Contract Administrator

Kforce has a client in Houston, TX that is seeking a Contract Administrator responsible for ensuring that all contractor-related contractual terms are processed in a timely manner and in accordance with company standards, guidelines and procedures.

Summary: This position is responsible for creating, reviewing, processing, analyzing, and tracking contractor Engineering, Procurement, and Construction contracts, Pipeline Construction contracts, Facilities Construction contracts and PO Agreements. The Contract Administrator is responsible for reviewing construction contracts and PO agreements, identifying risk and legal issues, managing the contract review process by overseeing legal, insurance, safety, and drug & alcohol compliance approvals.

Duties:

• Drafting contracts, amendments, and/or contractual correspondence and coordinating contracts, amendments, exhibits, and correspondence for specific types of agreements and ensuring all documentation is properly handled, routed, and filed; both hard copy and electronically
• Ensuring agreements have been properly authorized and that all terms and conditions are accurately captured in company systems
• Ensuring compliance with Sarbanes Oxley standards as applies to necessary documentation and tracking of contract preparation, processing, execution and reporting
• Acting as contact for external customers to handle contract issues and questions, responding to requests from internal customers, and ensuring all appropriate actions are taken and/or communicated to the appropriate personnel in a timely manner
• Interacting and partnering effectively with audit, tax, and accounting departments
• Participating in special projects and completing ad-hoc reporting as directed
• Exercising initiative and knowledge of agreements and transaction impacts of specific language, clauses and requirements