Senior Contracts & Claims Manager for Major CAPEX Projects

Digital Prospectors; Vacaville (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Digital Prospectors is seeking a Senior Contracts & Claims Manager to oversee the commercial management of a portfolio of large capital projects, including greenfield and brownfield CAPEX, typically with project spend of at least USD 5 million.

The role partners with engineering, project, procurement, legal, and finance teams to ensure strong contract governance, value-for-money, and schedule adherence across the project lifecycle, while safeguarding the company’s contractual rights.

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial contract management for large capital projects.
• Experience managing or supporting projects with budgets of at least USD 5 million.
• Strong understanding of contract creation, execution, claims management, change control, and risk mitigation.
• Demonstrated negotiation skills with contractors, suppliers, consultants, and other stakeholders.
• Experience supporting cost control processes such as progress measurement, remeasurement, cash flow, guarantees, and back-charges.
• Ability to interpret complex contract terms and identify commercial risks and opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Support the definition of risk mitigation plans and participate in the development of contracting strategies.
• Work with cost control to implement and maintain contract cost controls, including progress measurement, remeasurement, bank guarantees, additional items, claims, cash flow, and back-charges.
• Analyze contract conditions and support project management in the preparation and execution of contracts.
• Review new tenders and contracts with strategic suppliers.
• Support negotiation of major contracts and subcontracts, including final review and document preparation with strategic suppliers.
• Coordinate change orders, delay management, conflict management, and preparation for potential litigation, arbitration, or alternative dispute resolution, including proper documentation and timely contractor correspondence.
• Oversee and support project commercial teams to optimize project returns.
• Identify opportunities for outgoing claims and support claim strategy, notifications, correspondence, negotiation, and settlement.

Skills

Contract management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Contract management tools

Job description

Digital Prospectors is seeking a Senior Contracts & Claims Manager to oversee the commercial management of a portfolio of large capital projects, including greenfield and brownfield CAPEX, typically with project spend of at least USD 5 million.

The role partners with engineering, project, procurement, legal, and finance teams to ensure strong contract governance, value-for-money, and schedule adherence across the project lifecycle, while safeguarding the company’s contractual rights.