Senior Contract Specialist

Role overview

Contracts, negotiation, and risk

• Reviews, negotiates, and administers prime contracts, subcontracts, service and consultant agreements, purchase orders, and other commercial documents.
• Identifies contractual, commercial, financial, and legal risks and develops mitigation strategies.
• Drafts and negotiates amendments, change agreements, notices, settlements, and related documentation.
• Advises project teams and leaders and evaluates contractual obligations, risks, and opportunities.

Prime contracts and claims

• Leads contract reviews for pursuits and awarded projects, communicates obligations, and supports tender, bonding, insurance, and commercial compliance.
• Monitors notices, milestones, entitlement events, and change management and flows prime obligations down to subcontractors and suppliers.
• Supports claims, disputes, change orders, entitlement assessments, commercial negotiations, settlements, final accounts, and close-out.

Subcontracts and commercial excellence

• Manages major subcontract lifecycles from RFQ through award, administration, and close-out, including terms, performance, payments, compliance, claims, and disputes.
• Maintains contract records and contributes to commercial practices, templates, governance, risk initiatives, and vendor prequalification.
• Mentors junior commercial and contract administration team members and improves contract management processes.

Required experience

• At least seven years of progressive experience in contract administration, commercial management, subcontract management, or construction contracts.
• Experience supporting major marine, heavy civil, industrial, infrastructure, or energy projects.
• Strong understanding of construction contract formation, negotiation, administration, and risk allocation.
• Experience managing prime contracts, subcontracts, claims, change management, dispute resolution, and commercial negotiations.

Preferred qualifications

• A degree or diploma in Law, Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Commerce, Supply Chain Management, or a related discipline is preferred.
• Working knowledge of CCDC, CCA, and other standard construction contract documents is preferred.
• Professional designations or industry certifications are an asset.

Compensation

• Salary is $120,000–$140,000 per annum; the offer depends on relevant factors, qualifications, and internal equity. Bonus eligibility and company-paid RRSP contributions are listed.

Benefits

• Professional development, mentorship, and learning opportunities; 14 statutory holidays per calendar year.
• Benefits program and annual fitness and movement stipend; monthly social events.

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