Job Description
Reporting to the Contracts Manager, the Senior Contract Administrator shall be responsible for but not limited to the following
Role and General Responsibilities
- Administers assigned subcontracts starting from contract negotiations and maintaining a continual review of progress and providing management with information regarding projected financial or technical difficulties.
- Coordinates with designated staff on operational activities affecting contractual rights and obligations, subcontract performance, subcontract administration and other major matters.
- Ensure compliance with contract requirements
- Working knowledge of insurance policies and administering claims that fall under the project insurance policy deductibles.
- Implementation of Change Management procedures
- Negotiation of Change Orders and change issues with Subcontractors
- Ensure timely and accurate contractual correspondence
- Pricing of change and delay issues
- Identification and tracking of deliverables including bonds, reports and insurance certificates and insurance claims.
- Identification and implementation of record keeping validating potential Changes
- Maintenance of change management/issue logs and provision of summary reports
- Maintaining excellent relationships with the subcontractors and public
- Other responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Subcontractor Kickoff meetings
- Regular subcontractor review meetings
- Payment administration
- Schedule monitoring
- Monthly financial reporting
- Recommend efficiency changes to contract administration
- Subcontract Agreement closeout
Qualifications and Education Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Business Administration or Finance required (Master’s degree preferred)
- 10+ years of experience in contract administration or a related field like quantity surveying, accounting, finance or legal or education
- Experience working with and managing contracts
- Knowledge and understanding of the legal requirements involved in specific contracts
- Relevant experience in managing and administering insurance claims
- Ability to conduct telephone investigations, evaluate, negotiate and settle first and third-party commercial lines claims
- Attention to detail and ability to notice errors
- Working knowledge of accounting principles
- Experience and knowledge of change management principles, methodologies, and tools
- Ability to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal
- Flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations
- Organized with a natural inclination for planning strategy and tactics
- Acute business acumen and understanding of organizational issues and challenges
- Familiarity with project management approaches, tools and phases of the project lifecycle
- Experience with large-scale organizational change efforts
- Effective communication and negotiation skills
- Excellent oral and written English skills are essential
- Commitment to ethical business conduct and trusted with sensitive information
Preferred Skills
- Change management certification or designation desired
- Strong awareness of construction and contract law (Experience with Canadian Construction Documents Committee (CCDC) forms of contract an asset)
- Engineering background (civil, systems, MEP, track) preferred but not required
- Significant major project experience dealing with change/claims management/dispute resolution issues
- Being able to work in a team in Joint Venture environment
- Dynamic highly motivated individual able to interact with construction teams
Job Tags
Contract work, For subcontractor, Flexible hours,