Senior Contract & Change Administrator - NYC Construction

Tutor Perini Corporation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 160,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Tutor Perini O&G JV is seeking a Contract & Change Administrator to lead contract administration, change management, compliance oversight, and claims coordination on the Manhattan Jail Project in New York.

This senior-level role requires extensive experience with large construction contracts, risk management, and close collaboration with project and executive leadership to ensure timely, compliant closeout.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, Law, Finance, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of contract administration experience on large, complex construction projects.
• Strong experience with public-sector construction contracts and contract compliance.
• Demonstrated expertise in change order management, claims administration, and risk mitigation.
• Thorough understanding of construction contracts, insurance, bonds, and payment processes.
• Experience reviewing cost proposals, schedule impacts, and entitlement analyses.
• Proficiency with Procore and Microsoft Office applications, including advanced Excel.
• Strong communication, analytical, negotiation, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage contract controls, notices, approvals, directives, and contractual correspondence.
• Track contract obligations, milestones, deadlines, and critical deliverables.
• Maintain accurate and auditable contract documentation and records.
• Administer change orders, modifications, allowances, and extra work authorizations.
• Evaluate entitlement, pricing, schedule impacts, and supporting documentation.
• Maintain change logs and provide reporting on status, exposure, and funding impacts.
• Coordinate approval, audit, and execution processes for contract changes.
• Monitor contractor compliance with contractual, regulatory, and project-specific requirements.
• Verify required insurance, bonds, certifications, and payment documentation.
• Review subcontract and consultant agreements for proper contractual flow-down requirements.
• Support audits, investigations, and agency information requests.
• Manage claims, relief events, schedule extension requests, and dispute documentation.
• Analyze entitlement and contractual compliance issues.
• Provide contract interpretation, risk assessments, and recommendations to project leadership.
• Lead contract closeout activities, including completion documentation, warranties, retainage release, and final contract administration.

Skills

Contract administration

Public-sector contracts

Change management

Risk mitigation

Insurance & bonds

Procore

Excel

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management

Equivalent experience

Tools

Procore

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Tutor Perini O&G JV is seeking a Contract & Change Administrator to lead contract administration, change management, compliance oversight, and claims coordination on the Manhattan Jail Project in New York.

This senior-level role requires extensive experience with large construction contracts, risk management, and close collaboration with project and executive leadership to ensure timely, compliant closeout.