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Metasys Technologies · 2 months ago

Major Projects Contract Administrator

Oakland, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$140K/yr - $180K/yr

9+ years exp

Metasys Technologies is seeking a Major Projects Post Awards Contract Administrator to join their dedicated procurement function for capital projects. This role will manage contract execution and compliance for large-scale projects, acting as a liaison between stakeholders and suppliers to ensure timely delivery and risk mitigation.

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Responsibilities

Manages all post-award activities for multiple major project contracts, including change orders, amendments, renewals, and closeouts

Monitor supplier performance to ensure compliance with contractual terms, service levels, and safety requirements

Support creating clear contracts and ensuring thorough documentation, and implementing effective communication and dispute resolution strategies

Support developing contract management work process, and enforcing procedures for handling change orders and amendments; ensure all parties agree on adjustments in accordance with contract terms

Leads the most complex cross-functional projects and contracts

Advises senior leadership (internal and external) on contracting strategy and negotiations

Negotiates the most complex contract issues independently

Leads the effort to identify, analyze, improve existing business processes, or create new ones within the department to meet new goals and objectives

Works closely with key stakeholders such as Project Management Director, PMO Director, Engineering Director, and others to ensure alignment

Acts as a primary liaison for the contracts team to Legal Department

Provides active guidance, support, mentorship and training to less experienced contract management staff

Develops and delivers contract management training to all stakeholders

Collaborates with other Lines of Business to promote knowledge sharing and use of best practices

Experience in major construction project controls, cost estimating, terms and conditions negotiations, and scheduling

Subject matter expertise with composition, management, administration, and negotiation of engineering and construction contracts and change orders

Qualification

Contract managementConstruction project controlsNegotiation skillsQuality assurance (QA)Quality control (QC)Budget allocationAnalytical skillsProject management methodologiesTechnical thinkingReport developmentWorkload prioritizationMicrosoft Office proficiencyContract information systemsLean six sigma certificationPMP certificationPgMP certificationCCE certificationCommunication skillsConflict management

Required

Bachelor's (BA/BS) degree or equivalent experience

Nine (9) years of experience in a similar role executing and managing contracts for major heavy civil, pipeline, or industrial construction projects

Experience in developing and managing complex contracting strategies EPC/CMAR/PDB/DB/GMP

Experience with quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) regarding contract documents

Ability to apply business knowledge, project management methodologies, and best practices

Ability to manage conflict constructively with a win-win resolution in mind

Knowledge of budget and resource allocation and formulation of contracts, bids, agreements, and RFPs

Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences

Analytical, critical, and technical thinking skills. Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems

Ability to develop reports, models, and simulations

Prioritizes workload independently based on department priorities and goals

Preferred

Master's degree in Construction Management or related discipline

Certification such as one of the following or related: Project Management Professional (PMP), Program Management Professional (PgMP), Certified Cost Engineer (CCE) certificate, Lean six sigma certification, green or black belt

Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) and contract information systems and applications (e.g. SRM, Ariba, SAP, scheduling software)