Contract/Procurement Specialist

At Cumming Group, you will work on some of the world's most exciting projects in a dynamic environment where your success is measured by the impact you make. We are one of the fastest-growing project and cost management consultancies in the United States, as reflected in our top 15 rankings in ENR. With over 70 offices globally, an extremely diverse project portfolio, and double-digit year-over-year revenue growth, the opportunities to make your mark are limitless!

The Contract Specialist will provide contract administration and commercial support for a large-scale capital construction project, with a focus on contract compliance, commercial risk, change management, and claims avoidance.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Serve as the subject matter expert on prime contracts, exhibits, and governing procedures.

• Interpret contract requirements and provide guidance to project teams.

• Identify contractual and commercial risks, exposures, and deviations.

• Administer contracts from award through closeout.

• Review notices, change orders, claims, and contractual obligations.

• Define approval requirements, contractual boundaries, and escalation points.

• Maintain commercial risk registers, contract records, and audit-ready documentation.

• Coordinate with Legal, Procurement, Contract Administration, Project Controls, and project leadership.

• Support subcontract flow-down requirements and dispute avoidance.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Experience with contract administration for construction, engineering, EPC, or large capital projects.

• Experience in semiconductor, data center, pharmaceutical, advanced manufacturing, industrial, infrastructure, or other complex project environments preferred.

• Strong knowledge of commercial terms, change management, claims, notices, and contractual risk.

• Experience working with owners, contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers.

• Strong analytical, negotiation, documentation, and communication skills.

• Ability to work onsite in Central New York.

Cumming Group is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunity in its personnel policies and practices. It is Cumming Group’s policy to recruit, hire, train and promote Team Members and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, marital status, registered domestic partner status, genetic information, sexual preference, sexual orientation, gender (including gender expression and gender identity), pregnancy (including childbirth or related medical conditions, including breastfeeding), military service, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical disability, mental disability, veteran status or any other protected classification under federal, state, or local law. All such decisions are based on (1) individual merit, qualifications, and competence as they relate to the particular position, and (2) promotion of the principle of equal employment opportunity.

All other terms and conditions of employment, such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoff, return from layoff, training, education, and social and recreational programs, are administered without regard to the characteristics described above. To this end, Cumming Group complies with all provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, all of the rules, regulations and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor, and all similar state and local laws.

In addition to base salary, Cumming Group offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k)
• 401(k) Matching
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Short and long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program