Senior Subcontracts Manager

Your Impact

Join Day & Zimmermann as our Senior Manager, Subcontracts – Maintenance & Construction, where you'll lead the subcontract strategy and administration for complex EPC projects across the Nuclear, Fossil, Renewable Energy, and Industrial markets. In this highly visible leadership role, you'll play a critical part in delivering some of the nation's most challenging infrastructure projects by ensuring subcontract compliance, mitigating commercial risk, and driving operational excellence from proposal through project execution.

As a strategic leader, you'll partner with project management, engineering, legal, procurement, operations, and executive leadership to develop innovative subcontracting strategies that support project success. You'll oversee high-value subcontract negotiations, strengthen supplier and subcontractor partnerships, and continuously improve subcontract administration processes to enhance performance, cost efficiency, and compliance.

This is an opportunity to make a lasting impact by leading a high-performing team, influencing enterprise-wide subcontracting practices, and helping deliver mission-critical projects safely, efficiently, and successfully. If you thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and enjoy solving complex contractual and commercial challenges, you'll find a rewarding career with Day & Zimmermann.

As the Sr. Subcontracts Manager, here is the work you'll do:

• Oversee and lead the subcontract compliance and administration functions within the Maintenance & Construction supply chain for complex EPC proposals and project execution, establishing priorities that drive rigorous process adherence, continuous improvement, and operational excellence across multiple market sectors.
• Serve as the principal lead for subcontract and supply chain activities supporting complex EPC proposals, including crafting supply chain estimates, defining procurement strategies, conducting supplier vetting, leading solicitation and negotiation efforts, and ensuring comprehensive supplier quality and risk management throughout the proposal lifecycle.
• Manage the complete subcontract lifecycle for assigned projects, encompassing requisition and bid list development, subcontract creation and administration, redline review, commercial negotiations, and partnership with Project Delivery teams to guide subcontractor performance, change management, and compliance governance.
• Collaborate closely with Project Delivery, Commercial Management, Legal, and supplier partners to interpret contract terms, flow-down requirements, and mitigate commercial risks. Provide expert guidance for dispute resolution and prequalification challenges to safeguard project schedules and financial objectives.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the subcontract administration team by setting clear expectations, conducting performance reviews, promoting accountability, and nurturing professional growth to ensure a high-functioning, compliance-focused group.
• Act as a key interface among internal stakeholders and external suppliers, facilitating transparent communication, escalating issues effectively, and ensuring decision alignment to mitigate risks and maintain project momentum within a complex organizational structure.
• Drive continuous process enhancements informed by data analysis, industry best practices, and stakeholder feedback to elevate subcontract administration quality, supplier relationships, and overall supply chain resilience.
• Champion a culture of compliance, quality, and safety throughout subcontract execution, advocating for ethical business practices and alignment with corporate values and regulatory requirements.

This role is for you if you have these skills:

• Demonstrated leadership in enterprise-level subcont