Contract Administrator III

DVJ Consulting Engineers

$75K — $95K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in procurement and contracting.
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, or equivalent experience.
  • Strong understanding of standard contract terms for design and construction services.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Adobe Acrobat.
  • Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects with accurate tracking and reporting.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate with stakeholders to prepare procurement packages.
  • Manage competitive bidding and selection processes from planning to award.
  • Ensure strict adherence to laws, policies, and procedures for all procurement processes.
  • Conduct reporting, tracking, and quality control for procurement activities.
  • Handle multiple concurrent procurement processes efficiently.
  • Emphasize high-quality outputs under regular audits.
  • Adapt to various tasks as assigned by the department supervisor.

Benefits

  • A comprehensive approach to professional development.
  • An opportunity to work with a sizeable and impactful Project Management Office.
  • Gain experience in high-stakes procurement processes within the education sector.
Full Job Description
Position Description:

As part of the Project Management Office (PMO) Contracts Team, responsibilities may include any of the following:
• Coordination with project management personnel at the District, PMO, College Project Teams, or Colleges to develop and prepare procurement packages for the selection of general contractors, design-build entities, and professional services providers (i.e. architects, engineers, inspectors).
• Management of a variety of competitive bidding/selection processes for construction and/or professional services, from planning through award including direct responsibility for all administrative functions (i.e preparing procurement documents, addenda, evaluation materials, approval documentation, award documentation, contract documents).
• Based on workload and department resources, at the sole discretion of the department supervisor, a variety of tasks and responsibilities may be assigned and or change over time to best serve the needs of the District.
• Strict adherence to policies, procedures, templates, and applicable laws is a daily part of this role.
• Reporting, tracking, and quality control for assigned procurements processes.
• Responsibility for multiple concurrent procurement processes with various stakeholders.
• This is a heavily administrative role with minimal administrative support.
• This role requires a high level of attention to detail and compliance under the scrutiny of consistent audits both internal and external.
• Work is fully in the PMO Office with no hybrid or remote opportunity in accordance with District policy.

Requirements
Minimum Required Qualifications:
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience to the position description.
• Bachelor's degree (relevant field preference above others). Additional four years qualifying experience in excess to the minimum stated above may be substituted for the required education.
• Knowledgeable of standard contract terms and conditions for design, construction, and other related services.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Adobe Acrobat.
• Demonstrate a reliable, responsive and positive work ethic with the highest degree of integrity.
• Must be detail-oriented and organized.
• Must be a fast learner and logical thinker.
• Must be focused on quality and accuracy.
• Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to accurately track and report status when managing concurrently running projects.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience with higher education capital improvement projects
• Knowledge of California Public Contract Code
• Knowledge of California Community College Code
• Experience with an electronic bidding software (i.e. PlanetBids)
• Experience with alternate project delivery methods such as Design-Build
• Experience with project management software (i.e. Proliance, Trimble)

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