Lead Contracts Manager
Construction Indianapolis, Indiana
Contract/CTH Feb 12, 2026
Construction
Flux Resources is seeking a Lead Contracts Manager to join one of our clients in Indianapolis, IN. The Lead Contracts Manager serves as a team leader on larger capital projects and is the client’s main contact for providing RFP development, change management, close out administration, procurement management, and change order/claims negotiations. This position is based out of Indianapolis, IN and reports to the Client. This is a contract to hire position paying in the $75-$80/hr range. This role does require the candidate to be on-site 5 days a week.
How will you contribute to the team?
What will you contribute?
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How will you contribute to the team?
- Develop and execute procurement strategies for large-scale pharmaceutical CAPEX construction projects, ensuring EPCM contracts are structured to meet business objectives.
- Lead contract negotiations with general contractors (GCs), subcontractors, engineering firms (A&E firms), and suppliers, ensuring commercial and technical alignment.
- Ensure all technical, financial, and legal aspects of procurement activities are thoroughly reviewed and approved before contract execution.
- Work closely with construction management teams to coordinate the procurement, delivery, and installation of critical capital equipment.
- Collaborate with engineering, procurement, and construction teams to ensure seamless integration of equipment and materials into the project schedule.
- Oversee vendor performance, ensuring all EPCM agreements align with project deliverables, construction milestones, and regulatory requirements.
- Draft, negotiate, and manage supplier and construction contracts, ensuring cost efficiency, risk mitigation, and compliance with industry best practices.
- Serve as the primary liaison between legal, engineering, finance, and construction teams to facilitate contract execution and change management.
- Monitor contract compliance, ensuring that variations, scope changes, and claims are properly reviewed, documented, and resolved.
- Maintain oversight of EPCM-related procurement activities, ensuring that contractual obligations are met, and payments are made in accordance with agreed terms.
- Track progress payments, performance milestones, and warranties for major construction and equipment contracts.
- Work closely with project controls and finance teams to ensure CAPEX procurement aligns with cost tracking, forecasting, and reporting.
- Conduct job site visits at least three days per week when required to oversee contract execution, supplier coordination, and materials logistics.
- Maintain compliance with Client’s global procurement and construction policies, ensuring alignment with corporate, regulatory, and safety standards.
- Utilize e-procurement and contract management tools (e.g., SAP, Ariba) to streamline sourcing, contract administration, and supplier engagement.
- Ensure legal, quality, safety, and environmental standards are maintained across all procurement activities.
- Reviews change orders in accordance with the client’s approval process.
- Provides procurement services for the client, where applicable, including preparing RFP and bid analysis.
- Attends regular cost meetings to review procurement status and change order status with the contractors and procurement teams.
- Reviews the contractors close out administration and ensures that they meet their contractual requirements.
- Maintains current knowledge of relevant contractual procedures and practices.
- Participates in the development and improvement of project contracting systems. Recommends improvements in systems, tools, and methods of contract and project management.
- Performs such other duties as the Client may from time to time deem necessary.
What will you contribute?
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction, Engineering or a related field, plus 10 years relevant experience.
- Must be highly articulate, have clear and analytical approach to problem solving, and strong decision making abilities. Must have excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Experience with Primavera or Microsoft Projects. Must have an understanding of administration of construction contracts – for liens, AIA contracts, etc.
- Must thoroughly understand and utilize information technology in the performance of work including Internet, Intranet, Microsoft Windows OS, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Office Suite and Microsoft Project.
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