Contracts Manager

Muller, Inc.•Reston, VA

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

We're seeking a Contract & Procurement Administrator to help streamline and modernize contract management across our growing group of companies. This is a unique opportunity to work directly with company leadership, legal counsel, purchasing teams, and key stakeholders to improve contract processes, reduce risk, and implement innovative solutions—including AI and automation tools—to drive efficiency. The following description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential responsibilities of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required.

Requirements

Existing familiarity with construction contract language implications (in Virginia, DC and Maryland)
Minimum 3+ years of relevant experience managing the full lifecycle of construction contracts and procurement processes.
Highly organized
Strong administrative skills in programs such as Microsoft Word used to negotiate contract language

Responsibilities

Create, update and maintain client proposal and vendor contract templates for 3 operating businesses
Work with attorney to understand legal implications of typical contract language and proposed revisions.
Coordinate closely with company leadership, purchasing team, vendor relationship team, third party attorney and different internal buyers to create and improve contract related processes.
Focus on expediting contract administration, negotiation and execution process while maintaining critical controls to protect company.
Strike balance between contract language being reasonable and not overwhelming/business friendly while protecting organization's best interests (especially on sensitive clauses).
Implement automation and AI into review processes to increase efficiency.