Job Details

We are supporting a privately held digital infrastructure owner and developer on their search for a Senior Manager, Contracts. This role sits within the Supply Chain organization and plays a critical owner-side role in shaping contractual strategy and execution for large-scale, mission-critical construction projects, including data centers. The Senior Manager, Contracts will lead end-to-end contracting activities from RFP development through construction close-out, representing ownership interests across EPC, design-build, OFCI, and major supply agreements, with a strong focus on optimizing risk allocation, schedule certainty, compliance, and cost outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creation, issuance, and full-cycle management of RFPs for EPC, design-build, professional services, OFCI, long-lead equipment, and major supply agreements
• Negotiate and execute complex owner-side contract documents, including EPC, design-build, and major procurement agreements, ensuring alignment with cost, schedule, and risk objectives
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve contract templates, commercial terms, negotiation playbooks, and standard positions tailored to fast-paced capital project delivery
• Partner closely with legal, procurement, project management, engineering, and finance teams to ensure contractual compliance, scope clarity, and coordinated execution
• Support project teams with change orders, claims, extensions of time, close-outs, and dispute resolution to minimize commercial exposure and maintain project momentum
• Oversee vendor prequalification, bid evaluation processes, and long-lead equipment and OFCI procurement strategies
• Track contract obligations, critical milestones, notice requirements, and deliverables to ensure adherence to owner standards and project requirements
• Provide regular reporting to leadership on contracting activities, commercial risk exposure, commitments, and overall contract performance across active projects
  
  

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, law, or a related field; advanced degree (Master's or JD) preferred
• 5+ years of contract management experience supporting major capital construction projects
• Demonstrated owner-side experience negotiating and administering EPC, design-build, and major procurement contracts
• Strong understanding of construction contract law, commercial risk allocation, claims management, and dispute resolution
• Experience supporting projects across the full lifecycle, from initial RFP through construction and close-out
• Proficiency with contract management and document control systems and the MS Office suite

Preferred Skills & Attributes

• Experience supporting data center, mission-critical, or other complex infrastructure projects
• Familiarity with OFCI and long-lead equipment procurement strategies
• Strong commercial judgment with the ability to balance cost, schedule, and risk from an owner's perspective
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple high-value contracts simultaneously in a fast-paced environment