Senior Contracts Engineer - On-Site (Data Center)

Decima-International; Sweetwater (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Decima International is seeking a Senior Contracts Engineer/Officer to manage owner-side contract administration for data center construction projects on-site in Corsicana, TX, or Sweetwater, TX. You will review contracts, change orders, and notices, coordinating with vendors, consultants, and project teams to protect the Owner's interests.

The role emphasizes commercial discipline, risk management, and timely closeout, with responsibilities spanning payment applications, schedule impacts, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, Legal Studies, Quantity Surveying, or related fields.
• 7+ years of construction contract management, commercial management, contract administration, or construction claims support.
• Experience supporting large construction or capital projects, preferably data centers or similar programs.
• Experience with GMP, lump sum, design-build, CM-at-Risk, cost-plus, or similar delivery models.
• Strong understanding of contracts, change orders, notices, claims, scope disputes, back-charges, payment terms, and closeout requirements.
• Ability to coordinate with PMs, construction managers, cost managers, schedulers, procurement, legal, and client stakeholders.
• Experience with contract management or project management systems such as Procore, Unifier, e-Builder, Kahua, Oracle, Smartsheet, or similar platforms preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide Owner-side oversight of day-to-day contract administration for data center construction projects.
• Review and track contracts, amendments, change orders, notices, claims, payment terms, milestone requirements, and key commercial obligations.
• Serve as a primary Owner-side commercial point of contact with general contractors, consultants, and vendors on change orders, pay applications, milestone certifications, claims, and contract compliance.
• Support commercial review and administration of construction contracts across delivery models (GMP, lump sum, design-build, CM-at-Risk, cost-plus).
• Review change order requests for entitlement, scope alignment, pricing support, schedule impact, and contract compliance.
• Review payment applications for contractual compliance, backup, lien waivers, and documentation before approval.
• Coordinate with cost managers, schedulers, procurement, legal, and project leadership on commercial issues and dispute strategy.
• Monitor contractor compliance with contract requirements, notices, insurance, warranties, bonds, and closeout docs.
• Maintain contract logs, change order logs, claims registers, and risk trackers.
• Identify contract risks early and escalate issues affecting cost, schedule, or delivery.

Skills

Contract management

Commercial management

Negotiation

Documentation

Issue resolution

Owner-side experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in CM/Engineering/Business/Legal Studies or related

Tools

Procore

Unifier

e-Builder

Kahua

Oracle

Smartsheet

Job description

Decima International is seeking a Senior Contracts Engineer/Officer to manage owner-side contract administration for data center construction projects on-site in Corsicana, TX, or Sweetwater, TX. You will review contracts, change orders, and notices, coordinating with vendors, consultants, and project teams to protect the Owner's interests.

The role emphasizes commercial discipline, risk management, and timely closeout, with responsibilities spanning payment applications, schedule impacts, and