Contracts Manager

Contracts Manager

The Contracts Manager will be responsible for ensuring the project adheres to all contractual and environmental requirements. This person shall be fully knowledgeable in design / build contracts, contract interpretation, DDOT's protocols and requirements and design standard interpretation.

This position will heavily interact with project team executives, front end executives, subcontractor's management and Clark's senior and executive management to resolve issues in a prompt and efficient manner. The contract management process is very time sensitive and requires meeting strict deadlines by all your team members. Other tasks may include evaluation and making decisions on the presentation of financial information in our corporate accounting system based on information received from project teams, and evaluate contract requests to ensure corporate compliance. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, organized, have strong computer skills, strong communication, and willing to work in a deadline-driven environment.

Qualifications / Requirements :

• A degree (BA, BS) in a related field of study.
• Have at least 15 years' relevant experience, and performed a comparable function within the last five years. Minimum of 4-6 years related experience or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge in the field of contract negotiation.
• Understanding of business law and contract law
• Demonstrated experience in both design and construction of complex urban highway, bridge, transit and river crossing projects
• Be a licensed Professional Engineer
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal including interfacing with senior level staff members, clients, and subcontractors.
• Must be detail-oriented, organized, and possess strong computer skills.
• Demonstrates problem solving skills and critical thinking skills.
• Able to work independently but have a clear understanding of risk involved and to solicit management's involvement if required.
• Understanding of the appropriate sense of urgency.
• Management of multiple direct reports is a plus.
• Alignment to Clark Standards of Excellence : self-motivated, results oriented, adaptable, team player, accountable, ethical, innovative, resilient, builds relationships, builds people / teams & followership, sets direction and executes