Wireless Construction Supplier Audit & Recovery Analyst

Job Title: Wireless Construction Supplier Audit & Recovery Analyst

Location: 9601 South Meridian Boulevard Englewood CO 80112

Duration: 6 Months with possibility of extension

Type: Contract

Pay Rate: $65/hr. on W2

Additional Notes

• Urgent hiring need: Two contractors will support Client's Central Engineering's wireless construction team. The role focuses on auditing high-risk construction suppliers, identifying potential overcharges, and supporting cost-recovery negotiations. Clients experience is preferred but not required.
• Candidates should bring a strong combination of construction knowledge, supplier or contract audit experience, and financial or spend oversight. Experience working with construction vendors, reviewing contracts, or recovering costs is especially valuable.
• The work is expected to expand beyond audits to include providing practical industry expertise while testing and improving software tools designed to prevent incorrect construction payments.
• Hiring timeline: The target was to make offers by Thanksgiving week or before December 1, with starts in early to mid-December for onboarding and knowledge transfer ahead of January.

About the role

Join the Central Engineering Services Capital Efficiency team to strengthen supplier oversight and control construction spend for wireless network programs. You'll investigate potential supplier overcharges across an annual spend portfolio of approximately $700–$900 million in 12 U.S. markets , develop recovery strategies, and support negotiations and settlements. You'll also help build supplier performance and governance processes as the function grows.

Key responsibilities

• Review construction spend, pricing, scopes, reports, purchase orders, and supporting documents to identify and substantiate potential overcharges.
• Assess financial, operational, and delivery risks; develop recovery and negotiation strategies; and support sourcing partners through settlement and resolution.
• Track recovery plans and results, manage stakeholder communications, and work toward assigned financial recovery targets.
• Conduct detailed price reviews by comparing construction drawings, as-built documents, RF data sheets, bills of materials, and financial records.
• Manage preferred supplier performance, prepare dashboards, and establish and facilitate quarterly business reviews.
• Identify cost-saving and process-improvement opportunities while protecting supplier capacity and local construction delivery.
• Partner with regional engineering teams, sourcing, legal, contract managers, and supplier leadership.

Qualifications

• Approximately 5–7 years of relevant experience in wireless construction, engineering, sourcing, supplier management, auditing, or contract management.
• Practical experience with Cleint's Construction Services Matrix pricing, such as Macro Modification, Macro Colocation, or Small Cell Construction.
• Knowledge of wireless construction methods, estimating, project management, supplier costs, and contracting models such as fixed-cost, cost-plus, and time-and-materials.
• Ability to interpret construction drawings, RF data sheets, bills of materials, and purchase order and financial information.
• Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills, including working with large data sets and preparing reports.
• Experience negotiating pricing or settlements and influencing stakeholders with different priorities.

Preferred: Familiarity with FUZE, SPM, SAP, QLIK, or PeopleSoft; supplier quarterly business reviews; AI tools such as Gemini, Google Notebook, or Claude. PMP, auditing, contract management, or Six Sigma certifications are a plus, not required.