Procurement & Contracts Specialist

Essential Functions And Responsibilities

• Analyze proposed project owner and subcontractor agreements to identify commercial, operational, and legal risks and opportunities.
• Confirm consistency between owner contract terms and subcontract terms, ensuring that subcontract agreements include all project requirements and flow-down obligations from the owner contract to the subcontractor.
• Collaborate with team members in Estimating, Preconstruction, and Project Management about contract risks and negotiations.
• Communicate with owner and subcontractor representatives to negotiate contract terms in a professional, collaborative, and solutions-oriented manner.
• Draft negotiated terms (balancing risk management objectives with project and business goals) with support from supervisor, team members, and Legal when needed.
• Consult with brokers and advisors about insurance terms and bonding to align coverage with contract obligations.
• Work with other team members to ensure that CK maintains complete and accurate contract records.
• Aid in developing contract templates, standard terms, and limits and reasons for negotiated compromises.

Skills And Abilities

• Experienced understanding of terms commonly used in construction agreements.
• Effective management of contract terms to ensure consistency across numerous documents.
• Basic knowledge of how construction contracts allocate project risks.
• Basic working knowledge of commercial general liability, builder’s risk, and professional liability insurance policies work in respect to construction projects.
• Ability to explain contract provisions in clear layperson terms.
• Experienced professional negotiation skills with strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong proficiency using redlining, addendums, and other methods of tracking and documenting contract negotiations.
• Strong reading comprehension.
• Strong grammar, usage, and writing skills.
• Strong organizational skills.

Certificates, Licenses, And Registrations

• Must have a valid driver’s license and be able to comply with the company’s Authorized Driver policy.

Education And Experience

• Required: Four-year construction management, business, or law degree (or equivalent combination of training, construction management, business, law, or related field experience).
• Required: 3-5 years of construction contracting experience.
• Experience reviewing both owner contracts and subcontracts.
• Familiarity with AIA, ConsensusDocs, and OFCC contract forms.