dental, Vision)

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

American Fence & Supply Co., Inc. seeks a Senior Contract Manager to lead the review, negotiation, and administration of commercial, industrial, and public sector contracts. This role ensures scope, schedule, pricing, and risk allocations reflect company standards.

This position partners with estimating, project management, legal, and executive leadership to protect financial and operational interests, and will stand up the new Contract Lifecycle Management platform.

Qualifications

• 5-10+ years in construction contract management, project administration, or construction law.
• Strong understanding of owner–contractor, contractor–subcontractor, and vendor/supplier agreements.
• Expertise negotiating indemnity, insurance, LDs, change orders, payment terms, and warranties.
• Experience in insurance compliance and bonding (Bid & Performance bonds).
• Experience supporting projects in commercial, industrial, civil, or perimeter security environments.
• Proficiency with contract management tools (Procore, DocuSign, IronClad).
• Exceptional communication, writing, and redlining skills.
• Strong business judgment and ability to balance risk with operational realities

Responsibilities

• Contract Review — Analyze owner, GC, subcontract, vendor, and supplier agreements for scope alignment, risk exposure, compliance requirements, and commercial terms.
• Contract Negotiation — Lead negotiations on indemnity, insurance, schedule, payment terms, change order processes, liquidated damages, warranties, and dispute resolution.
• Risk Management — Identify unfavorable clauses and propose alternative language to mitigate financial, operational, and legal risk.
• Contract Drafting — Prepare redlines, amendments, addenda, and standardized contract templates.
• Cross Functional Coordination — Work with estimating, PMs, field leadership, and finance to ensure contract terms match bid assumptions and operational capabilities.
• Compliance Oversight — Ensure adherence to licensing, insurance, bonding, safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Documentation Control — Maintain organized records of executed agreements, revisions, correspondence, and approvals.
• Dispute Support — Assist leadership and legal counsel with claims, disputes, and contract interpretation issues.
• Continuous Improvement — Enhance contract standards, playbooks, negotiation strategies, and risk review workflows.

Skills

Contract management

Negotiation

Risk assessment

Contract drafting

Procore

DocuSign

IronClad

Communication

Cross-functional

Tools

Procore

DocuSign

IronClad

Job description

American Fence & Supply Co., Inc. seeks a Senior Contract Manager to lead the review, negotiation, and administration of commercial, industrial, and public sector contracts. This role ensures scope, schedule, pricing, and risk allocations reflect company standards.

This position partners with estimating, project management, legal, and executive leadership to protect financial and operational interests, and will stand up the new Contract Lifecycle Management platform.