At least 5 years of experience reviewing and negotiating construction contracts on either the subcontractor or general contractor side.
A Juris Doctor, paralegal certificate, or equivalent hands-on construction contract experience with substantial depth.
Working knowledge of state lien law and payment bond law; multi-state exposure is a plus.
Ability to distinguish between uncomfortable clauses and dangerous clauses.
Clear, precise writing for contract redlines and exception letters.
Responsibilities
Review general contractor subcontracts, master subcontract agreements, purchase orders, and change orders for terms that unfairly shift risk onto the company as a subcontractor.
Redline contracts, issue exception letters, and negotiate directly with general contractors' contract administrators and project executives until signable terms are reached.
Flag deal-breakers to leadership early with a clear recommendation to sign, negotiate, or walk away.
Build and maintain a subcontract clause playbook containing standard positions, fallback positions, and hard limits.
Track insurance requirements, additional insured endorsements, bonds, and certificate compliance against the requirements of each construction contract.
Manage lien waivers, preliminary notices, and notice deadlines across active multi-family projects.
Retrieve governing contract language when disputes, back-charges, or delay claims arise mid-job and support the project team through the issue.
Coordinate with outside counsel on contracts requiring a lawyer and handle other contracts independently.
Desired Qualifications
Multi-family or residential construction experience.
Familiarity with cabinet, millwork, casework, or finishes trades.
Experience with contract lifecycle management software.
Georgia bar admission is preferred but not required.
Cosmo Cabinets is hiring a Construction Contract Administrator to review and negotiate subcontracts with general contractors before we sign them. This is a contract negotiation and risk role, not a document control role. You will read every GC subcontract that comes through our door, find the clauses that put us at unacceptable risk as a subcontractor, and negotiate them out before signature.
About Cosmo Cabinets We manufacture kitchen and bath cabinets in Eatonton, Georgia. 350,000 square feet under roof. 1,500 cabinets a day. KCMA, NGBS, and BABA certified. Family-owned, American-made.
We sell, supply, and install cabinets and countertops in multi-family apartment projects across the Southeast. Every project starts with a subcontract written by a general contractor, for the general contractor. The terms in those construction contracts decide whether a good project stays profitable or turns into eighteen months of back-charges and delay claims. We are hiring one person to own that.
What You Will Do
Review GC subcontracts, master subcontract agreements, purchase orders, and change orders for terms that unfairly shift risk onto us as a subcontractor
Redline contracts, issue exception letters, and negotiate directly with general contractors' contract administrators and project executives until we reach terms we can sign
Flag deal-breakers to leadership early with a clear recommendation: sign, negotiate, or walk away
Build and maintain our subcontract clause playbook — standard positions, fallback positions, and hard limits — so the same negotiations don't repeat on every project
Track insurance requirements, additional insured endorsements, bonds, and certificate compliance against what each construction contract actually demands
Manage lien waivers, preliminary notices, and notice deadlines across active multi-family projects
Pull the governing contract language when a dispute, back-charge, or delay claim surfaces mid-job, and support the project team through it
Coordinate with outside counsel on the contracts that genuinely require a lawyer, and handle the rest without one
What You Need
5+ years reviewing and negotiating construction contracts, on the subcontractor side or the general contractor side
A legal background: JD, paralegal certificate, or equivalent hands-on construction contract experience with real depth
Working knowledge of State lien law and payment bond law; multi-state exposure is a plus
Judgment to tell the difference between a clause that is uncomfortable and a clause that is dangerous
Clear, precise writing — your redlines and exception letters go out under our name
Preferred
Multi-family or residential construction experience
Familiarity with cabinet, millwork, casework, or finishes trades