Transit Procurement Contract Administrator II

Overview

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 Washington, DC area. The contracts manager is responsible for contract and task order management & coordination, pre-award and post-award procurement activities for contract & task Orders, record and document management, procurement support and contract management services, contract administration support such as RFPs, pre-proposal meetings, kick-off meetings, change orders, and closeout.

This position is full-time on-location at the client office near the New Carrollton metro station in Hyattsville, MD, with the potential to travel to client sites/offices as needed within DC, MD, and/or northern VA.

• Mentor and support project team members in contract interpretation and compliance, risk management, and change management protocols.
• Coordinate and collaborate with the project team, DB Division Business and Project Controls group, and the Enterprise Operations Contracting & Claims (EOCC) and Risk Management (ERM) groups.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive knowledge of the project and all contractual documents (Owner/Client, Client/HNTB, and HNTB/Subconsultant agreements).
• Identify unfavorable terms, risk allocation, and change and dispute procedures.
• Ensure development and implementation of a flow-down matrix for subconsultant agreements.
• Establish processes for change management within the project team and with the client.
• Proactively capture, track, manage, and report all potential project changes and cost impacts using the Change Order Log.
• Ensure contractual compliance of change procedures, including providing timely notice to the client for all potential changes.
• Work with the Deputy Project Manager for Design and project controls staff to quantify cost and schedule impacts due to changes.
• Serve as the project lead for advancing potential change orders and defending against back charges and claims.
• Develop merit arguments for submission to the design-builder in accordance with contract requirements and HNTB interests.
• Advance disputes in a timely manner and per contract requirements and HNTB interests.
• Engage EOCC for contract analysis and merit arguments for disputes and complex changes as needed.
• Facilitate internal and external risk assessments to identify and assign risks among Owner, Contractor, and HNTB.
• Ensure that appropriate risks are passed through to subconsultants (coordinate with EOCC).
• Capture, track, manage, and report all contract and project risks using the project-specific Risk Register.
• Support the development and review of correspondence and other communications between the project team, the client, and subconsultants for contract compliance and risk transfer.
• Review design team and subconsultant project reports for commitment and liability concerns before submission to the client.
• Participate in scheduled Project Reviews to update on change order and risk status.
• Support the closing out of all contractual requirements.
• Assist the PM, EOCC, and ERM in resolving disputes, claims, and litigation issues.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

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

• Contract/change management experience including advancing some schedule delays and claims for complex owner/contractor agreements for project fees between $15MM and $50MM.

Locations:
Arlington, VA;
Hyattsville, MD;
Washington, DC.

The approximate pay range for Washington, DC is $ - $. The pay range is a good faith estimate at the time of posting and may depend on qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and…