Position Title:  Contracts Specialist

• The Commercial Contracts Specialist has responsibility for all customer required documents required from opportunity identification to project closeout.
• Provide commercial advice from the pre-bid, estimating, bid-submission, negotiation, contracting, ongoing project reporting including change and delay management, negotiating change orders, NDAs, initial dispute resolution coordination, litigation support, to ultimately project closeout reporting.
• Draft, review, negotiate and drive to execution customer required documents, including requests for quotation, requests for proposals, confidentiality agreements, pre-bid agreements, purchase orders, contracts, representations and certifications, while exhibiting an exceptional attention to detail in applying company policies and procedures by providing practical analysis of inherent risks, mitigation strategies, and recommendations for commercial matters to operating staff during the project lifecycle.
• Prepare, develop, send and manage timely contractual correspondence and notices in accordance with specific contractual notice timelines and develop and maintain efficient systems and processes for identifying and capturing any potential commercial issues and changes.
• Assist project staff with the interpretation and practical application of contract documents.
• Document significant events on assigned Project(s), typically, safety performance, productivity concerns, cost and schedule issues and other change management concerns.
• Assist in formation and administration of contracts with Subcontractors and ensure that required and relevant terms and conditions are flowed down to Subcontractors.
• Play a Lead Change Management role to identify, document, and quantify changes in the Work and claims with assistance from the project staff and Aecon Legal/Commercial.
• Act as the point of contact to Client for certain contractual matters.
• Maintain contract repository and a current log of all issues, change requests and change orders for each contract.
• Ensure accurate issue files for all contractual/commercial issues are maintained for each contract.
• Provide presentations and workshops, as required by the Supervisor, to the employees with respect to contract administration including corporate policies, procedures, and guidelines, change and delay management.
• Contribute to the revision and maintenance of Operating Policies and Procedures.
• Obtain the assistance of the appropriate Aecon Legal/Commercial department, as required.
• Ability to travel 25% of the time and other duties as assigned.

• A Bachelor's degree
• Meticulous attention to detail, strong work ethic and robust organizational skills
• Ability to grasp technical and commercial issues, understand how they fit within the contractual context, and develop appropriate written positions
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)
• Excellent interpersonal and analytical skills
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Proactive, critical thinker
• Exceptional planning & time management skills
• Exceptional decision-making ability

• Knowledge of project operations, policies, procedures, and strategic direction
• Understanding of project planning, scheduling and management

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