Contract Administrator III

The Tsui Group is seeking a candidate who is qualified and experienced in educational facility construction projects to serve as a Contract Administrator III for a large educational client within Los Angeles County with the below duties:

• Coordination with project management personnel at the PMO and College sites to develop and prepare procurement packages for the selection of general contractors, design-build entities, and professional services providers.
• Management of a variety of competitive bidding/selection processes for construction and/or professional services, from planning through award including direct responsibility for all administrative functions (i.e preparing procurement documents, addenda, evaluation materials, approval documentation, award documentation, contract documents).
• Based on workload and department resources, at the sole discretion of the department supervisor, a variety tasks and responsibilities may be assigned and or change over time to best serve the needs of the District.
• Strict adherence to policies, procedures, templates, and applicable laws is a daily part of this role.
• Reporting, tracking, and quality control for assigned procurements processes.
• Responsibility for multiple concurrent procurement processes with various stakeholders.
• This is a heavily administrative role and applicants should understand this would not include supervising others performing these functions.
• This role requires a high level of attention to detail and compliance under the scrutiny of consistent audits both internal and external, accordingly applicants should strongly consider whether this would be a good fit.
• Work is fully in the PMO Office with no hybrid or remote opportunity in accordance with District policy.

Requirements

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (relevant field preference above others).
• 5 years of experience relevant to the position description. Additional qualifying experience in excess to the minimum stated above may be substituted for the required education on a year for year basis.
• Knowledgeable of standard contract terms and conditions.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Adobe Acrobat.
• Demonstrate a reliable, responsive and positive work ethic with the highest degree of integrity.
• Must be detail-oriented and organized.
• Must be a fast learner and logical thinker.
• Must be focused on quality and accuracy.
• Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to accurately track and report status when managing concurrently running projects.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with higher education capital improvement projects
• Knowledge of California higher education codes
• Knowledge of California Community College codes
• Experience with an electronic bidding software
• Experience with alternate project delivery methods such as Design-Build
• Experience with project management software

Benefits

• Salary Range: $108,000-$113,000
• Medical, Vision, & Dental – 100% covered for the employee*
• Life and Disability Insurance
• 10.5 days of Vacation pay (Accrued)
• 6 days of Sick pay (Available Immediately)
• 10 days of Holiday pay (9 Holidays, 1 Personal Day)
• 3% Employer Contribution 401k (After 1 year of service)
• Monthly Stipend for Cell Phone
• Laptop for work purposes