Contract Admiinistrator
Turner Industries
- Port Allen, LA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Minimum (5) five years of experience or equivalent combinations of experience and training
- Act as a liaison between owners, contractors, project management, home office management, and other departments.
- Knowledge of contract language and legal phrases
- Must have working knowledge of all applicable computer and software programs and platforms in which contracts are digitally transmitted.
- Must have working knowledge of computer software such as Wordperfect, Excel, Word, Windows, and other various software.
- Must possess excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Must be self-directed and detail oriented.
- Must be able to organize and prioritize workload, adapt quickly to change, and deliver under the pressure of deadlines.
- Post-offer drug/alcohol screen and signed acceptance of the Turner Industries Group, LLC Drug, Alcohol and Contraband Policy.
- Applicant must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of others in the workplace.
- Contract preparation, identifying contractual obligations, including analyzing, reviewing and redlining documents and the ability to negotiate terms and conditions.
- Gathers, coordinates, and reports relevant information for review of contracts, purchase orders, and change orders, as well as serves as the point of contact for customers as appropriate.
- Assists General Counsel and other attorneys in the Legal Department in negotiations of submitted contracts with customers, performs additional assignments as required.
- Interact with home office and estimating departments during pre-award and post-award phases (RFP process) regarding contractual issues, questionnaires, including Job Order/Work Order review and pertinent document submittals.
- Assist in contractual dispute resolutions, including discovery requests and research to support mediation/litigation.
- Review project specific lien releases.
- Assist Project team with all general questions regarding contract issues.
- Assist Business Development with third party contracts systems.
- Work closely with subcontracts administrators to negotiate "issue" subcontracts to finalization.
- Create and maintain an internal contracts administration database and system for the company.
- Assist other departments with contract language interpretations as it regards to audits, payment related contract issues, and billing issues.
- Maintains a clean and safe work environment.
- Perform additional assignments per supervisor's direction.