Senior Contracts Manager - Design-Build Projects

Senior Contracts Manager - Design-Build Projects

Job Category
:
Legal

Requisition Number
: SENIO
006415

• Posted :
  November 25, 2025
• Full-Time
• Remote

Showing 1 location

Seattle, WA
701 Pike Street
Suite 1300
Seattle, WA 98101, USA

Tacoma, WA
1102 Broadway
Tacoma, WA 98402, USA

Sacramento, CA
11020 White Rock Rd
Suite 200
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670, USA

Salt Lake City, UT
2825 E Cottonwood Pkwy
Suite 180
Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USA

Las Vegas, NV
8337 W Sunset Road
Suite 310
Las Vegas, NV 89113, USA

Irvine, CA
18500 Von Karman Ave
Suite 800
Irvine, CA 92612, USA

San Jose, CA
111 W Saint John St
San Jose, CA 95113, USA

Reno, NV
3650 Mayberry Dr
Suite 11 and 12
Reno, NV 89509, USA

San Francisco, CA
77 Geary St
5th Floor Office 665
San Francisco, CA 94108, USA

Fort Worth, TX
5049 Edwards Ranch Clearfork
04-125
Fort Worth, TX 76109, USA

As a Senior Contracts Manager, you’ll be a trusted advisor to project teams, helping them navigate complex agreements and make informed business decisions. You’ll use your communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills to review contracts, guide negotiations, and identify risks—contributing to the successful delivery of design-build and related projects in the water and wastewater industry.

Detailed Description

• Advise project teams involved in design-build and related projects, either in a contractor role, designer role, or both, as to appropriate contractual terms in a variety of settings.
• Review RFPs and the associated contracts, provide contract risk assessments including proposed contract changes and exceptions and suggest risk mitigation measures.
• Be responsible to draft and review a variety of agreements, including NDAs, teaming agreements, joint ventures, prime contracts, and subcontracts.
• Maintain close working relationships with applicable leadership team, sales and delivery managers, other members of the legal department, as well as other internal core services groups necessary to achieve comprehensive review and risk assessment (cybersecurity, tax, insurance, etc.).
• Serve as one of the organization’s contacts to address questions related to existing contracts and contract processes.
• Prioritize between multiple projects on a time-sensitive basis.

Desired Skills and Experience

• A minimum of 8 years working as a contracts manager or similar role
• Substantial knowledge and experience with design-build projects and standard contract forms (such as DBIA and EJCDC), preferably in the water and wastewater industry
• Experience building strong relationships with project teams and influencing decisions
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of related experience
• Senior level experience negotiating contracts with a pragmatic, flexible negotiation style based on sound business acumen
• Public-Private Partnership (PPP/P3) and/or Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) experience a plus.
• Strong understanding of legal concepts (e.g., standard of care, liability, insurances, indemnification, acceptance, warranties, intellectual property rights, etc.) and state and local contracting practices
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite and Teams, and other contract management technology
• Collaborative team player with strong interpersonal, organizational, analytical, and communication (oral and written) skills
• Exceptional business ethics, influence, and leadership skills

Salary Range: The hourly pay range for this position is based on the employee’s primary work location and may be more or less depending upon skills, experience, and education. These ranges may be modified in the future.

Location B:
Salary $117,000 - $160,000

You can view which BC location applies to you here. If you have any questions, please speak with your Recruiter.

Benefits and Other Compensation: We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee health, performance, and success which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off and parental leave, paid holidays, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, performance-based bonus eligibility, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance and long-term care insurance.

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