Job Description

When you care deeply about the work you do, it’s rewarding to see it through from concept to completion. We partner with clients to provide both program management and construction management to strategize, plan, and implement projects that drive organizations forward. From hospitals and airports to university campuses, mass transit systems, water treatment facilities, mines, and wind farms, we've successfully managed thousands of projects. 

Joining our team, turning visionary ideas into reality, will shape your future—and the future of your community.

We are strategizing, planning, and implementing projects that help clients achieve their organization’s objectives. Join our award-winning program management team and bring transformational project solutions to life.

Your Opportunity

Stantec is seeking a Contract Administrator with broad commercial and contract management experience on large infrastructure projects to work within our Project Management group.

This is a key project position requiring excellent communication skills and a willingness to work as part of a Client multi-discipline team to successfully deliver a major capital project.

Reporting to the commercial lead, the Contract Administrator will work closely with project leadership, the commercial management team, and other team members to support the implantation and oversight of the project’s primary construction contract. The successful candidate will be required to work in the client’s head office (in Burnaby) and/or the client’s project office (in North Vancouver). There may be flexibility to work from home 1-2 days per week.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Administer the main construction contract for a large, complex project.
• Duties will include including drafting formal correspondence, resolving issues, issuing change directives and change orders, and monitoring bonds, insurance, and related requirements.
• Provide advice on the client’s position regarding complex contract management opportunities and risks, including assessing the validity and impact of potential claims and supporting change order development and execution.
• Develop strategies and contribute to the drafting of amendments, change directives, and change orders.
• Support the development and implementation of contract management processes and procedures.
• Ensure the quality, consistency, and timely delivery of contract management outputs, while identifying opportunities to improve commercial management practices and team efficiency.
• Prepare and/or support the preparation of documentation for all aspects of contract administration.
• Coordinate and support issue resolution by engaging appropriate functional teams and ensuring reviews and approvals are completed within required timelines.
• Analyze issues, evaluate options, and provide recommendations to management in collaboration with the broader project team.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Experience in effective commercial contract administration for large construction projects.
• Strong leadership skills, proven negotiation and influencing skills as well as strong organizational skills and the ability to multi-task effectively.
• Strong ability to plan, organize work and follow policies and procedures.
• Ability to coordinate efforts of others to accomplish objectives.
• Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize the various activities to maximize efficiency and meet deadlines.
• High ethical and professional standards in all dealings with vendors and contractors.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Advanced written / verbal communication skills .
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, SharePoint
• Knowledge or experience using project management information systems (PMIS)
• Demonstrated knowledge and results in developing and implementing new processes and procedures.
• Experience including contract formation, contract management and administration, warranty management and contract closeout deliverables.

Education and Experience

• University degree or College Diploma in a relevant discipline or a combination of education, training and experience deemed to be equivalent.
• Demonstrated minimum ten (10) years of experience in various contract delivery methods on infrastructure projects, ideally in a public infrastructure environment. (i.e., DBB, DB, Cost-Plus, Unit Rate, Construction Management, Construction Management at Risk)
• Experience in the water and wastewater sector is considered an asset.
• One or more professional designations/certifications (i.e. PEng, PMP, SCMP, IACCM) would be an asset.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

About Stantec

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.

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