Senior Contracts Manager

Confidential Jobs; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

401(k) matching

Vacation and holidays

FSAs/HSAs

Job summary

Confidential Jobs in Houston seeks a Senior Contracts Manager to join the Legal/Contracts and Risk Management team. The role supports contracting efforts and cross-functional coordination, ensuring timely review and execution of a wide range of agreements for the company’s heavy equipment operations.

The ideal candidate will have extensive contract management experience, strong drafting and negotiation skills, and the ability to lead a team of contracts administrators in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Construction Management, Law, or related field.
• Proven contract management experience in construction/industrial sectors.
• Licensed attorney preferred.
• Strong drafting, negotiation and dispute resolution skills.
• Excellent communication and ability to interact with all organization levels.

Responsibilities

• Support Houston’s Contracts, Legal, Risk Management, Operations and HR teams.
• Develop contract review, management and decision-making processes to optimize efficiencies.
• Draft, evaluate, negotiate, and execute a wide variety of contracts.
• Review, redline, negotiate terms and sign contracts per authorization guidelines.
• Own the contracting process from scope verification to final document execution and admin tasks.
• Coordinate with other departments on special requirements (billing, payroll, insured programs).
• Train and supervise contracts administrators.

Skills

Contract management

Drafting & negotiation

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

MS Office

Adobe Acrobat

DocuSign

Salesforce

Job description

A leading heavy equipment rental company has shaped this country’s infrastructure story for over a century. Over that time, the business has grown and reinvented itself at every major inflection point in the industry, from the machines it operates to the way it runs the business.

Today, the company operates one of the largest bare rental fleets of rough terrain and lattice crawler cranes in the world, with thousands of machines working across the United States and continued fleet expansion planned

Job Overview

The Senior Contracts Manager will be a member of a team of attorneys and other risk management professionals and will primarily support contracting efforts within the Legal/Contracts and Risk Management Departments. The position is in our Houston, Texas office.

Responsibilities

• Support Houston’s Contracts, Legal, Risk Management, Operations and HR teams.
• Develop contract review, management and decision-making processes and systems to optimize efficiencies.
• Draft, evaluate, negotiate, and execute a wide variety of contracts covering a range of transactions.
• Review, redline, and negotiate terms, resolve disputes and sign (in accordance with documented authorization guidelines) customer construction contracts, equipment rental agreements, equipment sales documents, consulting agreements, and other documents germane to the Company’s operations.
• Own the contracting process from initial fact-checking (confirmation of scope, schedule, insurance requirements and price with sales and payment status with accounting) to final document execution, including performing all related “administrative” tasks.
• Identifying and notifying other departments of special requirements, such as special billing requirements or online billing programs, certified payroll reporting, local hiring, and controlled insurance programs.
• Enrolling in controlled insurance programs.
• Ordering or pulling insurance certificates from the insurance company's online database.
• Reviewing and uploading customer insurance certificates into a database.
• Coordinate with internal and external resources in claims and risk management, dispute resolution, litigation, and collection/bankruptcy matters.
• Interface with and cross-train team members in other departments.
• Supervise and train contracts administrators.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Construction Management, Law, or related field.
• Licensed attorney preferred.
• Construction/Oil & Gas background a plus.
• 8-12 years of contract management experience in construction, industrial, engineering, or heavy equipment sectors, including drafting, redlining, negotiating and resolving contract disputes. A thorough understanding of contracts, indemnification, and insurance is mandatory
• High level of interpersonal and problem-solving skills, poise, and perseverance with the ability to interact and communicate with individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with and persuade customers and other stakeholders by email, telephone, and video conferencing. Must excel at contract draftsmanship.
• Proficiency with MS Office products, including Word, Excel, and Outlook, and with Adobe Acrobat is required. Experience with DocuSign and Salesforce is a plus.
• High attention to detail in composing, drafting, and proofing materials, analyzing contract language and expertly explaining critical contract and risk concepts, establishing priorities, and meeting deadlines. Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and juggle multiple competing tasks and demands.
• Ability to work independently after initial training.
• Benefits: Competitive pay and a matching 401(k) plan
• Vacation, Company Holidays, and Sick Days
• Flexible spending accounts/Health Savings Account