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Job Description:
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Contracts Administration Manager to join our team!
What You'll Be Doing:
- Drafts contracts for engineering services projects, relying heavily on previous contracts as a resource for terms and conditions.
- Participates as a member of the negotiating team, assuming responsibility for explaining positions and resolving matters of a business nature related to the proposed contract.
- Monitors and administers the business provisions of assigned contracts to ensure that contract requirements are met.
- Collaborates with colleagues across organizational lines to obtain and transmit business information necessary for the Project Manager to more effectively monitor the status of the project.
- Prices change orders and follows through to ensure that contractual coverage is implemented.
- Prepares letters to client requesting approvals and interpretations required to comply with the provisions of the contract.
- Collaborates with appropriate Procurement personnel on project subcontract matters.
- Monitors project expenditures versus contract cost limitations. Prepares letters to clients notifying them of contract cost limitations and requirements for additional funds.
- Prepares project/facility acceptance documents and follows through to ensure acceptances are approved by the client.
- Furnishes business and financial information requested by the client, as delegated by the Project Manager.
- Identifies contractual problems and takes appropriate action to ensure a satisfactory resolution.
- Follows up on problems demanding management attention to ensure a timely response to the client.
- Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.
What Required Skills You'll Bring:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Contracts or related field.
- Minimum 15-20 years of experience is required. Strong experience with FIDIC or similar forms of contract, including claims, variations, and dispute resolution.
What Desired Skills You'll Bring:
- Proven track record in cost management, contract administration, and commercial leadership on large-scale, multi‑package projects.
- Excellent negotiation, analytical, and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to develop and defend well-reasoned commercial positions.
- Strong leadership and team management skills, with experience managing multi‑cultural commercial/QS teams.
- Ability to perform in a management capacity is also required
Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction contracts, or a related field
- 20 years of professional experience
- Strong experience with FIDIC or similar contract forms, including claims, variations, and dispute resolution
- Experience in cost management, contract administration, and commercial leadership on large-scale, multi-package projects
- Excellent negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Experience managing multicultural commercial or quantity-surveying teams
- Ability to perform in a management capacity
Parsons Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are framed as a major value driver, with an ESOP alongside a 401(k) match and additional stock-purchase options contributing meaningfully to total rewards. This structure is positioned as especially attractive for employees who value long-term wealth-building over immediate cash.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad and choice-rich, with multiple plan types (PPO, HDHP, and some HMO networks) plus dental, vision, EAP, and wellness resources. The availability of different plan designs and national-carrier coverage supports varied employee needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are portrayed as competitive, including PTO, holidays, flexible schedules such as a 9/80 option for eligible roles, and floating holidays in the U.S. Paid parental leave of 160 hours is also highlighted as a meaningful component of the overall package.
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What We Do
Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider with a focus on making the world safer, smarter, healthier, more sustainable, and more connected. Founded in 1944, Parsons primarily serves the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. Uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services, the corporation delivers state-of-the-art solutions to federal, regional, and local government agencies as well as to private industrial customers worldwide. Parsons has a reputation for inclusion and diversity and has been named to the Ethisphere Institute’s list of World’s Most Ethical Companies for 10 consecutive years. Parsons facilitates a culture of innovation by encouraging collaboration among its employees and providing opportunities for career growth. With offices around the globe, people of varied talents and backgrounds, and a wide range of exciting projects, the possibilities at Parsons are endless. For more about Parsons, visit www.parsons.com. Mission: Delivering innovative infrastructure, defense, and security solutions to enable a more sustainable, safer, smarter, and more connected world.
