Contracts Administrator - Austin Bridge & Road

Company: Austin Industries, Inc.
Location: Irving
Posted on: May 3, 2021

Job Description:

Austin Bridge & Road is currently seeking an experienced Contracts Administrator for projects in Irving Texas. We excel at what we do and are looking for talented professionals that want to excel with us.

The Contracts Administrator is responsible providing subcontract and vendor management activities on Austin Bridge & Road projects. This role assures compliance with all statutes, regulations, and contract terms and conditions.

Responsibilities

• Preconstruction Operations Support:
• Coordinating with estimating department and project teams on subcontractor and vendor selection log (buy-status report)
• Issue letters of intent to vendors (as needed when quotes expire)
• Create and issue subcontracts and purchase orders
• Work with project team to get Exhibit D (inclusions and exclusions) approved
• Obtain/verify insurance and bond certificates (if required) for subcontractors and vendors
• Create bond waivers and insurance variance request forms for approval when required
• Facilitate the full execution of subcontract and purchase agreements and save all contract documents in the proper job folders
• Construction Support:
• Continuously monitor buyout compliance for jobs
• Maintain verification of insurance database
• Assist with generating change orders
• Maintain project documentation
• Perform closeout of contracts, finalize outstanding contract issues, issue final modifications, invoices and coordinate completion of contractor performance evaluations
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Minimum 3+ years of experience in the construction industry administration function supporting contracting
• Microsoft Office Suite & proficiency
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with all levels of management

We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plan. We are proud to be a 100% Employee Owned Company! To learn more about Austin's Employee Ownership history, please go to http://www.austin-ind.com/core-values.html

Austin Bridge & Road is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About Austin Bridge and Road

A leader in the heavy highway and transportation infrastructure industry for more than 100 years, Austin Bridge & Road has built landmark projects from Arizona to North Carolina, including complex urban highway interchanges, tollways, runways, port facilities, border crossings, automated people mover guide-ways and specialty bridges. Our customers rely on our expertise in construction management on conventionally bid projects and newer procurement methods, including design-build, construction manager at-risk and construction management/general contracting.

It is the policy of Austin Bridge & Road, L.P. to assure that applicants are employed and that employees are treated during employment without regards to their race, religion, sex, color or national origin, age, disability, or any other legally protected characteristics or status. Such action shall include: employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, and/or on-the-job training.

No agency inquiries please.

Austin Industries and all operating divisions (Austin Bridge & Road, Austin Commercial, and Austin Industrial) do not accept unsolicited resumes, candidates' names or summaries from staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters. Any unsolicited resumes, candidates' names or summaries submitted to Austin Industries, or any of its employee-owners, become the property of Austin Industries and Austin Industries will not pay a placement fee.

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