Manager, Legal Contracts

Job Summary

Partners with field and operations associates to provide timely and effective legal reviews of contracts, bids, and other customer facing legal documents with a goal of managing risk, accomplishing operational objectives, and maintaining consistency of contract terms. Major Tasks, Responsibilities and Key Accountabilities Reviews, revises, and drafts legal contract terms, including purchase order terms and conditions, contracts, requests for proposals, bids, and other related contract documents Partner closely with operational and field associates to provide timely legal advice regarding all contracting related matters, including risk mitigation and consistency of legal terms Educate operational teams about best practices in contracting and negotiation of business and legal terms Assist with contract management in contract lifecycle management tool, including distributing review requests among legal team members and tracking open projects Work with other legal team members to research and practically apply contracting laws and regulations at the municipal, state, and federal levels Act as liaison with risk management team on contractual insurance requirements when necessary Collaborates with other functional areas to address complex contract administration and negotiation challenges. Tracks and communicates key issues and status of contract reviews to internal and external stakeholders Qualifications 4+ years’ experience in legal contract administration, review, negotiation and creation Experience with municipal, state, or federal contracting and related regulatory schemes Experience working in fast-paced environment juggling multiple internal and external customers. Bachelor’s degree Strong communication skills Record of prioritization skills and dedicated and successful teamworkWork Environment Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable. Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time. Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles. Minimum Qualifications Must be a minimum of 18 years of age or older Must pass pre-employment assessment(s) if applicable