Senior Contracts Administrator Manager

Senior Contracts Administrator Manager

When you become part of the B&R team, your opportunities are endless. As a leading global engineering, construction, and services company, we support the energy, hydrocarbon, government services, minerals, civil infrastructure, power, industrial, and commercial markets on six continents. Serving our customers through diverse business segments, we offer challenging assignments on some of the world's largest and most complex projects where our clients have come to value us, because they know we deliver.

We are in search of a Senior Contracts Administrator Manager to join our team. The Senior Contracts Administrator Manager oversees the preparation, review, negotiations, and management of all company contracts to ensure compliance, minimize risk, and support business objectives. This role joins a team of contract professionals and works closely with internal stakeholders including legal, finance, procurement, sales and operations, to ensure contracts are executed efficiently and in alignment with company policies.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Manage the full lifecycle of contracts, including drafting, reviewing, negotiating, executing, storing, and monitoring obligations.
• Ensure contracts comply with legal, regulatory, and internal policy requirements.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for complex or high-risk contract issues.
• Maintain and monitor the contract management system, ensuring accuracy and accessibility.
• Identify potential risks in proposed contract terms and create solutions to reduce exposure.
• Collaborate with Legal Counsel to ensure language reflects the company's risk tolerance and strategic objectives.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of regulatory changes and industry standards that impact contracting.
• Track key contract metrics, renewals, expirations, and obligations to keep stakeholders informed.
• Develop process improvements to streamline contract workflows and enhance efficiency.
• Support audits and internal reporting requirements related to contracts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 10+ years of experience in contract administration, contract management, or legal operations.
• Strong understanding of contractual terms, negotiation strategies, and compliance requirements.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention-to-detail a must.
• Ability to interpret legal language and communicate it clearly to non-legal stakeholders.
• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient using Microsoft Office Suite (particularly MS Word and MS Excel), as well as Adobe Acrobat.
• Ability to manage multiple, simultaneous priorities in fast-paced environment.
• Ability to review large contract documents efficiently.
• Ability to "learn on the fly" / be a quick study.
• Prioritize different contract risk areas when the company's ability to redline changes may be limited.

B&R is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

BENEFITS: Brown and Root offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which include a 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, and flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.