Municipal Contract Administrator

Morrison Hershfield is a multi-disciplinary consulting engineering and management firm located throughout the US and Canada. We are a dynamic, employee-owned, team-oriented firm with a diverse project list that ensures you will be working on exciting, high-profile and challenging projects. For more than 75 years, the people at Morrison Hershfield have been the leading force behind our continuous growth and the expansion of our services.

Here at Morrison Hershfield, we are committed to providing flexible work arrangements, to assist employees in fulfilling their multiple responsibilities at work, at home and in the community. Flexible work arrangements provide additional options for work schedules and locations. As we focus on project delivery, clients and staff, we have several working options available for working at Morrison Hershfield.

Morrison Hershfield's Infrastructure Division provides planning, design and construction administration services for municipal infrastructure (watermain, storm, sanitary), roadway, road rehabilitation, transit / rail, bridge and related projects.

We are currently seeking a Municipal Contract Administrator to complement our Field Services team, conducting field work in the greater Toronto and surrounding area that will be out of the Markham office. The Municipal Contract Administrator will play a lead role in the delivery of inspection services with our Municipal clients. Due to expanding business opportunities in the local Toronto and elsewhere within the company, this position offers potential for growth in the areas of technical / professional development and project management.

At times there may be some daily travel to perform administration and inspection related duties in support of the Design Team and Engineer of Record projects.

Responsibilities:

Conduct site meetings and issue minutes.

Organize and control work to administer medium to large contracts

Ensure work on contracts proceeds according to plans, procedures, contract specifications and quality

Check contract documents and review design for obvious errors

Approve work and progress payments

Carry out inspection activities to ensure conformance

Check and inspect contractor's work with drawings and related contract documents

Conduct site surveys, confirming scope of work, obtaining relevant information, equipment and materials

Arrange site access and conduct survey

Compile field data in report form for review of project designer

Prepare contract specifications, construction staging and traffic arrangement schemes

Assess scope of work

Monitor staff levels, coaching junior staff as required

Manage the construction budget, act as liaison with clients and issue invoices as appropriate

Liaise / coordinate with service providers for specialized inspections and / or testing to ensure the tasks are completed in accordance with the terms or reference, specifications or agreement

Address contractor questions and misconceptions by working closely with superintendent and other construction staff

Record of contractor activities in digital format.

Accountable for confirming that work on contracts proceeds in accordance with approved design and contract specifications

Perform work within established guidelines, procedures and practices

Able to handle multiple assignments

Qualifications:

Post-secondary degree or diploma in Civil Engineering or Civil Engineering Technology / Technician

Minimum 6+ years' experience in municipal contract administratio

Demonstrated Construction Administration experience as a Contract Administrator or equivalent of 5 or more similar Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) or municipal projects with construction values of least between $5,000,000 and $15,000,000 or greater is an asset

Either registration as a Professional Engineer with PEO or as a Technician or Technologist with O.A.C.E.T.T. with Road Construction Contract Administration (RCCA) designation, or Road Construction Senior Inspector (RCSI) with the ability to obtain (RCCA) designation.

Prior MTO T131 Advanced Claims Dispute Resolution training is an asset

Prior experience working in a Municipal Environment is an asset

Knowledge and understanding of…