Contracts Manager (OFCI and Vendor) (On-site) - Corsicana, TX, or Sweetwater, TX

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the contractual boundary between owner-purchased equipment, equipment vendors, and general contractor installation responsibilities.
• Maintain and administer the OFCI Responsibility Matrix covering basis of design ownership, submittal approval authority, storage risk allocation, delivery acceptance, custody transfer point, warranty pass-through obligations, commissioning support obligations, and the commercial mechanism for OFCI delivery delays affecting GC schedule entitlement.
• Manage custody transfer, equipment handover, and risk-of-loss obligations at the point of delivery.
• Administer warranty pass-through obligations between equipment vendors and the general contractor.
• Establish contractual responsibility for equipment submittal approvals and ownership of the design freeze.
• Administer the contractual mechanism for late OFCI equipment delivery and related general contractor extension-of-time claims.
• Manage ownership, resolution, and closure of Factory Acceptance Testing punch items before equipment shipment.
• Define and enforce equipment vendor commissioning-support obligations.
• Support the administration of the utility interconnection agreement and coordinate on contractual obligations at the owner-vendor-utility boundary where applicable.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, Legal Studies, Quantity Surveying, or related fields.
• 7+ years of experience in construction contract management, vendor contract administration, OFCI equipment interfaces, or related commercial contract functions supporting major capital construction programs.
• Direct experience managing OFCI, owner-furnished equipment, vendor contracts, free-issue equipment, or comparable equipment interfaces on major capital construction programs.
• Experience supporting projects in data centers, energy, oil and gas, advanced manufacturing, industrial, or similar environments where major equipment is purchased directly by the Owner and installed by a general contractor.
• Experience managing custody transfer, equipment handover, and risk-of-loss requirements associated with major equipment delivery.
• Strong understanding of warranty pass-through obligations and contractual interfaces between owners, equipment vendors, and installation contractors.
• Experience managing equipment submittal approval responsibilities, design authority, and design freeze requirements.
• Experience administering contractual schedule mechanisms and extension-of-time claims arising from late OFCI or owner-furnished equipment delivery.
• Experience managing Factory Acceptance Testing requirements, punch item ownership, resolution, and closure before equipment shipment.
• Experience in defining and administering vendor obligations for installation assistance, testing, commissioning support, and issue resolution.
• Strong understanding of vendor contracts, equipment interfaces, EPC contracts, design-build contracts, and construction contract administration.
• Ability to identify contractual gaps, overlapping responsibilities, and interface risks across vendors, contractors, and project delivery teams.
• Ability to work with equipment vendors, general contractors, project managers, construction managers, schedulers, commissioning teams, procurement teams, and client stakeholders.
• Strong communication, organization, documentation, analytical, negotiation, and issue-resolution skills.
• Experience with contract management or project management systems such as Procore, Unifier, e-Builder, Kahua, Oracle, Smartsheet, or similar platforms preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Owner-side, owner's representative, developer, or program management experience.
• Data center or mission-critical construction experience.
• Experience managing free-issue equipment interfaces on EPC or design-build programs.
• Experience managing contractual interfaces for major electrical, mechanical, process, or other long-lead equipment.
• Experience supporting the resolution of disputes involving equipment delivery, installation readiness, warranty obligations, schedule impacts, Factory Acceptance Testing, or commissioning support.

Position Details

• Primary Location (On-site):
• Corsicana, Texas
• Sweetwater, Texas
• Position: Contracts Manager (OFCI and Vendor)
• Position Classification: Salary-based full-time hours
• Current US work permit required. This position does not offer sponsorship for employment (e.g., H-1B visa sponsorship or transfer not offered)

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