Senior Contracts Lead for Data Center Projects

Decima International; Corsicana (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Decima International is seeking a Senior Contracts Engineer/Officer to provide Owner-side contract oversight, change order review, and commercial risk management for large-scale data center projects. The role requires coordinating with project delivery, cost, schedule, procurement, and legal teams to protect the Owner’s interests.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years of construction contract management experience, familiarity with GMP, lump sum, design-build and CM-at-Risk delivery models, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, Legal Studies, Quantity Surveying, or related fields.
• 7+ years of experience in construction contract management, commercial management, contract administration, or construction claims support.
• Experience supporting large construction or capital projects, preferably in data centers, mission-critical, industrial, or similar programs.
• Experience with major construction contract models such as GMP, lump sum, design-build, CM-at-Risk, cost-plus, or similar delivery models.
• Strong understanding of construction contracts, change orders, pay applications, contractual notices, claims, scope disputes, back-charges, payment terms, and closeout requirements.

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 key 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 common delivery models, including GMP, lump sum, design-build, CM-at-Risk, and cost-plus.
• Review contractor change order requests for entitlement, scope alignment, pricing support, schedule impact, and contract compliance.
• Review payment applications for contractual compliance, required backup, lien waivers, supporting documentation, and commercial completeness before approval.
• Review project scopes, drawings, specifications, correspondence, notices, and contractor communications to support change order, claim, and scope dispute reviews while helping protect the Owner's contractual position.
• Partner with construction managers and project teams on scope disputes, field interpretations, back-charge administration, and contract-related issue resolution.
• Coordinate with cost managers, schedulers, project managers, procurement, legal, and project leadership on commercial issues, contractual notices, cure periods, enforcement actions, and dispute resolution strategy.
• Support periodic contractor audits related to reimbursable costs, contract compliance, change order backup, and payment documentation.
• Monitor contractor compliance with contract requirements, including notices, deliverables, insurance, payment provisions, warranties, bonds, and closeout documentation.
• Maintain contract logs, change order logs, claims registers, correspondence records, and commercial risk trackers.
• Identify contract risks early and elevate issues that may impact project cost, schedule, or delivery.
• Support negotiation and resolution of commercial issues with contractors, consultants, and vendors.
• Prepare clear summaries and recommendations for project leadership.
• Support project closeout, final account settlement, and lessons learned.

Skills

Contract management

Commercial management

Contract administration

Construction claims

Stakeholder coordination

Communication

Project coordination

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, Legal Studies, Quantity Surveying, or related fields

Tools

Procore

Unifier

e-Builder

Kahua

Oracle

Smartsheet

Job description

Decima International is seeking a Senior Contracts Engineer/Officer to provide Owner-side contract oversight, change order review, and commercial risk management for large-scale data center projects. The role requires coordinating with project delivery, cost, schedule, procurement, and legal teams to protect the Owner’s interests.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years of construction contract management experience, familiarity with GMP, lump sum, design-build and CM-at-Risk delivery models, and