Contract Administrator

at  Colas

Edmonton, AB, Canada -

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Immediate24 Jan, 2025Not Specified25 Oct, 20245 year(s) or aboveFinanceNoNo
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Description:

Subsidiary: Colas Canada Inc.
Colas is a Canadian leader in transportation infrastructure - materials, construction, and maintenance. From roads to rail, airports to ports, we build some of the most important projects that connect our communities.
Backed by our network of Colas companies across Canada and the Colas Group worldwide, Colas offers a wide range of innovative and sustainable solutions for the construction and maintenance of transportation infrastructure.

Skills/Qualifications:

  • Diploma in Law or 4-year degree in Business Administration, Finance, or related field.
  • 15 years of prime contract administration experience within a large international engineering and construction firm is required.
  • Previous demonstrable experience in a large integrated joint venture infrastructure projec

Responsibilities:

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Negotiates the most significant contracts or contract modifications, often under difficult conditions.

  • Draws upon broad prior experience to effectively negotiate the most favoured terms and conditions with prospective and current clients while achieving Company objectives. Identifies risks and contractual terms not conforming to Company policy.
  • Participates in EVLW Edmonton project, Company, and Corporate strategic planning activities for specific projects (e.g., risk assessment, bid/no bid analysis, participation in business plan development, etc.).
  • Selects personnel, makes staffing assignments, supervises work produced to ensure consistent high-quality performance. Provides training and development for personnel assigned.
  • Maintains an active participation in related professional societies to keep abreast of relevant contractual issues.
  • Keeps subordinates up to date relative to the availability of resource materials dealing with current contract administration and negotiation issues.
  • Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

Skills/Qualifications:

  • Diploma in Law or 4-year degree in Business Administration, Finance, or related field.
  • 15 years of prime contract administration experience within a large international engineering and construction firm is required.
  • Previous demonstrable experience in a large integrated joint venture infrastructure project

Competencies:

  • Requires a comprehensive knowledge of industry business practices and the negotiation of prime contracts.
  • Working knowledge of PC software packages typically associated with contract administration.
  • Incumbent must possess strong written and oral communication skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills.
  • Must be capable of independently negotiating the most-complex contractual issues.
  • Proven ability for managing and directing work involving complex situations.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Advises and supports the project teams/Project Director in the execution of contracts: monitors the possible contractual impacts in case of events affecting the execution of the job, is the interface with the legal department and the other departments concerned in case of difficulties in the execution of the contract, etc.


REQUIREMENT SUMMARY

Min:5.0Max:15.0 year(s)

Construction

Site Engineering / Project Management

Construction

Diploma

Business Administration, Administration, Business, Finance, Law

Proficient

1

Edmonton, AB, Canada