Contracts Administrator- Prime Contract - Edmonton, Canada - Marigold Infrastructure Partners DBJV

Marigold Infrastructure Partners DBJV

Verified Company

Edmonton, Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Proudly constructing the Valley Line West LRT

The City of Edmonton selected Marigold Infrastructure Partners to design and build the 14-kilometre Valley Line West LRT project from downtown to Lewis Farms.

Construction has begun and will take five to six years to complete.

Marigold is a design-build joint venture agreement between Colasand Parsons.

As we continue progress, we have opportunity to join our team as
:Contract Administrator (Prime Contract)
The Contract Administrator (Prime Contract) will work within the commercial team and report to the Contract Manager.

The Contract Administrator will be responsible for correspondence and reports drafting, collaborating with other teams to gather information, maintaining digital records and registers, and assisting Contract Manager in administering complex prime contract functions of the JV project.

General Duties:

Contract Administration:

Understand the project and interpret the complex prime contract of the project.
Understand the circumstances and provide appropriate contractual advice to other team members.
Understand the technical, contractual, and commercial requirements of the project.
Collaborate with team members to gather information and draft contractual correspondences.
Draft reports on issues, potential disputes, and disputes for the appropriate audience.
Work closely with all the teams in the project to explore details on contractual issues and present the findings to the management.
Collate information, maintain digital records, and generate various reports as required to the management.
Be commercially aware and sensitive while dealing with the issues.
Assist Contract Manager and Commercial Manager in generating management reports, resolving contractual issues, disputes avoidance, and disputes resolution.
Attend regular and adhoc meetings as required to support and fulfill the required functions.
Monitor and flag contractual deadlines and concerns in advance.
Draft or support drafting the regular reports required under the contract.
Other tasks as assigned by Contract Manager or Commercial Manager.

Claims Coordination:

Collaborate with teams to understand the ongoing issues, claims, and potential claims.
Maintain records and correspondences.
Review draft submissions and responses and provide inputs.
Coordinate with teams to get updates to generate report or present to management.

General Assistance:

Assist teams to interpret contract and provide guidance.
Assist in increasing contract awareness to the project teams and to identify and resolve potential issues.

Essential Skills:

Proven work experience in a similar role.
Excellent in drafting contractual letters & notices.
Ability to interpret and understand the link between various requirements in the contract and to foresee contractual consequences.
Attention to detail and good in followup.
Ability to work in a team environment.
Excellent in MS Office (minimum Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
Awareness and previous experience in using Power BI.
Superior research skills.
Strong understanding of contractual and commercial risks.
Work collaboratively and cohesively with other teams and team members.
Must be a good team player.
Desire to learn and to expand the responsibilities.

Eligibility Requirements:

Undergraduate or postgraduate degree in construction, engineering, legal, quantity surveying, or business administration.
Minimum 7 years of experience in contract (preferably prime contract) administration, coordination, and/or management on a major or infrastructure design & build construction project.
Familiar with basic legal documents, contracts, correspondence, and alternate dispute resolution process.
Previous experience in fixed price lump sum contracts.
Be able to travel (less than 10%) to construction sites, as and if required to perform the above duties.
Be located or willing to relocate to Edmonton, Alberta.

Recommended Skills / Experience:

Light Rail Transit project experience.
Experience in P3 projects.
Knowledge on project scheduling and delay analysis.
Knowledge on project costs and commercial concepts.

Please reply to this posting with your resume in Word or PDF format.

Marigold Infrastructure Partners and its joint venture partners expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.

Improper interference with the ability of MIP employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Benefits: