Subcontracts Manager

Baker Construction

Senior Contracts Manager overseeing subcontracts in Heavy Civil, Industrial, and Power sectors. Leading negotiations and ensuring compliance from home office and on-site.

Posted 4/21/2026full-timeHallam • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Leads pre-award activities, subcontracting strategy, and major contract negotiations while supporting proposal and estimating teams.
Manages key trade partner relationships.
Collaborates with Estimating and Operations to develop the overall project subcontracting strategy.
Identifies, pre-qualifies, and develops a robust bidder’s list of high-quality subcontractors and vendors.
Manages the formal bidding process, including issuing RFPs, responding to RFI, and managing addenda.
Act as the lead negotiator for all major subcontracts and purchase orders.
Supports Site Subcontract, Project Management and Procurement to ensure compliance with Contract requirements and Company Policies & Procedures.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Direct project experience within the Heavy Civil, Industrial (e.g. Petrochemical, Manufacturing), or Power (e.g. Generation, Renewables, T&D) sectors is required.
Proven experience managing individual subcontracts valued greater than $10 million.
Experience with various project delivery models, such as EPC, Design-Build, Target Price and Lump Sum, is highly desirable.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
Experience with construction management software (e.g., Procore, Viewpoint) and Vista ERP systems is preferred.
Must be willing and able to travel periodically to Project Sites, as required.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Excellent benefits
Opportunities to make your mark

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Hard Skills & Tools

contract negotiationssubcontracting strategybidding processRFP managementRFI managementproject delivery modelsEPCDesign-BuildTarget PriceLump Sum

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationrelationship managementnegotiationcompliance management