Contract Administrator- Prime Contract

Mission

The Contract Administrator (Prime Contract) will work within the commercial team and report to the Contract Manager. The Contract Administrator will be responsible for correspondence and reports drafting, collaborating with other teams to gather information, maintaining digital records and registers, and assisting Contract Manager in administering complex prime contract functions of the JV project. 

Main Responsibilities

Contract Administration:
•    Understand the project and interpret the complex prime contract of the project. 
•    Understand the circumstances and provide appropriate contractual advice to other team members. 
•    Understand the technical, contractual, and commercial requirements of the project.
•    Collaborate with team members to gather information and draft contractual correspondences. 
•    Draft reports on issues, potential disputes, and disputes for the appropriate audience.  
•    Work closely with all the teams in the project to explore details on contractual issues and present the findings to the management.
•    Collate information, maintain digital records, and generate various reports as required to the management. 
•    Be commercially aware and sensitive while dealing with the issues. 
•    Assist Contract Manager and Commercial Manager in generating management reports, resolving contractual issues, disputes avoidance, and disputes resolution. 
•    Attend regular and ad-hoc meetings as required to support and fulfill the required functions. 
•    Monitor and flag contractual deadlines and concerns in advance. 
•    Draft or support drafting the regular reports required under the contract. 
•    Other tasks as assigned by Contract Manager or Commercial Manager. 

Claims Coordination: 
•    Collaborate with teams to understand the ongoing issues, claims, and potential claims.
•    Maintain records and correspondences. 
•    Review draft submissions and responses and provide inputs. 
•    Coordinate with teams to get updates to generate report or present to management. 
 

Profile

Undergraduate or postgraduate degree in construction, engineering, legal, quantity surveying, or business administration. 
•    Minimum 7 years of experience in contract (preferably prime contract) administration, coordination, and/or management on a major or infrastructure design & build construction project. 
•    Familiar with basic legal documents, contracts, correspondence, and alternate dispute resolution process.
•    Previous experience in fixed price lump sum contracts. 
•    Be able to travel (less than 10%) to construction sites, as and if required to perform the above duties.

Recommended Skills / Experience: 
•    Light Rail Transit project experience. 
•    Experience in P3 projects. 
•    Experience using applications like SharePoint and Aconex. 
•    Knowledge on project scheduling and delay analysis.
•    Knowledge on project costs and commercial concepts. 
•    Must be willing to live and work in the commutable Edmonton area for the duration of the project