Construction Risk Manager

Legence • Albuquerque, NM

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Yearout Mechanical, a Legence company, is seeking a Construction Risk Manager to join its team in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Yearout Mechanical installs mechanical and process systems for commercial, government, manufacturing, and industrial customers in New Mexico and Texas. The company was incorporated in 1964 and describes itself as New Mexico’s premier mechanical contractor.

The Construction Risk Manager identifies, evaluates, and mitigates contractual, schedule, commercial, procurement, and field risks across plumbing and mechanical construction projects. The role reviews general contractor subcontracts and project schedules, turns requirements into actionable steps for project teams, and coordinates early-warning and mitigation efforts from preconstruction through closeout. The position works across preconstruction, project management, field operations, scheduling, procurement, legal/contracts, insurance/surety, and leadership, while supporting project managers and superintendents without taking over their ownership of projects.

The role is primarily office-based, with periodic visits to active project sites and occasional travel between project locations and company teams. Site visits may require standard construction-site personal protective equipment and compliance with project safety requirements. Candidates must have current U.S. work authorization; visa sponsorship is unavailable.

Requirements

• Seven or more years of experience in commercial construction, mechanical contracting, project management, scheduling, contract administration, or project controls.
• Working knowledge of plumbing and mechanical construction, GC subcontracts, CPM scheduling, change management, and construction documentation.
• Ability to analyze contract and schedule information, identify exposure early, and translate complex requirements into practical actions.
• Strong written and verbal communication, documentation, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to work effectively with field and office personnel without taking ownership away from the project manager or superintendent.
• Current U.S. work authorization; visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, business, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Experience with a plumbing, HVAC, piping, or mechanical contractor on large commercial, industrial, healthcare, institutional, or mission-critical projects.
• Experience with delay analysis, claims, change orders, risk registers, recovery planning, or construction risk-management programs.
• Proficiency with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, or similar scheduling and construction-management platforms.
• Familiarity with construction contract law, AIA or ConsensusDocs agreements, flow-down provisions, equipment lead times, commissioning, and code or inspection timelines.
• CCM, PSP, RMP, or similar professional certification.

Responsibilities

• Review GC subcontracts, purchase orders, exhibits, and related documents for high-risk terms and exposures, including obligations, milestones, notice requirements, payment provisions, liquidated damages, delays, acceleration, back charges, warranties, indemnification, and termination.
• Prepare concise, project-specific contract risk summaries identifying actions, owners, deadlines, documentation, and escalation paths.
• Monitor compliance with contractual notice and recordkeeping requirements, and support change management, entitlement documentation, claims, and back-charge responses.
• Assist with contract redlines and risk-mitigation strategies in coordination with leadership and legal or contracts resources.
• Review baseline and updated CPM schedules at bid, award, turnover, and execution for risks involving milestones, sequencing, logic, float, manpower, procurement, commissioning, and completion.
• Identify schedule impacts related to design, RFIs, submittals, predecessor work, access, trade coordination, inspections, testing, material availability, and out-of-sequence work.
• Work with project and field teams to determine delay causes and develop mitigation, recovery, acceleration, and contingency plans.
• Establish project risk registers with owners, target dates, status, and escalation requirements, and conduct formal reviews at key project stages.
• Identify long-lead equipment, material, fabrication, vendor, and supply-chain risks that may affect milestones or cost.
• Coordinate mitigation plans for critical materials and equipment with purchasing, vendors, project management, superintendents, and field leadership.
• Monitor access, coordination, productivity, trade stacking, inspections, commissioning, and other field conditions that may create schedule or commercial exposure.
• Conduct site visits as needed to evaluate significant risks and verify that mitigation actions are practical and progressing.
• Prepare risk reports and recommendations for operations and executive leadership, highlighting significant exposure and decisions required.
• Maintain documentation supporting major contract, schedule, change, and commercial issues.
• Serve as a liaison among preconstruction, project management, field operations, scheduling, procurement, legal/contracts, insurance/surety, and leadership.
• Identify recurring risk trends and incorporate lessons learned into future bids, contracts, project turnover, and execution standards.

Benefits

• Company-paid medical, dental, vision, prescription drug, accident and sickness benefits, basic group life and AD&D, and Employee Assistance Program.
• Paid vacation, company-paid holidays, and paid sick leave.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed