Senior Auditor Contract Compliance (Retail-Construction)

Overview

The Senior Auditor Contract Compliance (Construction) performs contract compliance and cost control audits on construction and capital projects, with a focus on distribution center, data center, corporate office, and retail construction, remodel, and build-out programs. This role applies working knowledge of construction audit practices, including AIA billing formats, job-cost reconciliation, GMP and CMAR contract structures, subcontract reviews, insurance cost validation, and lease and developer cost audits.

The Senior Auditor executes audit testing independently, quality-checks and mentors other auditors on assigned engagements, and communicates findings clearly to clients and suppliers. This is a US-based remote role with periodic travel to construction project sites as needed (up to 20%).
Responsibilities
Contract Compliance and Cost Control

- Perform detailed contract compliance audits to assess alignment with AIA billing standards, GMP/CMAR contract terms, unit-price schedules, cost-plus arrangements, and negotiated allowances.

- Validate that billed costs —general conditions, general requirements, subcontractor, developer, and landlord — comply with contract requirements and industry norms.

- Identify cost recoveries, billing errors, non-allowable charges, and process improvement opportunities

Construction Technical Proficiency

- Apply working knowledge of AIA billing formats (G702, G703, continuation sheets) to identify anomalies or unsupported values.

- Support insurance auditing on construction projects, including reviewing policy documents (GL, Builders Risk, OCIP/CCIP, Workers' Compensation) and validating contractually allowable insurance costs.

- Perform subcontract audits, including T&M validations, change order support, negotiated buyouts, and back-charge review.

- Conduct job cost reconciliations, matching committed costs, actuals, payments, and cost-to-complete details.

- Support developer and landlord cost verification, including audits of land acquisition, soft costs, carrying costs (interest, equity), lease costs, tenant improvement allowances, and pass-through expenditures.

- Conduct monthly pay application reviews, including verification of percent complete, stored materials, retainage, and subcontractor flow-down compliance.

- Support construction procurement and bid analysis, including bid leveling, identifying scope gaps, and alternate pricing.

- Claim settlement support experience — including work related to disputed amounts between owners, contractors, subcontractors, or developers — is a plus.

- Legal preparation support experience is a plus, including working with counsel on arbitration, litigation, or expert-witness documentation.

Procurement and Supply Chain

- Audit material purchases and subcontractor billings for compliance with procurement requirements and pricing terms.

- Assess buyout savings, material escalations, equipment rentals, and service procurements; flag opportunities to strengthen procurement controls and reduce cost leakage.

Communication and Reporting

- Communicate audit results clearly and concisely, in both written and verbal form, to internal, client, and supplier personnel.

- Help draft and issue audit reports summarizing completed audit activities, findings, and recoveries.

- Present and support audit claims in a manner that is clear, concise, and persuasive.

- Manage conflict and maintain professionalism with clients, contractors, and suppliers at all times, including when other parties are not.

Project Management, QC, and Team Support

- Work independently, balancing priorities across multiple audit engagements and ensuring each project moves toward timely completion.

- Maintain production goals and strong project management skills, advancing a group of audits forward each day.

- Delegate, train, and quality-check audit work performed by other auditors; participate in and lead team knowledge sharing on contract interpretation, aud