Junior Contracts Lead - Transportation Engineering

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Junior Contracts Lead - Transportation Engineering
Duties: Provides contracting and claims support for large and complex projects. Reviews professional services contracts and other project-related documentation in order to assess risk and advise project leadership on ways to mitigate risks and improve cash and financial terms with sound contract language and provisions. Provides continuous contracting and claims support from the preliminary go stage through to project construction completion and close out in a highly proactive and responsive manner. Delivers training on contracting and claims processes and strategies as needed and as appropriate. Working under Contracts Lead s performing the following tasks: Responsible to support the MMIP in Atlanta, Georgia for projects ranging from $300m to $1.5b. Coordinate, advise, and provide contract support for daily activities within a GDOT-led consultant project team for the timely resolution of administrative requirements, contract compliance, technical solutions and construction field activities. Train and support project team on contract interpretation and application of contract policies and requirements. Oversee the project team’s review of technical and administrative submittals responses. Ensure State and Federal contract compliance by the design-build contractor, including reviews and audits of subcontracts, insurance and bonding provisions, and subcontracting procedures. Assist in the resolution of contract change orders, owner directed changes, dispute resolution, and provide claims and litigation support. Oversee or perform administrative audits, including both process and product audits, to identify nonconforming work, opportunities for improvement, and any necessary corrective or preventative actions. Oversee project schedule review comments and issue resolution. Manage and co-draft project correspondence. Review project reports submitted by the design-build contractor for sufficient and appropriate language. Provide project contractual support when interacting and coordinating with project stakeholders. Co-develop and manage the compilation, documentation, and reporting for incorporation of project lessons learned into the procurement documents. Identify and report contract deficiencies and defects to GDOT legal. Support partnering and informal dispute resolution; oversee and guide proper project communications and documentation. Prior to any contract review conducts project risk assessment (PRA) with team to assess project scope detail and value/risk profile to be used as basis for contract review. Using PRA conducts thorough, context sensitive review of professional service contracts and project documentation to assess risks and compliance with company’s contracting policies, procedures and insurance program. Prepares and communicate risk assessments and responses to specific inquiries. Educates project managers and project analysts in the basics of risk assessment and the role of Contracting & Claims (C&C) in contract review and risk evaluation as well as the overall role of Enterprise Operations (EO) regarding Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and Cash. Serves as the primary liaison (single point of contact) to project team and coordinates with all other EO staff and resources needed to resolve business unit needs. Reviews specialty contracts including office leases, technology contracts, general business contracts, joint venture agreements, design build agreements and federal contracts. Provides support as requested for on-going or potential claim situations and in close coordination with Enterprise Risk Management. Works collaboratively with the Contracting & Claims coordinator, attorneys and contract specialists to ensure that work loads are balanced and business unit customers receive the highest level of service and responsiveness possible. Responds to inquiries from project leaders and other management in the area of risk assessment. Supports proposal activity as necessary, especially regarding contract language, compliance with insurance requirements and unique issues. Drafts and proposes alternative contract text to proactively mitigate/minimize risk exposure. Provides support for negotiation of contracts with clients and sub-consultants.

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