Contracts Manager

Overview

About The Role The Contracts Manager provides commercial and contractual leadership across complex, high-risk, and high-value construction projects. The role is responsible for developing and implementing contract and procurement strategies, managing the full contract lifecycle from pre-award through close-out, managing subcontracts, maintaining supplier relationships, and ensuring commercial, contractual, and financial objectives are achieved.

Company Overview Since 1973, Western Pacific Enterprises, Ltd. (WPE) - a subsidiary of MYR Group Inc. - has provided complex, large-scale electrical construction services for our clients throughout western Canada. As a full-service electrical provider, we offer industry-leading electrical commercial and industrial, substation, transmission and distribution, and renewable energy services. Innovation and an enthusiasm for challenging projects have made us one of British Columbia’s largest electrical contractors. We have built some of the most prominent fixtures of Vancouver and western Canada, including projects such as BC Place Arena, the Convention Centre, and the entire Skytrain System. We are proud of our sustainability focus, reducing our carbon footprint by operating as a completely paper-free environment and allowing employees the opportunity to be part of building something recognizable to everyone in your community.

Essential Functions

• Create innovative agreements that bring added value to our business
• Provide commercial leadership across construction projects, contribute to the development of contract and procurement strategies and lead the negotiation, administration, and delivery of complex, high-risk, and high-value contracts
• Establish and implement Commercial and Contract Management plans to ensure commercial objectives, contractual obligations, and project outcomes are achieved
• Develop robust commercial controls, reporting frameworks, and risk mitigation strategies, escalating key commercial risks and opportunities to senior management
• Oversee all commercial, contractual, and financial aspects of assigned construction contracts, ensuring compliance with contract terms and conditions
• Work closely with internal and external project teams to align commercial outcomes with construction programs and minimize cost, schedule, and delivery impacts
• Lead stakeholder engagement to ensure contractual compliance and effective commercial governance
• Review and approve contract variations, claims, and change events, assessing cost, time, and risk impacts
• Managing the contract from pre-award to close-out; ensure alignment between commercial, legal, and technical documents; maintain accurate contract records and audit trails
• Oversee invoice certification, payment processes, contract close-out, and final account settlement
• Lead contractor and supplier commercial performance management, including monitoring cost, schedule, quality, and contractual performance
• Chair or participate in commercial and progress review meetings and drive corrective actions to ensure contractual compliance and value for money
• Develop and maintain commercial management frameworks, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with organizational requirements and audit standards
• Lead claim avoidance, dispute resolution, and commercial risk mitigation strategies, including the preparation and review of contractual correspondence and formal notices
• Provide leadership and direction to commercial and contract administration teams, including workforce planning, recruitment, capability development, mentoring, and performance management, in alignment with project and organizational objectives
• Ensure all subcontracts adhere to all established policies and procedures
• Regular and predictable attendance
• Other duties as assigned
• Essential Functions of this position are to be performed at a Company-designated office or field location
• Understand and comply with the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics Policy and other industry specific professional and ethical standards

About You

Qualifications

Preferred Education

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

What We Offer

Compensation & Benefits

Position may be subject to pre-employment screening, which may include background check and drug testing. Accessibility : If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process, contact our Employment Hotline at 1-855-635-1321.

MYR Group, Inc. and our subsidiaries are proud to be Equal Opportunity Employers. We promote diversity of thought, culture, and background, which connects our family of brands. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals and in which personnel processes are merit-based and applied without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, military service status, or other protected characteristics. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

MYR Group does not sponsor applicants for work visas. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer. MYR Group, Inc. and our subsidiaries do not work with any third-party recruiters or agencies without a valid signed agreement and partnership with the Corporate Talent Acquisition Team.

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