Senior Contract Administrator

Overview

Administer construction contracts for healthcare projects in Winnipeg

Key Responsibilities

• schedule monitoring
• design review
• contract interpretation
• client reporting
• site inspections
• payment certification

Tasks

-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 -Processing, coordinating, and leading the design team’s review of samples, mockups, and other submission -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 -Processing contract closeouts including coordinating and leading the design team’s review of O & M manuals, asbuilt drawings, deficiency walkthroughs, deficiency lists, and 1 year warranty follow up. -Keeping clients well informed of the progress of the work, including issuing Site Observation Reports to the client and all appropriate parties -Reading and assisting with implementing Construction Contracts on behalf of our clients -Assisting with coordinating building systems -Promote good communications with the contractor and building officials -Reviewing, coordinating, and obtaining Sealing Professionals’ Letters of Substantial Performance, Interim Occupancy, and Final Occupancy -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 review of Shop Drawings -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 -Evaluating, coordinating, and leading the design team’s responses to GC, CM, or DM trades substitutions -Interpreting contracts and ensuring compliance with contract terms -Negotiating acceptable GC, CM, or DM trades solutions to contract changes and claims -Processing, coordinating, and leading the design team’s assessment of offsite inventory claims -Working with the GC, CM, or DM, Design Team, and Client to realize the design intent/vision -Assisting with ensuring GC, CM, or DM’s implement the sustainable design requirements identified in the Contract -Leading the review of the contractor’s Payment Applications and issuance of Progress Payment Certifications, determining the percentage of the work completed

Requirements

• 15+ years
• construction contracts
• microsoft office
• building systems
• communication
• project coordination

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 understanding of the relationship between drawings and specifications -Demonstrated organizational, administrative, and decisionmaking skills required to effectively handle changing priorities and project deadlines -Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office -Ability to engage and work within a creative and integrated design practice -Demonstrated ability to coordinate the efforts of others to accomplish objectives -Excellent verbal, written, and graphic communication skills -Excellent knowledge of building construction systems, constructability, materials, and industry associated standards -Demonstrated experience administering complex construction contracts. -Ability to participate in project team settings

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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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