What We're Looking For
At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.
This opportunity entails being responsible to support issue resolution, risk management, contract administration and compliance, and change management on a mega transportation project(s) of a diverse and complex nature with a contract price of over $4 billion. Provides services and trains staff on contract interpretation and application, oversee contract, state, and federal compliance; oversee and manage project risks, issues, and potential changes to resolution.
Generally oversees project staff in review of the contractor’s activities, roles and responsibilities, communication protocols, and execution and application of contract provisions. Primary author of correspondence, vets all project-specific processes, procedures, and internal management plans. Co- reviewer and commenter of all contractor reports and Management Plans. On-site liaison to the client’s legal department for resolution of claims, formal disputes and litigation. Capture lessons learned on policies, contractual strategies, and project issues draft commensurate contract provisions. Part of an owner’s representative team providing contractor oversight and project support services.
What You’ll Do:
- Provides commercial support on resolving project issues, including application of contract provisions, working with technical and legal experts, and making recommendations for strategies and solutions for resolution. Draft and co- draft technical memos, policy papers, and issue analysis codifying recommendations, contract position taken, or resolution documents.
- Reviews correspondence works with various members of the project team and the owner to develop responses and propose and draft responses.
- Oversees the project team’s review of technical and administrative submittal responses, participates in meetings, reviews reports and minutes, and coordinates project communication utilizing a variety of methods.
- Assists in the resolution of potential change orders, change orders, dispute resolution, and provide claims, formal dispute, and litigation support.
- Performs administrative audits, including both process and product audits. Identifies procedural noncompliance and nonconforming work, opportunities for improvement, and necessary corrective and preventative actions.
- Reviews and audits of subcontracts, insurance and bonding provisions and subcontracting procedures.
- Mentors and trains the project team on general principles of contract interpretation and application of contract policies and requirements, proper communication and documentation, and risks and liabilities related to project roles and responsibilities.
- Makes recommendation for revisions to contract policies, strategies, and provisions, and revise or draft corresponding contract provisions. Recommendations are in written report format.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
What You’ll Need:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Construction Management, Legal Studies or related field, and
- 15 years of project management, contract drafting & negotiation, construction claims resolution or related experience.
What You'll Bring:
- Demonstrates a high level of initiative and proactiveness in mitigating risks and recognizing resolutions
- Proficient in complex document interpretation, analysis, problem solving, and communication
- Decision making ability that may have an impact on policies, procedures or the achievement of strategic goals; projects costs and risk exposure
- Excellent writing, editing, verbal, and presentation skills
What We Prefer:
- Juris Doctor or related advanced degree in Legal Studies, Business, Engineering, or Construction Management
- Project leadership role requiring engagement with and providing direction to all other project managers and staff
Additional Information
Click here for benefits information: HNTB Total Rewards
Click here to learn more about Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
Visa sponsorship is available for this position.
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Locations:
Nashville, TN (City Center)
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NOTICE TO THIRD-PARTY AGENCIES:
HNTB does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or agencies. Any staffing/employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume to this site does so with the understanding that the applicant's resume will become the property of HNTB. HNTB will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion and without any fee owed to the submitting staffing/employment agency, person or entity. Staffing/employment agencies who have fee agreements with HNTB must submit applicants to the designated HNTB recruiter to be eligible for placement fees.