Contract Specialist

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Contract Specialist

Job Summary

The Contract Specialist provides support to all affiliated company's legal, operations, and project management teams with a primary focus on construction contracts with owners and general contractors, subcontract administration and risk management. This role will focus heavily on reviewing, drafting and negotiating construction-related agreements. This position reports directly to the General Counsel.

Key Responsibilities:

Contract Management and Risk Support

1. Draft, review, revise, and track construction contracts, subcontracts, vendor agreements, temporary labor agreements, service agreements, and any other contract binding the affiliated companies
2. Redline and negotiate key contract provisions, including but not limited to, indemnity, insurance, retainage, payment, change orders, and dispute resolution terms with clients and vendors
3. Track contract execution, compliance requirements, notices, and any other relevant contractual requirement
4. Managing contract intake and routing for internal approvals and signatures
5. Reviewing prime contracts and flow down requirements to subcontractors
6. Reviewing subcontractor exclusions, qualifications and deviations from standard terms
7. Assisting with negotiation strategy for markups from clients, subcontractors, vendors, or any other party
8. Maintain contract files and support internal risk management efforts
9. Manage AIA contract system, ConsensusDocs contract system, and subcontract system.
10. Helping to implement company-wide contract policies and risk management procedures
11. Working with project managers to accurately interpret and implement project terms into final contracts

Contract Specialist

Qualifications:

Education/Experience

1. 25+ years of experience as a paralegal or contract administration experience in construction or commercial contracting
2. Associate's degree, bachelor's degree, paralegal certificate, or equivalent industry experience preferred
3. Prior experience working for a general contractor, construction manager, developer, subcontractor, or construction law firm preferred
4. Experience drafting, reviewing, negotiating contracts, construction contracts and subcontracts preferred
5. Experience with AIA, ConsensusDocs, vendor agreements, and other business related agreements
6. Working knowledge of construction risk management
7. Ability to independently manage high volumes of contracts and deadlines

Skills

1. Strong organizational and documentation management skills
2. Ability to manage multiple deadlines and regulatory requirements
3. Ability to identify legal and commercial risk issues
4. Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with clients, subcontractors, and internal team members
5. Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
6. Familiarity with AIA contracts, ConsensusDocs, and standard construction subcontracts is a plus

Equal Opportunity Employer