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Description

Austin Industries is one of the nation’s largest, most diversified U.S.-based construction companies. With more than 7,000 employee-owners, Austin Industries provides nearly every type of civil, commercial and industrial construction services through the expertise of our operating companies: Austin Bridge & Road, Austin Commercial and Austin Industrial.

**Austin Bridge & Road** is seeking a **Senior Contract Administrator** to oversee the administration and risk management of all contractual relationships supporting our heavy civil construction projects, based at our corporate headquarters located in **Coppell, Texas** . This key role supports the Director of Risk Management and ensures that all contract and insurance-related activities are executed with accuracy, compliance, and efficiency.

Responsibilities:

+ Lead negotiations of prime contracts, ensuring terms align with company objectives and risk tolerance.

+ Oversee insurance requirements and compliance for all prime contracts.

+ Manage subcontract variance negotiations to ensure fair and balanced risk allocation.

+ Review and approve subcontract insurance variances in coordination with risk management.

+ Administer and maintain Master Agreements and associated documentation.

+ Oversee the contract review process to ensure consistency, accuracy, and risk mitigation.

+ Identify and communicate contractual risks to internal stakeholders.

+ Ensure appropriate allocation of risk in all contract language and provisions.

+ Manage risk transferred to the company through flow-down provisions to subcontractors and vendors.

+ Negotiate and monitor Master Agreements and Master Insurance Certificates to ensure compliance and alignment with company standards.

+ Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies related to prime contract terms.

+ Facilitate the “Manage by the Contract” program and conduct industry-specific risk assessments.

+ Prepare comprehensive Contract Review briefs summarizing key terms, potential issues, and recommended actions; assist in the enterprise Risk and Fee Analysis process.

+ Design and deliver training sessions on contract and risk management best practices.

+ Perform other duties as assigned to support the Risk Management and Legal teams.

Qualifications:

+ Bachelor’s degree in business, construction management, risk management, or a related field preferred; associate degree or equivalent experience considered.

+ Minimum 5 years of experience in contract management, preferably in construction, engineering, or insurance, with familiarity in heavy civil projects.

+ Strong ability to negotiate, interpret, and manage complex contracts and insurance requirements with a focus on risk allocation and mitigation.

+ Excellent communication and collaboration skills with experience leading contract-related initiatives and training.

+ Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat, DocuSign, and contract management systems; ERP and risk analysis tool experience a plus.

Requirements:

+ Ability to manage high volumes of contracts and insurance documents with accuracy and efficiency.

+ Capacity to identify, assess, and communicate contractual risks across multiple project types.

+ Experience facilitating contract compliance programs and internal risk assessments.

+ Skill in developing and delivering training on contract and risk management practices.

+ Ability to interpret and apply legal and policy standards to contract language and negotiations.

+ Willingness to work from the corporate office in Coppell, Texas, with occasional travel to project sites as needed.

+ Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Bridge & Road is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

Benefits & Compensation

We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plan. We are proud to be a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)! To learn more about our employee-ownership structure, please go to https://www.austin-ind.com/our-company/100-employee-owned.

Austin Bridge & Road is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

See the “Know Your Rights” poster available in English and Spanish.

About Austin Bridge and Road

A leader in the heavy highway and transportation industry for more than 100 years, Austin Bridge & Road delivers asphalt and concrete services, and builds landmark projects such as complex highway interchanges, tollways, runways, bridges, rail projects, and water/wastewater facilities.

To learn more about us, visit https://www.austin-ind.com/what-we-do/bridge-road.

No Third-Party Inquiries Please

This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).

Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company.

Accessibility Note

If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs or have accessibility concerns, please contact the People Services Team at (877) 831-1217.

Equal Opportunity Employer

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.

For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.