Senior Contract Manager

VEC is a leading construction technology services provider that is at the forefront of innovation in the construction industry, delivering cutting-edge technology solutions that revolutionize the way construction projects are designed and built. Our Mission is to challenge the status quo and reshape the way we plan, design, and construct the built world so Humanity can thrive sustainably. We partner with contractors, engineers, and developers/owners across the US and deploy our team of construction and technology professionals to improve project delivery.

We support large projects across many sectors of the industry:
Data Centers, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Tech, Education, Transportation, Aviation, Commercial Office Space, and Public Works. We love what we do, our VECommunity, and helping the best build better.

The Senior Contract Manager builds and leads VEC's commercial contracting function, owning agreements from intake and negotiation through execution and closeout. The role negotiates directly with general contractor and client legal teams, establishes practical contract standards, and independently resolves matters within approved authority. This is a full-time remote role within the United States, reporting to the VP Administration & Finance, with a base salary range of $140,000 to $165,000.

This is a hands-on senior individual contributor role with no direct reports initially, carrying meaningful responsibility for how VEC evaluates risk and commits to client obligations. Project Administrators support intake, tracking, and document coordination, which leaves the Senior Contract Manager free to focus on the substantive work: reading what is actually in front of them, redlining it, and getting to a position VEC can stand behind.

A law degree is not required for this role. What matters is substantive negotiation experience and the judgment to know when leadership or specialist advice is needed.

• Review, draft, and negotiate client, GC, subconsultant, and vendor agreements, including amendments, NDAs, and data and security terms.
• Negotiate directly with general contractor and client legal or contracts teams, discussing proposed language and resolving terms rather than routing comments between parties.
• Align subconsultant agreements with the obligations VEC has taken on with its clients.

• Negotiate indemnity, defense obligations, liability limits, insurance requirements, payment protections, intellectual property, and other contractual risks.
• Apply a working position on professional-services standard of care, consequential damages, and construction insurance, and know where VEC can flex and where it cannot.
• Bring leadership clear recommendations on material exceptions, with the risk and the trade-off stated plainly.

• Control approvals, final versions, and signature sequencing.
• Confirm that the signing copy matches the agreed terms before execution.
• Ensure work begins under an executed agreement or an approved exception.
• Maintain reliable contract records and execution controls.

• Own prequalifications, vendor registrations, and compliance questionnaires.
• Coordinate verified responses with internal teams so submissions are accurate and consistent.

• Manage contractual obligations, notices, changes, renewals, disputes, and closeout.
• Track what VEC has committed to and surface obligations before they become issues.

• Build templates and a contract playbook that project teams can actually use.
• Train project teams on contract standards and escalation paths.
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