IT Contracts Manager jobs in Fargo, ND

Overview

Responsible for facilitating pre-construction activities, exhibit development, negotiations and providing contract administration support to project teams during project execution. This position will be responsible for coordinating with the site leadership, commercial and legal teams to pro-actively monitor and manage contractual terms.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate negotiation of contract exhibits in support of new projects
• Coordinate with Pre-Construction team and subject matter experts from verbal award of new projects through contract execution to complete internal reviews of exhibits
• Assist in the delivery of a key contract terms review with the project team after contract award but prior to mobilization
• Assist the operations team in drafting notices to clients in accordance with contractual requirements such as those pertaining to force majeure, owner-caused delays, and other contractual matters requiring notices
• Participate in regular project team meetings and proactively engage with the project team
• Advise the Project Manager on the contract change requirements including monitoring and tracking changes and claims through final resolution
• Provide support to the Project Manager, project team, and insurance team in administering, tracking, documenting, and closing our major property insurance claims
• Support project closeout to ensure all contractual requirements are met including administration of certificates and warranties
• Capture contractual lessons learned during project execution and report out during the Close Out Phase Gate
• Ability to be on site up to 25% of the project’s duration as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Education and Work Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management or relevant discipline; or equivalent experience
• 5 years of recent experience in construction contract management on large and complex construction projects in the $30MM to 150MM range
• 3 years of recent experience in using construction management software

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Experience with Viewpoint, Procore and Project Controls software
• Possess subject-matter expertise in contract management principles and techniques
• Possess demonstrated understanding of common construction agreement provisions including warranties, limits of liability, risk of loss, schedule milestones/LD’s, force majeure and change orders
• Strong organizational skills, initiative and meticulous attention to details
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including drafting contract language
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Word, Outlook, Excel)
• Demonstrated knowledge of construction contract requirements, contract change conditions, claims analysis, negotiations, change order cost estimates, and time impact analyses

MasTec, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer. The Company's policy is not to unlawfully discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also MasTec's policy to comply with all applicable state, federal and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.