Contracts administrator

Req ID : 6524

Travel: None

Number of Openings: 1

Achieve more in your career with the nation’s leading specialty concrete contractor. At Baker Construction, you’ll be part of a team that prioritizes people, invests in their development, and offers unparalleled opportunities for professional growth. In this role, you’ll be integral to building the future of our country and our company. You’ll collaborate across diverse teams, have a hand in significant projects, and dive headfirst into complex challenges with the best in the industry. If you are driven to do more and have the grit to follow through, you’ll have everything you need to define your career on your terms.

Make a meaningful impact with a team that values ambition and rewards initiative. Apply today and be more with Baker.

Summary

The Contracts Administrator II is responsible for providing accurate and timely support to the Contracts Department, including reviewing and finalizing purchasing contracts and creating and finalizing purchasing agreements requested by the internal customer.

Roles and Responsibilities

The Contracts Administrator II will possess competency in the following areas to perform in a safe, productive, and effective manner. Note that the areas listed are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by co-workers assigned to similar positions. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job.

• Creates and distributes original Purchasing Agreements to internal and external customers
• Responds to external and internal customer requests for additional information or copies of contracts
• Coordinates with the Risk Department, Contracts Manager and Operations in connection with the Subcontractors’ Indemnity and Insurance requirements on previous fully executed Agreements before distributing to the external customer
• Provides administrative oversight to the Department
• Serves as back-up to others in the Contracts Department
• Ensures documents are in compliance with company policies, standards and procedures
• Manages and issues all Master Agreements and maintains Master Agreement List and Files
• Prepares and processes redline corrections on Agreements

Requirements

• Associates Degree and five year’s related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Excellent understanding and experience of Field Operations, procedures, and scope of work
• Proficiency in Microsoft software programs such as Excel, Access, Word, and Baker’s Document Management Systems and Blue Beam/Adobe
• Must possess strong customer service skills

The following competencies are needed to successfully perform this job:

• Ability to read, organize, and interpret documents such as contracts, warranties, guidelines, instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to prepare contract correspondence
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written
• Ability to support Project Managers and Operations to ensure the project documents and scope are properly executed
• Communicates with Baker Operations when reviewing Scope of Work to minimize project risk
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to calculate rates, ratios, and percentages
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form

At Baker Construction, we welcome those who are driven to make things happen. Your tenacity will be rewarded with great pay, excellent benefits, and opportunities to make your mark. This is an opportunity to own your future while working alongside co-workers who are united in our purpose to build better structures and better lives. Go further with an industry leader that puts people first, honors its word, and has the grit to achieve greatness.

Baker is an EOE Disability/Veterans Employer.

Applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities who require a reasonable accommodation for any or part of the application process may make their requests known by emailing [email protected] or calling 1-513-539-4000 and asking for HR.