Contract and Claims Manager (m/f/d) in Federal Construction

Project overview

The Federal Construction division of the NRW State Construction and Real Estate Management (BLB NRW) is seeking a Contract and Claims Manager (m/f/d) for Federal Construction for the Cologne or Düsseldorf (Headquarters) locations as soon as possible.

The Bau- und Liegenschaftsbetrieb NRW owns, rents, and manages almost all properties of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. With around 4,000 buildings, a rental area of approximately 10.3 million square meters, and annual rental income of around 1.6 billion euros, we manage one of the largest and most demanding real estate portfolios in Europe. More than 3,000 employees work at the headquarters in Düsseldorf and the eight regional offices. Contribute to the implementation of a climate-neutral federal administration by 2045! Help us shape the climate-neutral real estate portfolio of the federal state of NRW!

Federal construction is among the most exciting areas of work in the entire construction industry. The Federal Construction division at BLB NRW plans and builds, comparable to a large project management office, e.g., educational institutions and universities of applied sciences, administrative buildings, air force barracks, NATO airfields, or special buildings for the federal police. As part of our team, you will develop state-of-the-art, exceptional, and unique projects in NRW.

Your Benefits - What You Can Look Forward To!

• Work-Life Balance/Flexibility: With us, you can work flexibly between 06:00
• 20:00, without fixed core hours and with a flexitime account.
• Home Office/Mobile Working: We offer you the opportunity to work mobile from anywhere in Germany up to 60% per week.
• Security: You benefit from a permanent and long-term secure job with attractive conditions.
• Onboarding: You start from day one with an individual training plan and personal mentoring.
• Further Training and Career: We support you through our internal training academy and individually shape your personal and professional career path with you.
• Company Pension Scheme: With our company pension scheme VBL, you secure a basic insurance for a lifelong company pension.
• Sustainability: We play a pioneering role nationwide in measures for CO2 reduction. Help us shape the climate-neutral real estate portfolio of the state of NRW!
• Unique Construction Projects: You will gain exciting insights into the diverse and extraordinary construction projects of the state of NRW.

Responsibilities

• You strengthen the position of BLB NRW for federal construction matters towards contractors in contractual terms by avoiding claims or defending against unjustified claims.
• You support construction projects within the framework of preventive contract and claims management.
• You advise and support our project stakeholders in awarding contracts for freelance services (e.g., AHO, HOAI, BGB) and construction services (VOB, BGB).
• You assist in conducting contract and supplementary claim negotiations.
• You identify contractual deviations between planned and actual status, analyze the causes, and support the development and implementation of countermeasures.
• You analyze possible causes for supplementary claims and develop suitable countermeasures to avoid them in future construction projects (lessons learned review).
• You develop claim strategies for dealing with emerging supplementary claims.
• You support the adaptation or new development of existing contract templates as well as innovative contract and procurement strategies.
• You coordinate various project stakeholders (e.g., project managers, legal department, external service providers, purchasing).

Requirements

You have completed a degree (Diploma/Bachelor/Master) in business law, architecture, civil engineering, industrial engineering, technical building equipment, or a comparable field.

Your Remuneration:

Depending on personal and operational requirements, remuneration for tariff employees can range from pay group E12 to E13 TV L (approx. €64,900.00 - approx. €84,300.00 annually) with all agreed social benefits (e.g., company pension scheme).

An equivalent transfer of civil servant applicants is possible up to a position in salary group A 13 LBesO A.

What Defines Us:

We are looking for people with passion and personality who want to participate in extraordinary projects. BLB NRW actively promotes the equality of all employees and therefore welcomes applications from people regardless of their cultural and social background, age, religion, worldview, disability (§ 2 SGB IX), or sexual orientation. We welcome applications from severely disabled people and those with equivalent status and will give them preferential consideration if they have equal qualifications and subject to legal regulations.

We are also particularly pleased to receive applications from women and give them preference in accordance with the State Equal Treatment Act. The position can generally also be filled on a part-time basis.

We live a corporate culture of openness, diversity, and appreciation, thereby creating an environment in which personal potential can unfold to the fullest.

Your Contacts at BLB NRW

Thomas Beissel

Recruiting

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Thomas Winters

Manager

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Have we sparked your interest?

Then we look forward to receiving your application by November 17, 2026, via our online application portal.

Please submit your application exclusively through our career page.

Applications by email or post unfortunately cannot be considered.

More information can be found at

• You have at least three years of professional experience, ideally in real estate management, technical construction, contract management, claims management, or the execution of construction projects.
• You have in-depth knowledge of construction contract law (VOB, BGB), construction price calculation, and architectural and engineering contract law (AHO, HOAI).
• Ideally, you already have experience in procurement law and in processing construction-related supplementary claims.
• You are proficient in Microsoft Office products, and SAP knowledge is desirable.
• You are characterized by solution-oriented negotiation and cross-departmental thinking.
• You possess a high degree of teamwork, combined with proactivity and self-responsibility.
• You have proficient German language skills, corresponding at least to language level C1 (fluent in speaking and writing).
• You are willing and able to drive a company car and undergo a security check according to the NRW Security Screening Act.

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Location: Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, DE
• Languages: German