Procurement/Contract Administrator II

What We're Looking For

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.
This opportunity entails procurement, acquisition, and contract administration support for a major transit agency in the Baltimore, MD area. It will be co-located five days per week in-person at the client's field office.

What You’ll Do:

• Mentors and supports project team members in all aspects of contract interpretation and compliance, risk management, and change management protocols. Coordinates and collaborates with the project team, DB Division Business and Project Controls group, and the Enterprise Operations Contracting & Claims (EOCC) and Risk Management (ERM) groups.
• Develops and maintains a comprehensive knowledge of the project and all contractual documents, including Owner/Client, Client/HNTB and HNTB/Subconsultant agreements. Identifies unfavorable terms, risk allocation, and change and dispute procedures. Ensures development and implementation of a flow-down matrix for subconsultant agreements.
• Establishes processes for change management within the project team and in cooperation with the client. Proactively captures, tracks, manages and reports all potential project changes and cost impacts utilizing the standard Change Order Log. Ensures contractual compliance of change procedures, including providing of timely notice to the client for all potential changes. Works closely with the Deputy Project Manager for Design and project controls staff to quantify all cost and schedule impacts due to changes. Serves as the project lead for advancing potential change orders and defending against back charges and claims. Develops merit arguments for submission to the design-builder in accordance with the contract requirements and HNTB interests. Advances disputes in a timely manner and in accordance with the contract requirements and HNTB interests. Engages EOCC for contract analysis and merit arguments for all disputes and as needed for complex changes.
• Facilitates internal and external risk assessment exercises to identify and assign (i.e. to Owner, Contractor, HNTB) risks identified in the contract and scope of work requirements. Ensures that appropriate risks are passed through to subconsultants (coordinate with EOCC). Proactively captures, tracks, manages and reports all contract and potential project risks (negative and positive) utilizing the standard project-specific Risk Register.
• Supports the development and review of all correspondence and other key communications between the project team and the client, and between HNTB and its subconsultants for contract compliance, liability considerations, transfer of risk, and potential changes or claims. Reviews design team and subconsultant project reports for commitment and liability concerns prior to submission to the client. Participates in scheduled Project Reviews to provide an update on project change order and risk status.
• Supports the closing out of all contractual requirements. Assists the PM, EOCC and ERM in the resolution of disputes, claims and litigation issues.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance or related degree
• 10 years related contract experience
• 5 years in a lead role working directly for the contractor or architect/engineer

What We Prefer:

• Contract/change management experience including advancing some schedule delays and claims experience for complex owner/contractor agreements for project fees between $1 M and $50 M.
• Contract/change management experience including advancing some schedule delays and claims experience for complex owner/contractor agreements for project fees up to $15 M.
• Strong preference for an active procurement/contracts/purchasing certification such as from NCMA, NTI, APICS, or another contemporary association/institute.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Knowledge of Microsoft applications, including Office, Teams, SharePoint.
• Able to learn and use multiple client legacy systems and web-based tools (training may be provided).
• Technical Excellence – Excellent knowledge of the job and professional expertise, understands the requirements of chosen field. Stays current. Produces quality work.
• Personal Accountability – Can be counted on; accomplishes things in a timely manner and on a consistent basis. Follows through on commitments. Able to answer for self and others. Does not pass the buck or make excuses.
• Proactive – Recognizes that by planning ahead they can be in the best position to influence the outcome. They do not hesitate to engage to solve problems.
• Collaborative – Carefully considers who needs to be involved in situational analysis, effective decision making, implementation planning and reassessments for purposes of getting the best outcome and development of people.
• Trusted – Honest, ethical, candid and fair. Acts at all times with integrity and explicitly avoids deception, duplicity or degrading behavior.

Additional Information

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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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Locations:

Baltimore, MD

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The approximate pay range for Maryland is $130,047.20 - $203,407.17. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state.

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