Senior Contracts Engineer/Officer (On-site) - Corsicana, TX, or Sweetwater, TX

The role

This person will provide owner-side oversight of contract administration for data center construction projects. They will review contracts, change orders, and payment applications while managing commercial risks and contractor compliance.

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.
• 7+ 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.