Construction Contracts Specialist

Position: Construction Contracts Specialist (experienced -- this is not an entry-level seat) Company: Columbia Fire, LLC Location: Remote.

W-2 candidates must reside in Washington, Oregon, or Idaho.

1099 contractors may work remotely from anywhere in the United States.

Seattle office available but not required.

Reports To: General Manager, Seattle Employment Type: Your choice: part-time W-2 employee (non-exempt, hourly) or 1099 independent contractor Hours: Approximately 30 hours per week for the first 2-3 weeks, then approximately 10-15 hours per week Bargaining Unit: Non-union Incentive Eligibility: Not eligible for commission or bonus Travel: None required Outside Work: Permitted, subject to the conflict-of-interest terms in this posting About Columbia Fire Columbia Fire, LLC has been protecting buildings in the Puget Sound region since 2005.

We design, install, inspect, test, service, and repair fire sprinkler and fire alarm systems for general contractors, developers, property managers, and building owners across Washington.

We are a Local 699 signatory sprinkler contractor and part of a multi-state regional fire and life safety company.

Our core values guide how we operate: Customer First, Grit, Effective Communication, Own the Outcome, Take Pride in the Work, and Do the Right Thing.

We work almost entirely on other people's paper.

Our customers are sophisticated general contractors with their own subcontract forms, master and on-call agreements, and insurance exhibits.

Getting those documents right -- before they are signed -- is how we stay profitable and insurable.

Why This Role Exists Today, every contract that comes in the door gets its legal and risk review from the CEO.

That means contracts wait.

A subcontract that sits for a week while the CEO is solving another problem costs us schedule, goodwill with the contractor, and occasionally the leverage to get a provision changed at all.

It also means our review depth varies with how busy the week was.

We have a written Contract Review SOP with defined positions on indemnity, insurance, liquidated damages, payment, delay, and termination.

The SOP is good.

The capacity to apply it consistently, on every document, within a few days, is what is missing, while balancing customer first centricity as our primary core value.

This seat fixes that.

You take the legal and risk review -- the redlines, the insurance exhibit analysis, the negotiation with the contractor -- and the General Manager or CEO keep the escalation decisions and the operational judgment calls.

The project manager keeps scope, schedule, and commercial alignment.

You own everything in between, and you own turnaround.