Description

The role involves creating procurement strategies aligned with transit and rail project objectives and public sector guidelines, executing sourcing, tendering, evaluation, and contract award activities for material, equipment, and service packages, and ensuring competitive bidding and compliance with procurement laws and project requirements.

Key duties include drafting and implementing management plans, registers for change orders, extensions of time, subcontract status, and payments, as well as creating approval workflows under the Delegation of Authority and developing standard templates for contracts and subcontracts.

The administrator will directly manage high‑value, critical, and complex subcontract packages, assess subcontractor progress claims and invoices, compile accruals with the Project Controls Team for monthly forecasts, and work closely with delivery partners, subcontractors, and stakeholders to foster a strong understanding of contract requirements.

Additional responsibilities include mentoring the project team to increase commercial awareness, supporting finance audits, assisting with external dispute resolution, reporting lessons learned, collaborating with legal teams, and ensuring compliance with the Construction Act, company policies, and quality, safety, and completion requirements.

• Develop and implement procurement strategies aligned with transit and rail project objectives and public sector guidelines.
• Execute sourcing, tendering, evaluation, and contract award activities for material, equipment, and services.
• Draft and maintain management plans, registers, and templates for change orders, extensions, progress claims, and subcontract payments.
• Create workflow approvals under Delegation of Authority and negotiate contract condition deviations.
• Directly manage high‑value, critical, and complex subcontract packages and assess subcontractor progress claims.
• Compile accruals and collaborate with Project Controls for monthly forecast reviews.
• Provide training and mentoring to increase commercial awareness across the Delivery Partner project team.
• Support finance audits, external dispute resolution (adjudication, arbitration, litigation) and implement lessons learned.
• Ensure compliance with prime and subcontract requirements, Construction Act, and company policies.
• Raise subcontract commitments, manage hold‑back, bonding, and progress claim values in JD Edwards.
• Attend subcontractor kickoff and progress meetings, record minutes, and maintain professional correspondence.
• Coordinate with Quality, Safety, and Completions teams to meet non‑commercial contract obligations.

Requirements

Candidates should have 7+ years of experience in senior contract administration, quantity surveying, project management, or contracts procurement on large civil construction projects, proficient drafting skills, strong commercial acumen, excellent time‑management abilities, and advanced MS Excel knowledge, with JD Edwards, Aconex, or ProCore experience considered an advantage.

• 7+ years experience in senior contract administration, quantity surveying, or project management on large civil construction projects.
• Proficiency in drafting professional correspondence, interpreting contracts, and understanding Alberta Construction Act.
• Strong commercial acumen, analytical skills, and ability to make timely decisions.
• Advanced MS Office, Excel, and experience with JD Edwards, Aconex, or ProCore preferred.

Benefits

AtkinsRéalis offers competitive compensation, employee recognition, flexible benefits tailored to health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle needs, extensive training and professional development opportunities, a hybrid working culture, and generous time‑off policies to support work‑life balance.

• Competitive compensation, flexible benefits, training opportunities, hybrid work model, and generous time‑off.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance