Minimum Clearance Required to Start:
Not Applicable/None
Job Description:
Parsons are currently hiring for a Contract Administrator to join our team in Jazan, KSA.
Position Overview:
Performs contract administration assignments for projects with constructed values typically in the $20 to $50 million range, predominantly with domestic clients. The incumbent applies experience and increasing proficiency in the use of contract administration principles and practices. Typical assignments are larger in scope, more difficult, and varied than at the Associate level.
Our fast pace is your fast track to accomplishment
Lead like-minded colleagues: upbeat, confident people who are ready and able to do whatever it takes to follow through, and who are geared up to handle urgencies.
Specific Responsibilities:
• Drafts contracts for engineering services projects, relying heavily on previous contracts as a resource for terms and conditions.
• Participates as a member of the negotiating team, assuming responsibility for explaining positions and resolving matters of a business nature related to the proposed contract.
• Monitors and administers the business provisions of assigned contracts to ensure that contract requirements are met.
• Collaborates with colleagues across organizational lines to obtain and transmit business information necessary for the Project Manager to more effectively monitor the status of the project.
• Prices change orders and follows through to ensure that contractual coverage is implemented.
• Prepares letters to client requesting approvals and interpretations required to comply with the provisions of the contract.
• Collaborates with appropriate Procurement personnel on project subcontract matters.
• Monitors project expenditures versus contract cost limitations. Prepares letters to clients notifying them of contract cost limitations and requirements for additional funds.
• Prepares project/facility acceptance documents and follows through to ensure acceptances are approved by the client.
• Furnishes business and financial information requested by the client, as delegated by the Project Manager.
• Identifies contractual problems and takes appropriate action to ensure a satisfactory resolution. Follows up on problems demanding management attention to ensure a timely response to the client.
• Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.
Education / Experience:
• Bachelor s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Law, Science or related field from a credited university.
• Minimum 12 years of experience in contract administration, negotiation, or contractual legal affairs.
• Must be fluent in English and effectively communicate in both spoken and written skills regarding contract issues.
• Knowledge of computers and basic software applications: MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point).
You are an effective communicator
It takes clarity of mind to communicate as well as you do. You realize that each person you deal with in your demanding executive role thinks and processes information differently, and so you ask good questions, and are an empathetic listener. The rapport you establish empowers your leadership, which is one reason why you will contribute so greatly to our organization. Please connect with us!
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