Contracts Coordinator

Dragados Canada, Inc., the Canadian construction arm of the ACS Group (one of the world’s largest international construction and engineering companies), is seeking a talented and experienced Contracts Coordinator to join its dynamic and energetic team in Surrey, BC.

Dragados Canada was established in 2008 and has grown steadily into an industry-leader in Canada, with offices in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal, successfully performing a variety of large-scale transportation, bridge, dam, tunnel, and other major infrastructure projects.

Salary range: $65,000-$78,000 (based on relevant experience, qualifications, and skills).

Responsibilities

• Support the Contracts team with various tasks
• Ensure compliance with contract requirements and timely and accurate contractual correspondence
• Administer information programs to ensure mutual understanding of contract terms and conditions
• Carry out drawing change analysis and quantity change reports related to claimable events
• Maintain change management/issue logs and provision of summary reports
• Source evidence for claims from various departments
• Help build claims reports, presentations
• Participate in variation process with the client
• Review contract documents to support entitlement to claim events, research and investigate potential claims and organize back-up documentation
• Analyzes information and make recommendations with supporting material regarding contractual, technical, commercial issues with respect to claims
• Work with the operations team leads to determine pricing and schedule impacts of change events
• Track and document works carried out under the various cash allowances for the project
• Perform special projects or additional duties and responsibilities as needed.
• Other responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Participate in various contracts-related meetings
• Prepare monthly project status reports
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, Civil engineering or closely related field
• 3-5 years of experience, with a preference in the heavy civil/P3 construction industry
• Experience dealing with change/claims management/dispute resolution
• Strong computer skills with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Adobe Acrobat
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of construction commercial and contractual risk and best practices for mitigating risk
• Knowledge and understanding of contracts, planning and scheduling, construction means and methods and principles of construction management
• Detail oriented, critical thinker who analyzes and uses knowledge and ability for problem solving
• Strong planning, organizational, multi-tasking, and time management skills, and ability to operate under pressure
• Demonstrated clear logical written, verbal, and communication and presentation skills
• Excellent Interpersonal skills to cooperate and work as a team
• High degree of integrity and understanding of ethical industry standards. Exercises judgment and uses sound principals to make decisions
• Availability to potentially work evenings, weekends and longer hours if required
• No agency phone calls/emails/submissions please**
  
  

Dragados is an equal opportunity employer. While only qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview, be sure to continually check our website for other related positions as they are posted.

Appropriate accommodations will be provided upon request throughout the recruitment and hiring process.