Senior Contract Administrator
We create great places and the connections that get people and goods moving—whether by car, bus, train, plane, or their own two feet. Working within the context of the communities we serve, we provide planning, engineering, and infrastructure management services that fit the needs of our clients and improve the overall transportation experience. Join our team and help us keep communities connected.
Your Opportunity
Morrison Hershfield now Stantec’s Horizontal Infrastructure (HI) Business Unit has developed some of the Canadian market’s most notable infrastructure projects and we are highly committed to delivering outstanding quality while meeting our clients’ needs. Our team of Planners, Engineers and Contract Administrators deliver infrastructure solutions that drive economic growth and social prosperity.
Our group offers a positive customer experience across all regions of Canada, from project inception, design development and through to construction completion. Our national HI group is comprised of engineers, technicians and support personnel with their diverse backgrounds in design and construction, committed to delivering excellent technical work and customer service to our clients. This national team has earned an exceptional reputation through its successful delivery of multidisciplinary infrastructure projects in Canada.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Direct, organize, and control work to administer medium to large contracts
- Work on moderate to complex problems requiring thorough analysis of situations or data
- Supervise a work group
- Ensure work on contracts proceeds according to plans, procedures, contract specifications, and quality standards
- Check contract documents and review designs for errors
- Approve work and progress payments
- Coordinate inspection activities to ensure conformance with specifications and contract documents
- Arrange site access and coordinate site surveys
- Review contractor schedules, scopes of work, and track contractor activities
- Address contractor questions and inquiries by working closely with construction staff
- Confirm that work on contracts proceeds in accordance with approved designs and contract specifications
- Review and prepare recommendations via memo format for clients in response to RFC's, change orders, claims, change proposals, RFI's or EOT's
- Review and issue responses to RFC's in collaboration with the project manager and client
- Review payments compiled by the office administrator before submitting to WBCMS/Payment system
- Review all inspector diaries
- Review claims before presenting them to the project manager and client
- Prepare and issue instruction notices with collaboration from the PM and customer
- Perform work within established guidelines, procedures, and practices
- Complete daily diary entries
- Review test results and respond to issues
- Monitor and advise on staff levels
- Mentor and coach junior staff
- Champion an engaged safety culture within the team
- Foster a positive and collaborative team culture
Your Capabilities and Credentials
- Knowledge and understanding of Ontario Provincial Standards and Specifications (OPSS) and Ontario Provincial Standard Drawings (OPSD)
- Knowledge of relevant legislation such as the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Environmental Protection Act
- Knowledge of construction survey and layout
- Knowledge of construction methods and materials
- Excellent verbal and written communication, time management, negotiation and conflict resolution, problem-solving, and organizational skills
- A valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle
Education and Experience
Post-secondary degree or diploma in Civil Engineering or Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
Minimum 5 years of experience in MTO infrastructure construction
Experience as a Construction Contract Administrator or equivalent for 5 or more years
Registration as a professional engineer with PEO, or as a technician or technologist with O.A.C.E.T.T.
Equivalent work experience may be considered
Experience working with MS Project or Primavera is considered an asset
Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.
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.
Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.