Contract Manager

Contracts & Compliance Manager

Freeport, NY | NYC & Long Island Construction

A well-established general contractor based in Freeport, NY is seeking an experienced Contracts & Compliance Manager to oversee contract administration, compliance, commercial risk, procurement, and legal coordination across its NYC and Long Island operations.

This is a senior-level opportunity for a construction professional with experience in the New York construction industry and a strong background in contracts, procurement, commercial management, and risk.

The Opportunity

The successful candidate will work closely with ownership, project managers, estimators, accounting, legal counsel, surety, insurance brokers, vendors, subcontractors, and clients to ensure projects and corporate operations are properly contracted, compliant, and commercially protected.

The ideal candidate combines strong negotiation, analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and attention-to-detail skills with a thorough understanding of New York construction practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Review, negotiate, draft, and revise sub-tier agreements, including purchase orders, subcontract agreements, design agreements, service agreements, and short-form subcontracts.
• Review and resolve contractual issues with subcontractors, vendors, and clients throughout project execution.
• Establish project-specific contract templates and oversee final contract execution.
• Manage the full contract lifecycle from bidding and project initiation through execution, renewals, and closeout.
• Review prime contracts for notice provisions, payment terms, delegation of services, and other commercial risks.

Compliance, Risk & Insurance

• Monitor contractual compliance, insurance requirements, safety obligations, licensing, permits, and applicable building requirements.
• Oversee purchasing and coverage of insurance and ensure consistency between prime contracts and subcontractor requirements.
• Act as liaison between ownership and the company's surety and insurance broker.
• Manage company risk and advise ownership and executive management as needed.
• Review and maintain lien waivers, NDAs, bonds, and other critical documentation.
• Oversee bid bonds, payment bonds, and performance bonds.
• Assist with loss reviews and workers' compensation claims.
• Coordinate outside consultants and legal resources for claims, notices, filings, and other matters when required.

Legal & Corporate Administration

• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, New York State, and local laws and regulations.
• Maintain secure and organized corporate and project legal documentation.
• Oversee licensing and permitting requirements with applicable agencies.
• Maintain familiarity with NYC and New York State agency construction contracts and general conditions.
• Understand New York State labor laws and NYC/Long Island union local agreements.
• Support corporate governance and administration.

This is an immediate-hire opportunity for an experienced construction contracts and compliance professional looking to take significant ownership of contracts, risk, compliance, and commercial operations within an established New York contractor. If interested, then please apply via the job advert or email me directly on harry@wesearchpeople.com.