Senior Contract & Billing Lead

Paycom - ATS; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

FABco in Houston, TX seeks a Contract/Billing Lead to provide senior-level contract administration and billing support within the Contract Management and Project Management teams. You will distribute project work based on capacity, review complex billing, and guide the team through deadlines and contractual requirements.

This role trains Billing Specialists, ensures accuracy and compliance, identifies improvements, and acts as the primary resource for customers and leadership.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Associate or bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Construction Management, or related field preferred.
• Five or more years of progressively responsible experience in contract administration, project billing, construction accounting, or a related field preferred.
• Experience with construction contracts, progress billing, pay applications, change orders, and project closeout strongly preferred.
• Previous experience providing work direction, training, or technical guidance to other employees preferred.

Responsibilities

• Reviews incoming projects and coordinates and distributes contract and billing assignments based on workload, project complexity, deadlines, and team capacity.
• Provides senior-level oversight and support for complex project billing, pay applications, contract requirements, change orders, claims, and contract revisions.
• Performs quality-control reviews and audits of project billing and supporting documentation for accuracy, completeness, contractual compliance, and consistency with project activity, and provides corrective guidance as needed.
• Researches and resolves escalated or complex billing discrepancies, contract issues, customer disputes, and other project administration matters; provides direction to Billing Specialists on resolution and escalates significant risks or unresolved matters to the Contract Management Supervisor.
• Serves as a primary Contract Management resource for Project Management, Accounting, Division leadership, and customer representatives.
• Provides technical guidance, training, mentoring, and onboarding support to Billing Specialists and promotes consistent contract administration and billing practices across the team.
• Monitors team workflow, project status, billing schedules, deadlines, and outstanding documentation; identifies potential billing or contract issues and escalates significant risks or concerns to the Contract Management Supervisor as appropriate.
• Identifies opportunities to improve billing and contract administration procedures, documentation, workflow, and consistency, and recommends process improvements to the Contract Management Supervisor.
• Performs senior-level contract administration and billing responsibilities for assigned projects and supports project closeout, audits, and departmental initiatives as needed.
• Other related duties as assigned

Skills

Contract administration

Project billing

Billing systems

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate or bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Construction Management, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Billing software

Job description

FABco in Houston, TX seeks a Contract/Billing Lead to provide senior-level contract administration and billing support within the Contract Management and Project Management teams. You will distribute project work based on capacity, review complex billing, and guide the team through deadlines and contractual requirements.

This role trains Billing Specialists, ensures accuracy and compliance, identifies improvements, and acts as the primary resource for customers and leadership.