Job Description and Requirements
Responsibilities:
Negotiates the most significant contracts or contract modifications, often under difficult conditions.
Draws upon broad prior experience to effectively negotiate the most favor terms and conditions with prospective and current clients while achieving Company objectives.
Identifies risks and contractual terms not conforming to Company policy.
Participates in Division, Company, and Corporate strategic planning activities for specific projects (e.g., risk assessment, bid/no bid analysis, participation in business plan development, etc.).
Selects personnel, makes staffing assignments, supervises work produced to ensure consistent high quality performance.
Provides training and development for personnel assigned
Maintains an active participation in related professional societies to keep abreast of relevant contractual issues.
Keeps subordinates up to date relative to the availability of resource materials dealing with current contract administration and negotiation issues.
Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.
Qualifications:
JD in Law or Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, or related field
15+ years of prime contract administration experience within a large international engineering and construction firm is required
Requires a comprehensive knowledge of industry business practices and the negotiation of prime contracts
Incumbent must also possess strong written and oral communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills
Working knowledge of PC software packages typically associated with contract administration
Must be capable of independently negotiating the most complex contractual issues
Proven ability for managing and directing work involving complex situations