Senior Contracts Manager in Edmonton

Our client, a global leader in the energy and industrial sector, is executing a large-scale construction project in the Greater Edmonton Area. We are seeking an experienced Senior Contracts Manager to provide on-site contract execution support and oversight, ensuring the successful delivery of key contractor scopes throughout the construction phase of a major project on a global scale. You will join a team of on-site contract specialists overseeing contract administration and contractor performance, ensuring that all commercial obligations are met. You will work across Time Material, Unit Price, and Reimbursable contract structures, playing a key role in supporting project delivery through construction execution.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the on-site delivery of construction contracts, ensuring adherence to Time and Material, Unit Price, and Reimbursable commercial models.
• Manage day-to-day contract administration for 3rd party service providers and construction contractors.
• Act as the primary interface for contractor performance, ensuring compliance with contract scope, timelines, and deliverables.
• Work alongside internal project teams to proactively address contract deliverable tracking and resolve site-level issues.
• Monitor project costs, validate contractor invoicing, and manage contract variations and change orders.
• Ensure accurate contract documentation, reporting, and compliance throughout the execution phase.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience in contracts administration and execution on major construction projects, ideally within energy, infrastructure, or industrial sectors.
• Strong expertise in managing Time Material, Unit Price, and Reimbursable contract structures, with practical, hands-on experience in a site execution environment.
• Proven track record of working directly with site teams, contractors, and stakeholders to ensure contract performance and compliance.
• Strong commercial acumen, attention to detail, and the ability to resolve contract issues in a fast-moving project setting.
• Cost tracking and invoice validation.
• Change order management and documentation.
• Measurement verification under unit price contracts.
• Reimbursable cost recovery processes.
• Contract management software and systems.
• Ability to support on-site project activities during standard working hours (Monday to Friday), providing consistent presence for contract oversight and coordination.
• You are authorized to work in Canada and possess the necessary documentation to meet project requirements.

Diversity and Inclusion

Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion: we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflect the diversity and values of our client base and Orion Group. We welcome a wide range of experiences and viewpoints, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.