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About the Role

The Contracts Manager partners with Sales, Estimating, Project Management, Legal, and Senior Management to negotiate, structure, and finalize contracts, MSAs, subcontracts, and other commercial agreements. This role is the primary point of contact for contract review and negotiation during pursuit and award, monitoring execution to ensure alignment with negotiated terms. The ideal candidate protects the company’s commercial interests and legal risk while effectively navigating the contracting strategies of major clients.

Responsibilities

Partner with Sales/Business Development throughout the bid and pursuit process to review RFPs, prime contracts, and subcontract agreements.
Draft, review, redline, and negotiate contract terms with general contractors, owners, and construction managers, including scope, pricing, payment terms, schedules, and risk allocation.
Identify and mitigate unfavorable contract language (indemnification, insurance requirements, liquidated/consequential damages, payment provisions, retainage warranties, etc.) and negotiate acceptable revisions.
Collaborate with legal counsel, insurance/surety brokers, and executive leadership on risk review and approval.
Ensure contract terms align with project estimates, scope qualifications, and bid commitments.
Manage the full contract lifecycle: drafting, execution, distribution, record retention, change orders, and amendments in coordination with Project Management.
Support Sales in preparing bid qualifications, exclusions, and proposal terms that reduce downstream risk.
Maintain a contract tracker with key dates, obligations, bonding, insurance, and notice requirements.
Monitor compliance with contractual notices and advise Project Management on claims, delays, and changes.
Review material or nonstandard subcontracts, supplier agreements, and purchase orders, including global partner agreements, to ensure appropriate flow-down of prime contract requirements.
Stay current on AISC Code of Standard Practice, AIA/Consensus Docs forms, lien laws, and industry risk provisions.

Requirements

8+ years of contract administration/management experience in construction, steel fabrication/erection, heavy industrial subcontracting, or EPCM environments.
Demonstrated success negotiating contracts directly with general contractors, construction managers, owners, and sophisticated client legal teams.
Strong knowledge of standard construction and subcontract contract forms (AIA, MSA, Consensus Docs) and AISC practices.
Knowledge of bonding, surety requirements, and construction insurance programs, including CGL, builder’s risk, and wrap-up programs such as OCIP and CCIP.
Experience working cross-functionally with Sales, Estimating, Project Management, and Legal teams.
Experience in developing, negotiating, and executing MSA’s either as owner client or vendor.
Strong communication skills, with the ability to represent the company’s interests professionally in front of clients and partners.
Excellent negotiation, drafting, redlining, and high attention to detail.
Proficiency with contract management software, CRM, Microsoft Office, AI tools and relevant Project Management tools.

Skills

Contract administration
Contract management
Negotiation
Contract review
Risk mitigation
Communication
Drafting
Redlining
Attention to detail
Contract management software
CRM
Microsoft Office
AI tools
Project Management tools

Experience Level

8+ years

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Construction Management, Business, Finance, or related field
Paralegal certification preferred
Juris Doctor degree preferred
Formal contract-management training preferred

About the Company

Allied is engaged in the business of designing, engineering, fabricating, supplying, erecting, and otherwise providing commercial steel building systems, structural steel systems, and related construction products and services.
We believe great service matters from start to finish. It’s why going the distance for our clients starts with taking care of our team members. They are our most important asset. We invest in their continuous development, and recognize their contribution to our success. Great work starts with collaborating with a team dedicated to creating value worldwide. The Allied Team is highly resourceful, innovative, and competent with extensive experience. Our culture is flexible, offering work-life balance, empowered because everyone’s voice matters, unified by promoting “we” over “me” and creative thinking outside the box, it’s the Allied way.

Equal Opportunity

Allied is an equal opportunity employer.
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