Senior Construction Contracts Manager; On-site - Corsicana, TX, or Sweetwater, TX

Senior Construction Contracts Manager (On-site) - Corsicana, TX, or Sweetwater, TX

Corsicana, Texas, United States;
Sweetwater, Texas, United States

Decima International is a professional services company, providing project management and controls services to clients in the United States and the Middle East. Our mission is to become the premier professional services provider across all industry sectors we are engaged in. To accomplish this, Decima International’s founders established a simple yet powerful formula: approach each client engagement as a partnership, create an environment that attracts the most talented professionals and allows them to flourish, and regulate growth to maintain excellence in our service standards.

We are looking for a driven and capable Senior Contracts Manager to support large‑scale data center construction projects in an owner’s representative capacity. This hands‑on, project‑facing role supports the owner through contract administration oversight, change order review, commercial risk management, contractor compliance monitoring, and coordination with project delivery, cost, schedule, procurement, and legal teams.

• 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 on change orders, pay applications, milestone certifications, claims, and contract compliance.
• Support commercial review and administration of construction contracts across common delivery models, including GMP, lump sum, design‑build, CM‑at‑Risk, and cost‑plus.
• Review contractor change order requests for entitlement, scope alignment, pricing support, schedule impact, and contract compliance.
• Review payment applications for contractual compliance, required backup, lien waivers, supporting documentation, and commercial completeness before approval.
• Review project scopes, drawings, specifications, correspondence, notices, and contractor communications to support change order, claim, and scope dispute reviews while helping protect the Owner’s contractual position.
• Partner with construction managers and project teams on scope disputes, field interpretations, back‑charge administration, and contract‑related issue resolution.
• Coordinate with cost managers, schedulers, project managers, procurement, legal, and project leadership on commercial issues, contractual notices, cure periods, enforcement actions, and dispute resolution strategy.
• Support periodic contractor audits related to reimbursable costs, contract compliance, change order backup, and payment documentation.
• Monitor contractor compliance with contract requirements, including notices, deliverables, insurance, payment provisions, warranties, bonds, and closeout documentation.
• Maintain contract logs, change order logs, claims registers, correspondence records, and commercial risk trackers.
• Identify contract risks early and elevate issues that may impact project cost, schedule, or delivery.
• Support negotiation and resolution of commercial issues with contractors, consultants, and vendors.
• Prepare clear summaries and recommendations for project leadership.
• Support project closeout, final account settlement, and lessons learned.

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, preferably in complex technical environments such as data centers, mission‑critical, industrial, semiconductor, power, infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, or similar programs.
• 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,…