Construction Contracts Manager

S & K Technologies, Inc.•Marana, AZ

7d•Remote

About The Position

The Construction Contracts Manager will manage and direct contracting efforts to support subsidiaries under S&K Technologies, Inc. This position will have focused emphasis on support to construction and architect-engineer contracts. The Contracts Manager’s role in the “cradle to grave” contracting process will require close collaboration with various internal departments, subsidiaries, and external customers.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required. Preferred degree in Business Administration, Contracting, or Finance.
Ten (10) years’ minimum experience in construction and architect-engineering contracts and/or subcontract management required.
Experience in U.S. government construction and architect-engineering contracting career field.
Experience preparing and managing commercial and federal construction subcontracts.
Extensive working knowledge of construction-related FAR provisions, federal flow-down requirements, and government contract structure in value of micro-purchases through $100M plus.
Knowledge of construction contracting principles including insurance, lien rights, flow-down clauses, and general commercial terms.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty assigned thoroughly and independently, without supervision on short-term projects.
The ability to obtain and maintain any customer, site-specific, or project-specific clearances, badging, or access approvals required to review restricted scope and contract documents.
Must possess a strong understanding of technical issues regarding contract impacts associated with construction and architect-engineer requirements, including design-build and similar delivery methods, and the ability to communicate those impacts effectively in verbal and written form in both commercial and federal construction contract environments.
This position requires the ability to communicate effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
Proficiency with Procore, Costpoint, SharePoint, Teams, and Microsoft Office.
Strong technical proficiency with digital contract tools and the ability to adopt emerging technologies that support contract analysis, document comparison, and risk identification.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple projects and competing priorities.
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
Adaptable to changing requirements and tasks.
Excellent telephone/e-mail skills

Nice To Haves

Contracting telecommunications, vertical, civil, or utility experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Prepare, review, negotiate, administer, and track commercial and federal construction subcontracts and prime contracts, purchase agreements, Master Service Agreements, and related contract documents in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Department of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplements (DFARS), S&K policies, best commercial practices, and other US Government regulations and policies.
Support Project Managers (or other Project Leads) with timely and accurate contract guidance throughout the project lifecycle.
Ensure subcontract scope, deliverables, flow-down requirements, prevailing wage requirements (Davis-Bacon & Service Contract Act), insurance, licensing, and risk requirements are fully captured for execution and enforced.
Interpret and apply all required contract clauses, including FAR clauses, especially construction-related, federal flow-downs, and customer contract requirements.
Coordinate contract reviews, approvals, routing, signatures, and filing in accordance with S&K policies.
Identify, mitigate, and provide guidance contractual risks, including scope gaps, schedule impact, damages, commercial exposure, and contract compliance obligations.
Organize and maintain accurate contract records in required S&K repositories such as SharePoint, and LLC organizational & management systems such as Procore.
Create, implement, and utilize templates for such documents as Price Negotiation Memorandums, Price Competition Memorandums, subcontracts, Master Service Agreements, change orders, contract modifications, letters of intent, lien releases, waivers, Teaming Agreements, and all other related contractual documents.
Assist with continuous improvement and alignment of S&K and the assigned LLC(s) contract tools, templates, workflows, and training materials.
Provide recommendations associated with risk and contract terms to limit S&K’s exposure and communicate analysis of contract documents.
Collaborate with Operations, Project Controls, Finance, and other functionals to support startup, execution, and closeout.
Analyze new procurement law, regulation, and contract trends for potential impact on business, and maintain contracting career field currency.
Possess an expert understanding of, and proficiency with, corporate or LLC Federal Procurement Policies and Procedures manual to ensure all pre-award and post-award actions are compliant.
Some travel may be required.
Train other internal corporate teammates, in a classroom setting or remotely, procurement policies and procedures or other contracting related topics.
Audit internal contract files, as requested, for compliance with S&K or LLC Federal Procurement Policies and Procedures manual.
Assist subsidiaries and others with expert preparation for external audits or inspections such as a DCMA Contractor Purchasing System (CPSR) review.
Integrate some licensing/registration/other duties associated with LLC annual compliance.
Prepare reports and recommendations for presentation to the managers.
Perform other duties as assigned by management.