Contracts Adviser

Job description / Role

• Establish Project level Commercial Policies, Procedures and Practices and Audit Project level Project Commercial activities
• Maintenance of Pre-qualification Process
• Review of Project level Commercial reports
• Consolidate Project Reports into suitable Program level reports
• Review of Project Invoices, Variations and Claims
• Development of Estimates and Review of Project Estimates
• Maintenance of Cost Database
• Participating Program, Company, and Corporate strategic planning activities for specific projects (e.g., risk assessment, bid/no bid analysis, participation in business plan development, etc.).
• Collaborates with program and individual project management to ensure proper support in proposal preparation, as well as contract negotiations and administration.
• Provides technical guidance to assigned personnel, and ensures proficiency and timeliness of contract administration.
• Negotiates the more difficult, complex, or sensitive issues with clients.
• Maintains an active participation in related professional societies to keep abreast of relevant contractual issues.
• Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or related discipline or Chartered Quantity Surveyor field and 15+ years construction experience including 10+ years of prime contract administration experience.

Skills / Competencies
• Comprehensive knowledge of industry business practices and the negotiation of prime contracts.
• strong written and oral communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills,
• Good knowledge of PC software packages typically associated with contract administration. .
• Establishing local cost database for building materials and elements and procedures
• Feasibility Reviews / Procurement Analysis;
• Preparation and Review of Cost Plans;
• Preparation and Review of Bills of Quantities;
• Tender Analysis / Contract Evaluation & Agreement;
• Agreement of Variations
• Ability to perform in a management capacity

About the Company

Parsons is a leader in many diverse markets such as infrastructure, transportation, water, telecommunications, aviation, commercial, environmental, planning, industrial manufacturing, education, healthcare, life sciences and homeland security.

Parsons provides technical and management solutions to federal, regional and local government agencies as well as private industries worldwide.