Senior Contracts Specialist
🔍 About the Role
We're looking for a Senior Contracts Administrator to join our Legal & Risk team. Reporting directly to the General Counsel, this role is key to managing and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts across all business units.
You'll work closely with sales, supply chain, and leadership teams to ensure contracts are aligned with company policies and risk tolerance. Your expertise in construction and manufacturing agreements.
💼 Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the go-to expert for contract-related matters across the organization
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements including EPC contracts, MSAs, subcontracts, purchase orders, and NDAs
- Identify and manage contractual risks, including indemnity, insurance, warranty, limitation of liability, consequential damages, force majeure, and payment terms
- Lead negotiations with customers and suppliers to ensure balanced risk and compliance
- Support proposal development alongside Legal, Sales, and Operations
- Maintain contract templates, standards, and playbooks
- Monitor contract performance, renewals, amendments, and closeouts
- Stay current on relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards (e.g., UCC)
- Build strong relationships with internal teams and external partners
🎓 Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor's degree in legal studies, business, engineering, construction management, or related field-or equivalent experience.
Experience:
- 3+ years in-house experience with a manufacturing or construction company
- 5+ years in contract administration or construction management
- Strong background in negotiating complex commercial agreements
- Familiarity with laws and regulations governing construction and manufacturing contracts
🛠️ Skills & Abilities
- Deep understanding of contract terms and risk management strategies
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage competing priorities
- Excellent writing, grammar, and communication skills
- Proactive, independent, and deadline-driven
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word; solid skills in Excel, PowerPoint, and other Office tools
- Comfortable learning and using contract management systems
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