Contracts Administrator

As a Contracts Administrator, you will be responsible for assisting in the preparation, review, and administration of contractual proposals relating to construction projects.

Primary Responsibilities

• Reviews, comments, logs and tracks a variety of contract and legal documents
• Negotiates terms as necessary to help mitigate risk
• Tracks subcontracts for status
• Processes purchase orders and change orders
• Maintains electronic and hard copy filing systems
• Drafts and administrates subcontracts to listed subcontractors post-award on Prime Contracts
• Orders and issue Certificates of Insurance
• Orders and tracks surety bonds
• Recognizes unique requirements, characteristics, and issues based on project/owner specifications
• Maintains contract information in accordance with organizational policy and procedures
• Ensures that Organizations are following compliance with the legal requirements and owner specifications.
• Works closely with operations as well as senior management, in both the business unit and at the corporate level in order to minimize corporate risk
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Display a high level of organization and prioritization for tasks at hand
• Knowledge of legal requirements with contracts
• Demonstrates flexibility to effectively deal with changing priorities and timelines through analytical problem solving
• Proven time management and follow-through skills with the ability to work on multiple tasks with tight deadlines
• Ability to work both independently and in a collaborative team-oriented environment
• Display superior written and oral communication skills and effective listening skills
• Maintain a tactful, mature and professional demeanor with well-developed interpersonal skills, including the ability to work with diverse personnel

Education and/or Experience

• Minimum 5-7 years’ contacts experience in the construction industry.
• Bachelor’s degree in business management or equivalent work experience
• High Volume environment
• Experience with Microsoft software such as Word, and Excel

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk and talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and smell
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

We are an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, marital status, disability or protected veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

I acknowledge that I have read and understood the above job description in its entirety and am capable of performing all of the stated requirements. I understand that job description is an overview of the duties, responsibilities, and requirements of the position, and employees may be required to perform other job-related assignments as requested. This job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of the Employer.