Contract Manager

Primary Purpose and Essential Duties

The Contract Manager supports the coordination, compliance, and analysis of all design-build, construction, and construction management contracts and subcontracts (“Agreements”). This individual will assist in managing risk and compliance in transactions through the entire pre-construction, construction, and closeout phases. Specific responsibilities include:

• Analyze and understand the general obligations of all parties to Agreements for the Contract Manager’s assigned project.
• Ensure company compliance with Agreements, especially high risk obligations.
• Identify, and, with the project team, mitigate specific high risk liabilities arising from Agreements.
• Create a checklist matrix for risk management and Agreement compliance, updating such matrix from pre-construction to closeout.
• Monitor Agreement risks and verify risk mitigation, providing weekly updates to the project team.
• Document project activities related to the such identified high risk Agreement compliance matters.
• Coordinate Agreement compliance with the project team, providing Agreement notices as needed.
• Before or during closeout, verify all contract compliance risks arising under Agreements have been completed.
• Provide closeout documentation, including the completed checklist risk matrix, demonstrating the company compliance with Agreements.

This position is Full Time, Exempt (for purposes of the FLSA), and reports to the Vice President.

Required Education, Experience and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Law, Engineering, Construction, or a related field.
• 5 years of experience managing contracts in construction industry.
• Must have prior experience with administering, analyzing, and executing construction contracts.
• Demonstrate a solid understanding of basic contract law principles and terminology.
• Exhibit deep analysis and strong attention to detail.
• Possess superior organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects with shifting deadlines.
• Must have strong computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office programs.
• Must possess excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with legal, business, finance, and technical professionals.
• Shall require long periods of sitting or standing at a desk in front of a computer in the office environment.

Travel Requirements

• Occasional travel up to 10%

Preferred Education, Experience and Qualifications

• Experience with database software.

Travel Requirements

• Occasional travel up to 10%

Physical/Work Environment Requirements

• Shall require long periods of sitting or standing at a desk in front of a computer in the office environment.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Women, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities, and participate in the e-Verify program. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other classification protected by law.

To staffing/placement agencies: We are not responsible for any fee related to unsolicited resumes from 3rd party staffing and placement agencies (whether submitted through this website or sent directly to an employee of Bernhard LLC or its operating companies) unless a written agreement is in place between the agency and Bernhard, LLC (“Company”) and an authorized Company representative makes a written request to the agency to assist with a requisition. Similarly, no fee will be paid for candidates who apply and claim to be represented by an agency. Any unsolicited resumes, CVs, or other candidate information submitted by an agency will become the property of the Company, and no fee will be paid in the event such candidate is hired.

If you are an agency and would like to be considered for partnership with Bernhard, LLC please send your company’s information to agency@bernhard.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)