Contract Administrator

Overview

Administers contracts & oversees construction for municipal water/sewer projects.

Key Responsibilities

• contract administration
• construction management
• quality assurance
• constructability review
• work scheduling
• team supervision

Tasks

-Performance Management: Respond to personal objectives and use performance management systems to improve personal performance; or monitor the performance of the team, allocate work and review completion, take appropriate corrective action to ensure timeliness and quality, and contribute to formal individual performance management and appraisal. -Organizational Capability Building: Provide coaching to team members to develop their skills. -Health, Safety, and Environment: Follow the organization's health, safety, and environment (HSE) policies, procedures, and mandatory instructions to identify and mitigate environmental risks and risks to the well-being of self and others in the workplace; instruct the team in safe working methods; identify instances of risky behaviors within the team and take appropriate action, escalating serious issues as appropriate. -Work Scheduling and Allocation: Assign short-term work schedules to a team of subordinates in order to achieve expectations while following established timelines. -Ensure project deliverables meet or exceed GHD’s internal and external client quality objectives. -Contract Administration of civil municipal infrastructure projects. -Operational Compliance: Identify, within the team, instances of noncompliance with the organization's policies and procedures and/or relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct, reporting these instances and escalating issues as appropriate. -Supervise of a team with multiple site inspectors. -Conduct Construability Reviews to support design delivery as required. -Construction Management: Provide operational support services and sometimes act as first-line supervisor of an area of a construction project. Involves using existing systems and protocols. -External Communications: Help others get the most out of external communications systems by offering support and advice. -Liaise with other disciplines, professionals, clients and third party as needed. -Manage multiple active projects in construction phase including direct communication with clients, contractors, project managers, designers, contract coordinators, site inspectors, and subconsultants on a daily basis. -Leadership and Direction: Explain the local action plan, to support team members in their understanding of what needs to be done, and how this relates to the broader business plan and the organization's strategy, mission, and vision; motivate people to achieve local business goals. -Quality Assurance: Plan and coordinate testing and inspection of products and processes. Implement corrective actions or continuous improvement initiatives and monitor them to make sure they are effective.

Requirements

• p.eng.
• ms word
• excel
• civil eng
• contract admin
• 5+ years

What You Bring

-Experience with progress payments, change orders, leading site meetings, preparation of minutes, recommendation letters and providing guidance to site staff in relation to contracts. -Excellent organizational and prioritization skills are a must. -Ability to establish effective working relationships with colleagues, associates, and clients. -Understanding of municipal linear infrastructure construction including reconstruction or rehabilitation of watermains, sewers, roadways, including multiple construction methodologies (open cut, trenchless rehabilitation, tunneling, etc.) -Good initiative and attention to detail. -Proficient with MS Word and Excel. -Experience in the review, analysis, negotiation, and resolution of construction claims. -Professional Engineer Designation (P.Eng.), or Certified Engineering Technologist (C.E.T.) -5+ years post-graduate experience - minimum 2 years as contract administration on water/sewer projects. -Strong communication skills, both oral and written. -Ability to effectively communicate construction progress, and proven ability to identify and proactively address issues -Post-Secondary Education in Civil Engineering (Bachelor’s degree, or Civil Engineering Technology Diploma) -Proven aptitude for estimating construction schedule, quantities and costs. -Ability to effectively multi-task and work in fast paced, high change environment. -Strong skills in conflict resolution. -Excellent problem solving, decision making and teamwork skills.

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About Ghd

-With a focus on innovation, it integrates expertise across various sectors to deliver world-class solutions. -The organization is known for tackling large and complex projects, such as designing bridges and tunnels and constructing energy-efficient buildings. -Notable projects include infrastructure development for major cities and energy-efficient solutions for industrial facilities. -The organization continues to expand its digital and technological capabilities to ensure solutions are cutting-edge and sustainable.

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