Intermediate/Senior Contract Administrator

We’re in the business of limitless potential. From iconic designs to monumental ground breakings, we believe the best solutions are the product of diverse perspectives.

By managing capital programs and projects as if they were our own, our project management business, and technical experts work with clients to strategize, plan, and implement projects that help them achieve their organization’s objectives. Our award-winning team has managed thousands of projects across all sectors — hospitals, airports, and entire university campuses; infrastructure like mass transit and water-treatment facilities; and energy and resource assignments, from mines to wind farms.

Join an award-winning team of program and project management specialists that are passionate to bring transformational project solutions to life.

Your Opportunity

Stantec is seeking an Intermediate/Senior Contract Administrator to work within our Program Management group with a background in large infrastructure programs. This is a key position requiring excellent communication skills and a willingness to work as part of an integrated and multi-discipline team to successfully deliver major capital projects.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Commercial & Contract Management Lead, coordinate and administer the day-to-day activities associated with bidding/contract award and subsequent contract administration activities relating to complex, high value contracts involving engineering/architectural/environmental consultants and technical services; design and supply of equipment, and construction consistent with our client’s procurement policy and departmental procedures and guidelines.
• Assist project managers and project leads with procurement and contract administration functions
• Coordinate with purchasing, project controls, project management, and construction management team personnel
• Assist in developing commercial conditions/documentation for bids/proposals and contracts including special commercial conditions
• Assist in developing evaluation criteria and weighting for use in evaluating and comparing consultant and technical proposals
• Coordinating the bidding process including preparation and coordinating the issuance of addenda
• Coordinating communication with bidders and providing responses to bidders’ enquiries prior to bid closing
• Obtaining competitive bids/proposals
• Completing commercial evaluations and recommendations for award reports
• Coordinating contract award and preparing award letters and contract documents
• Administer contracts including submittals, RFIs, bonds, insurance, etc.
• Interpreting contract and ensuring compliance with contract terms and the requirements of the scope of the work
• Evaluating/negotiating commercial aspects of work plan submissions
• Processing work plan/work assignment releases
• Support payment process including preparing/processing certificates of payments, negotiating contract price breakdowns, progress payments, off-site inventory payments, and assessing back charges and liquidated damages
• Negotiating final settlement of quantities for unit price contracts
• Processing release of holdback payments as per BC Builders’ Lien Act
• Processing requests for quotes, contract amendments, change directives, and change orders
• Evaluating and preparing analysis of contractor's submissions for changes and claims
• Analyzing rationale for contract changes/claims with contractor's as well as coordinating support from other departments