Sr Subcontract Administrator (Data Centers)

About the role

Your impact At Jacobs, we’re not just building structures, we’re helping our clients innovate and grow by designing, engineering, and executing the construction of their state-of-the-art facilities that are changing our world. As a Senior Subcontract Administrator for Advanced Manufacturing, you will be responsible for contracting with major construction services for mid to large-sized Projects (Projects with a Total Installed Cost of $50M - $750M).

Responsibilities

• Develop upfront Procurement planning activities such as providing into the Supply Management Execution Plan (SMEP), establishing Subcontracting Strategies, and developing project-specific templates, reports and tools.
• Provide general guidance to subcontracts technicians and associate subcontract administrators who may be assigned to the Project. This typically includes providing on-the-job training, offering support and guidance, performing supply management systems instruction, and managing package assignments.
• Use critical thinking and problem solving to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of the Project’s subcontracting efforts.
• Utilizes established policies, procedures, systems, and tools
• Coordinate the subcontracted services Procurement Agreements and change orders (modifications) to accomplish project or group objectives and obligations.
• Reviews subcontracts-related invoices and ensures that invoices are approved in accordance with terms and conditions agreed within the subcontract.
• Evaluates facts surrounding subcontract-related problem areas and applies remedies to resolve it
• Maintains subcontracting documentation in a repository
• Identifies and advise management of subcontract-related risks
• Prepares bidder lists, qualifies bidders, prepares requests for quotation, and conducts bid evaluations
• Prepares proposal deliverables, such as pricing of subcontracted services, execution approach narratives, and labor hour estimates for subcontracting
• Recommends source selections, development of negotiation strategies, plan and lead subcontract negotiations and coordinate final negotiations with legal department
• Cookes clarification meetings with bidders and Project team
• Prepare commercial bid evaluations
• Route requisition for award documents to project team for approvals
• Draft award Subcontract documents and issue to successful bidder
• Manage change orders
• Mitigate Subcontractor risk and assist with any claims or disputes
• Works independently, with guidance in only the most complex situations. No direct reports. Supervises the work of less senior subcontract administrators who assist with the purchasing activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a business, construction, supply chain, or operations management, or equivalent project experience
• 10+ years of experience in capital construction contracting on EPCM Projects
• 5+ years of experience in Biopharmaceutical/Life Science Manufacturing or Data Center Projects is preferred
• Experience using MS Office tools, including intermediate to advanced MS Excel skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong Team Work
• Ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced environment with schedule driven deliverables
• Strong problem-solving and organizational skills
• A drive to solve complex and challenging problems
• Willingness to indirectly lead and mentor a team of Subcontract Administration professionals

Qualifications

• Not specified

Skills

• Procurement concepts, principles and practices
• Techniques of ensuring task completion
• Integration with other project functions
• Advance knowledge of a subject area or commodity
• Complex problem solving
• Project management
• Team leadership
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Problem-solving and organizational skills

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance
• 401(k) plan
• The ability to purchase company stock at a discount
• Deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan
• Unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees
• Seven paid holidays
• caregiver leave
• Additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock

Pay

$92,000.00 to $126,500.00

Schedule

Not specified