Senior Construction Contracts Manager (On-site)

The role

This person will provide owner-side oversight of contract administration for data center construction projects. They will review contracts, change orders, and contractor compliance while coordinating with project delivery, cost, schedule, procurement, and legal teams.

What you will do

• 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.
• Support commercial review and administration of construction contracts across common delivery models.
• Review contractor change order requests for entitlement, scope alignment, pricing support, schedule impact, and contract compliance.
• Review payment applications for contractual compliance and supporting documentation.
• Review project scopes, drawings, specifications, and contractor communications to support dispute reviews.
• Partner with construction managers and project teams on scope disputes and issue resolution.
• Coordinate with cost managers, schedulers, procurement, legal, and project leadership on commercial issues.
• Support periodic contractor audits related to reimbursable costs and contract compliance.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, Legal Studies, Quantity Surveying, or related fields.
• 12+ years of experience in construction contract management, commercial management, contract administration, or construction claims support.
• Experience supporting large construction or capital projects.
• 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.
• Ability to review commercial documents and identify cost, schedule, and contractual risks.
• Ability to work with project managers, construction managers, cost managers, schedulers, procurement, legal, contractors, and client stakeholders.
• Strong communication, organization, negotiation, documentation, and issue-resolution skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with contract management or project management systems such as Procore, Unifier, e-Builder, Kahua, Oracle, Smartsheet, or similar platforms
• Owner-side, owner’s representative, developer, or program management experience.
• Data center or mission-critical construction experience.
• Experience supporting commercial negotiations, contractor disputes, claims review, and contractual issue resolution.
• Experience with performance bonds, parent company guarantees, insurance requirements, or other contract security structures.

Before you apply

• Current US work permit required.
• This position does not offer sponsorship for employment (e.g., H-1B visa sponsorship or transfer not offered)

About the company

Decima International is a professional services company, providing project management and controls services to clients in the United States and the Middle East.