Project Contracts Specialist

Job Title: Project Contracts Specialist Duration: 1 year Schedule: 5x40 (onsite) Location: Houston, TX (Site Visits to Corpus Christi 50% of the Time) This opportunity supports a major power generation project and focuses on post-award commercial management across procurement and subcontract activities. The role sits within a complex capital project environment, working closely with engineering, construction, project controls, finance, legal, suppliers, and subcontractors to help protect cost, schedule, quality, and contractual performance. Key areas of focus include contract administration, change order evaluation, invoice review, warranty administration, claims support, and commercial risk management. Required Experience: Minimum of seven years of progressive experience in project procurement, contract administration, subcontract management, commercial management, or a related supply chain discipline Hands-on experience administering purchase orders or subcontracts, evaluating changes, supporting negotiations, and managing post-award commercial issues Experience with invoice review, claims, warranties, supplier performance, and contract closeout Required Skills: Strong commercial analysis, negotiation, contract interpretation, and issue-resolution capability Ability to manage assigned purchase orders, service agreements, and subcontracts from award through final commercial closeout Experience evaluating change requests for contractual entitlement, scope basis, pricing, schedule impact, productivity impact, risk, and supporting documentation Capability to review invoices against contractual milestones, receiving records, approved progress, deliverables, retainage, and approved changes Knowledge of capital project procurement, purchase order administration, subcontract management, and project closeout Working knowledge of commercial terms and conditions, change management, claims, warranties, insurance, liens, and payment administration Excellent written communication, documentation, stakeholder management, and supplier-facing skills Advanced Microsoft Office skills and proficiency with procurement, contract management, and project reporting systems Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field Experience supporting major capital projects, power generation, LNG, EPC, construction, or other heavy industrial environments Understanding of owner-furnished equipment, EPC project interfaces, project controls, and construction execution Experience working with common procurement or ERP platforms such as Oracle, SAP, GEP, Coupa, or JDE #LI-AG3