Position: Counsel, Contract Administrator
Report to: General Counsel
Holtec International is seeking a Counsel, Contract Administrator to join our Office in Camden, New Jersey. The position will handle various corporate legal matters for the Company, with a primary focus on drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the drafting, reviewing, and negotiating procurement contracts (subcontracts, vendor agreements, supply agreements and service agreements).
- Assist Project Management in the review, drafting, and negotiation of the following: Non-Disclosure Agreements, Subcontracts, Vendor Agreement, Service Agreement, Material Supply Agreements, Consulting Agreements, Licensing Agreements, Teaming Agreements, and review of customer/vendor proposed terms and conditions.
- Review, draft and negotiate government contracts and stay abreast of Federal Acquisition Regulations.
- Maintain and enhance existing template procurement contracts/terms and conditions. Develop template terms to meet expanding business needs.
- Refine subcontract risk profile and lists of contracting guidelines for the company.
- Assist by providing legal services in connection with the drafting and/or reviewing of general business contracts relating to all areas of the company.
- Provide legal research support to General Counsel.
- Assist in the oversight of litigation and prosecution of commercial claims related to subcontracts, vendor or supply agreement or customer agreements.
- Assist with collections or commercial disputes.
- Help oversee Accounts Receivable for transaction compliance (milestones, deliverables and invoicing per the terms and conditions with customers).
Qualifications:
- Degree from an ABA accredited law school, admitted to the New Jersey State Bar.
- Bachelor’s Degree.
- 1-5 years’ experience in in-house legal department or law firm.
- Experience working with procurement, purchasing and supply contracts.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Manufacturing/Energy Industry Experience preferred.
- Regulatory experience preferred.
- Excellent communication skills and strong interpersonal skills that provide ability to interact with the most senior levels of the organization.
- Proven ability to work efficiently, effectively, and proactively in a fast-paced deadline orientated environment.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, resourceful, and adaptable to changing priorities.
Top Skills
What We Do
Holtec International is a global turnkey supplier of equipment and services for the Nuclear, Solar, Geothermal, and Fossil Power Generation sectors of the energy and petrochemical industry. As a fully integrated supplier, Holtec possesses in-house capabilities to design, engineer, analyze, construct, license, and deploy the technologies offered by the company; this includes technologies to manage used nuclear fuel and waste discharged from nuclear reactors and wet and dry (air cooled) heat transfer equipment for commercial power plants. Holtec is also developing a Small Modular Reactor (SMR), which will provide for modular, distributed, carbon-free, base-load energy.
Holtec International’s industrial activities are principally focused on six continents: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. Britain, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, China, Ukraine, Canada, Mexico, the United States and Brazil are among the countries where Holtec International has provided significant goods and services. The domestic market in the United States, however, has been the catalyst for Holtec’s technical innovations in its fields of endeavor, which the company has successfully parlayed into business successes in overseas markets. Over 70% of Holtec’s output is consumed by the domestic power industry; the balance is destined for foreign markets. Holtec’s corporate moorings are firmly and deeply anchored in the power industry: Over 150 power generation stations in the U.S., including over 80 commercial nuclear power plants, have been Holtec customers over the past two decades.
Holtec International has a long and excellent reputation for honesty and integrity in business dealings. This reputation is a priceless asset which must be safeguarded continually by all Holtec employees. To succeed, Holttec must have the trust and confidence of its customers, subcontractors, suppliers, fellow associates and the public. Maintaining an unwavering commitment to the highest standards of business ethics and conduct is crucial to Holtec’s future.
