Senior Contract Administrator

Overview

Administer and oversee construction contracts for complex healthcare projects in Winnipeg.

Key Responsibilities

• client updates
• shop drawings
• contract closeout
• payment certification
• schedule review
• site inspections

Tasks

-Keeping clients well informed of the progress of the work, including issuing Site Observation Reports to the client and all appropriate parties -Processing, coordinating, and leading the design team’s review of Shop Drawings -Processing contract close-outs including coordinating and leading the design team’s review of O & M manuals, as-built drawings, deficiency walkthroughs, deficiency lists, and 1 year warranty follow up. -Assisting with coordinating building systems -Leading the review of the contractor’s Payment Applications and issuance of Progress Payment Certifications, determining the percentage of the work completed -Negotiating acceptable GC, CM, or DM trades solutions to contract changes and claims -Evaluating, coordinating, and leading the design team’s responses to GC, CM, or DM trades substitutions -Ensuring GC, CM, or DM provides a construction schedule and schedule of values at the start of construction and reviewing the schedule at each construction meeting to monitor and verify construction progress -Interpreting contracts and ensuring compliance with contract terms -Reviewing GC, CM, or DM’s performance in maintaining the standards or quality of construction in compliance with the contract terms -Processing, coordinating, and leading the design team’s assessment of off-site inventory claims -Providing guidance to the contractor by interpreting the contract documents, answering questions verbally and, when required, coordinating and leading the design team’s response, issuing necessary documentation, including supplemental instructions, proposed change notices, change directives, or change orders in order to allow the progress of work on site -Conducting Site Reviews in compliance with provincial/territorial safety regulations and Stantec’s Safety Program, as well as any reasonable additional requirements of the contractor, e.g., personal protective equipment (PPE) and document construction progress and quality -Reviewing, coordinating, and obtaining Sealing Professionals’ Letters of Substantial Performance, Interim Occupancy, and Final Occupancy -Processing, coordinating, and leading the design team’s review of samples, mockups, and other submission -Promote good communications with the contractor and building officials -Assisting with ensuring GC, CM, or DM’s implement the sustainable design requirements identified in the Contract -Reading and assisting with implementing Construction Contracts on behalf of our clients -Working with the GC, CM, or DM, Design Team, and Client to realize the design intent/vision

Requirements

• 15+ years
• contract management
• microsoft office
• construction systems
• coordination
• communication

What You Bring

-15+ years managing and delivering construction contracts in Manitoba on project types of similar scale and complexity to the work our practice delivers -Demonstrated organizational, administrative, and decision-making skills required to effectively handle changing priorities and project deadlines -Demonstrated experience administering complex construction contracts. -Ability to participate in project team settings -Demonstrated ability to co-ordinate the efforts of others to accomplish objectives -Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office -Demonstrated understanding of the relationship between drawings and specifications -Excellent verbal, written, and graphic communication skills -Excellent knowledge of building construction systems, constructability, materials, and industry associated standards -Ability to engage and work within a creative and integrated design practice

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About Stantec

-Began as a one-person environmental engineering practice and has grown through strategic geographic and service expansion. -Publicly listed on the NYSE and TSX, Stantec has completed major acquisitions to bolster expertise and strengthen global infrastructure portfolio. -Headquartered in the iconic Stantec Tower in Edmonton, the company has delivered landmark projects like the Panama Canal Expansion and high-profile community developments. -Leverages interdisciplinary teams of designers, engineers, scientists, and project managers. -Typical projects span urban planning, civil infrastructure, water management, environmental assessment, energy delivery, and architectural design, serving public and private sectors. -Blends technical prowess with visionary design in bold ventures such as designing its own mixed-use tower and leading multi-nation infrastructure projects.

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