Contract Conformance Specialist Iii - Edmonton, Canada - Bluelime Technical Services

Bluelime Technical Services

Verified Company

Edmonton, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

The Contract Conformance Specialist (CCS) is accountable for the day-to-day sourcing and conformance responsibilities for all contractual arrangements of assigned capital and maintenance projects.

The CCS manages the entire sourcing and administration stages of the potential proponents and eventual contracts on the Project/Program.
The CCS manages the flow of documentation and communication related to the contractual relationship between Company and Contractor to ensure contractual obligations are met.
The CCS facilitates the timely identification, communication, and resolution of contractual matters.
The CCS interacts frequently with third parties as well as inhouse departments including legal, project management, construction management, business development, system planning, procurement, contract management, project controls and other functional groups.
The CCS reports directly to the SCM Team Lead, Construction Sourcing & Admin ("Team Lead") unless directed otherwise. The CCS has an indirect reporting relationship to applicable Project Team(s).

Dimensions:

Assigned projects or programs with a consolidated total of up to $50MM+ per year.
Assigned projects or programs, including those of moderate complexity.

Desired Qualifications:

Demonstrated ability to communicate in a clear, concise, and organized manner.
Demonstrated excellent human relations, influencing, and listening skills to deal effectively with all levels of employees and management.
Ability to develop collaborative working relationships with other departments to achieve goals. Familiarity with best management practices for contracting.
Ability to support the negotiation of complex contracting issues.
Ability to manage multiple tasks and to perform work with a reasonable level of supervision.
Ability to communicate and interact effectively in a team environment.
Excellent organizational skills.
Excellent technical writing skills.
Ability to effectively prioritize work in a timely manner.
Demonstrated ability to proactively and effectively solve problems by using analytical skills to take corrective action before they become crises.
Experience in frontend RFx processes is a plus (contract strategy development, RFx preparation, managing bid/evaluate/award cycle, contract negotiation/formation and contract execution), as the CCS will be requested to provide frontend support.
Knowledge of the varying provincial construction regulations and Act's including applicable Builders Lien Act's (NT, AB, SK, MB, ON) is also a plus.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Demonstrate understanding of and compliance with Project Execution contracting strategy.
Facilitate preparation of contract exhibits, which include scope, specifications, pricing, and special instructions.
Assist in writing technical contract language describing the scope, pricing, and special instructions for each assigned project.
Coordinate with the Team Lead to ensure project specific functional requirements and contractor clarifications & qualifications (when applicable) are incorporated in the final contract documents.
Lead contract negotiations with potential proponents during the contract bidding and formation phases.
Coordinate project team in its development of a project specific communication plan.
Participate and assist with training regarding contract conformance to team and thirdparty personnel.
Review documents submitted by contractors for compliance with contract and provide notification to contractors of noncompliance and deviations from baselines, with concurrence of team and project manager.
Maintain contractor correspondence and documentation logs.
Prepare and transmit in a timely fashion company generated correspondence, with concurrence of project team functional lead, construction manager and project manager.
Manage change order process, which includes managing change order log, generating change directives, reviewing contractor requested changes, and preparing approved change orders.
Prepare meeting agenda, participate in person at, and take & distribute meeting notes for, contractrelated meetings between company and contractor, except for Progress Meetings.
Establish and implement project contract document control and retention system in compliance with company procedures.
Review contractor submitted invoices for compliance with the requirements; distribute for review and approval by the appropriate personnel; and monitor through payment to the contractor.
Coordinate with project team, Team Lead and legal lead, as required, in resolution of contractual issues/claims as they arise.
Coordinate contract closeout with project team to ensure strict compliance with the related contracts.
Close out project contract files and submit for retention in compliance with Company procedures.
Prepare for and provide assistance during company and external compliance audits.
Ongoing communicatio