Contract Administrator

Job Summary

To review, revise, and negotiate commercial contracts as well as provide conflict resolution services for both parties. This position exercises discretion and independent judgement with respect to matters of significance.

Essential Duties

• Review, revise, and negotiate commercial contracts for elevator installation, modernization, and maintenance services.
  • Prepare amendments, incorporating business decisions and judgements into language satisfactory to protect company’s best interests.
  • Act as the "go-between" for both Fujitec and contractors to represent and communicate both their expectations.
  • Bring parties together to determine the best ways to resolve issues.
  • Provide conflict resolution services for both parties and work to resolve disputes quickly.
  • Draft terms and conditions for standard company contracts.
  • Clearly explain contract terminology to clients and other interested parties in simple, everyday language.
  • Review lien waivers and advice regarding the filing of a lien against customer property due to nonpayment.
• Uses relatively high degree of concentration to verbally negotiate contract terms and contract interpretations utilizing moderate to high level business judgement.
• Provide legal training to the sales team, and facilitate internal and external client relations by listening to disputed terms and identifying the best solution.
• Analyze the impact of making changes to a contract and any liability issues that may result before presenting potential means of closing issues or claims.
• Act as point person for Certificate of Insurance (“COI”) requests from customers, and liaison with Fujitec’s insurance brokers to procure the appropriate COI per customer contract.
• Prepare Tealbook diversity spend reports for Fujitec customer Freddie Mac.

Job Qualifications and Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s in accounting and business or contract law

• Experience: Minimum 3 years in construction contract analysis and administration

• Requires a valid driver’s license and a satisfactory Motor Vehicle Report.

• Requires a valid passport and the ability to travel abroad.

• Local Travel Expectations: 5%

• Overnight Travel Expectations: 10%

Skills/Core Competencies

• Technical Professional Knowledge

• Teamwork and Cooperation

• Communication

• Attention to Detail

• Decision Making

• Analytical Thinking

• Negotiation

Work Environment and Expectations

• The job duties are performed mainly within an established office environment under normal lighting and climate-controlled tolerances.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.
• Requires prompt, reliable, regular, and in-person attendance at the office to oversee shared services functions and/or employees, normally achieved by working standard business hours.
• Certain positions will require a flexibility of working hours to meet the demands of the job and the direction of the manager.
• The work environments are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Direct Reports

• 0 - None

Equal Opportunity Employer

Fujitec America is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other applicable statutorily protected group status under local, state, or federal law.