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About the Role 

Western Digital's Corporate Real Estate team is seeking an experienced Construction Contracts Manager to support our capital construction program. This role is the financial and contractual backbone of our project delivery team - responsible for cost tracking, contract administration, procurement coordination, and compliance across an active portfolio of construction and infrastructure projects. 

You will work closely with Project Managers, Finance, Legal, and Procurement to ensure projects are delivered within budget, contractual obligations are met, and all financial processes comply with internal controls and accounting standards. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Cost Management & Financial Reporting 

• Prepare and reconcile monthly job cost reports in Oracle ERP; develop and maintain project budget and cash flow forecasting models in coordination with Project Managers and Finance 

• Perform weekly cost reporting and variance analysis across the active project portfolio 

• Coordinate monthly accruals with the Finance team to ensure costs are recorded in the correct period 

• Support CIP (Construction in Progress) reviews with the Fixed Assets team and process asset capitalization upon project close-out 

Contracts & Procurement Administration 

• Review project contracts, statements of work, and amendments to assess financial requirements and identify contractual risk prior to execution 

• Process and track contractor and consultant change orders; maintain PO commitments and contract records in Oracle ERP 

• Submit, track, and maintain purchase orders in coordination with the Procurement team 

• Review and approve contractor and supplier invoices in coordination with Project Managers to ensure accuracy and budget alignment 

• Provide financial and risk input on new contracts and statements of work developed by Project Managers and Legal 

Risk & Compliance 

• Manage lien waiver compliance across all active projects 

• Ensure contractor and vendor insurance certificates are current and meet contract requirements at all times 

• Ensure contract execution and payment processes comply with internal controls, segregation of duties requirements, and applicable accounting standards 

• Provide audit support including documentation gathering, audit trail maintenance, and response to auditor inquiries 

• Ensure project close-out procedures and all financial documentation are complete and properly archived 

Cross-Functional Coordination 

• Serve as the primary liaison between Procurement, Legal, Finance, and Project Management teams on all contract and cost-related matters 

• Coordinate with Project Managers following OAC (Owner-Architect-Contractor) meetings to capture and process cost and contract impacts from project progress updates 

• Support the capital process team on project funding, approvals, and reporting requirements 

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in construction contracts management, construction accounting, or a related owner-side role 

• Proficient in Oracle ERP or a comparable enterprise financial system 

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel for financial modeling and reporting 

• Solid understanding of construction cost accounting principles including job costing, cash flow forecasting, accruals, and CIP 

• Experience managing lien waivers, insurance compliance, and contractor payment processes 

• Strong working knowledge of purchase order and change order administration 

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; proven ability to work across Finance, Legal, Procurement, and Construction teams 

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment 

Preferred 

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, Accounting, Finance, or a related field 

• Experience in an owner-side corporate real estate, capital projects environment or contractor-side contract management. 

• Familiarity with Procore or a comparable construction project management platform 

• Experience supporting financial processes in a publicly traded company 

WD is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person's gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person's assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal" poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here.

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Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be 11.27.2026 (3 months from posting), although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline, we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline.

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Compensation & Benefits Details

• An employee's pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.
• The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York.  This range may be modified in the future.
• If your position is non-exempt, you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws.  You may also be eligible for shift differential pay, depending on the shift to which you are assigned.

• You will be eligible to be considered for bonuses under either WD's Short Term Incentive Plan ("STI Plan") or the Sales Incentive Plan ("SIP") which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance, depending on your role and your performance. You may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to WD's Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program; employee stock purchase plan; and the WD Savings 401(k) Plan.
• Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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