CONTRACTS ADMINISTRATOR

KERR MANAGEMENT COMPANY INC

CONTRACTS ADMINISTRATOR

Woodburn, OR
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Responsibilities:

    • Facilitate the distribution of customer contract documents to key personnel for review including insurance broker

    (insurance requirements)

    • Track routing of contract review process

    • Review general conditions of the contract for payment provisions and receiving retention at the end of the job

    • Ensure final version of customer contracts are signed by executive management and obtain copy & store counter-

    signed contract

    • Ensure contract values are updated in Spectrum

    • Review schedule of values to ensure we have billed correct amounts

    • Oversee contract documents for milling division

    • Hold project managers accountable to following the process put in place

    • Be the owner of Spectrum’s (accounting software) job cost, accounts receivable, project management & project set-up

    Modules

    • Be part of the process of educating project managers on how to use Spectrum more effectively to manage their job’s

    performance

    • Timely invoice customers per contract agreement

    • Ensure we have obtained all necessary documents to be paid by our customer timely, including:

    a) Certified payroll reports

    b) Lien waivers

    • Manage change order process including tracking potential, pending & approved change orders – all tracked in

    Spectrum, this includes subcontractor change orders. Ensure they are billed timely

    • Obtain copies of payment bonds from general contractors we work for

    • Set up new job numbers in accounting system and ensure capturing all information needed for the new job setup

    sheet

    • Manage outstanding bonds schedule – make sure they get closed out and price is adjusted

    • Assist with collections on contracts receivable balances

    • Review GC and subcontractor P&P bonds to ensure we have proper coverage

    • Import awarded job information (budgets) into Spectrum from Heavy Bid (estimating department), making sure that

    total contract value and estimated costs tie out

    • Manage paperwork for completion of all jobs and collecting our final retention balance, including obtaining signature

    on substantial completion certificate

    • Oversee subcontractor agreement processing including:

    a) Obtain signatures and store contract

    b) Obtain all necessary bonds

    c) Tracking payments to subcontractors vs committed costs, ensuring we are not paying more out to a subcontractor than the amount we have been paid by our customer

    d) Ensure signed agreements are obtained timely -work with PM

    e) Make sure we have a proper completion date from PM for contract and obtain/incorporate job schedule

    f) Review certificates of insurance and endorsements to make sure they comply with agreement

    g) Route and obtain internal approval of any revisions proposed by subcontractor

    • Ensure we have all required information to pay subcontractors including:

    a) Conditional/final lien waivers

    b) Certified payroll reports

    • Work closely with internal general counsel on certain legal matters (lien filings, subcontract revisions)

    • Monitor subcontractor certificate of insurance forms for expiration

    • Monitor job-to-date subcontractor costs and compare to current budget and work with PMs if anything looks out of

    the ordinary

    • Be willing to be trained as a backup for another accounting department position when person is on vacation or sick

    Summary:

    This position works closely with in-house counsel, estimating, project managers and ownership in a fast-paced environment. We work with public agencies and private customers. This position is also very involved with the month-end financial close process. Kerr offers a competitive wage and benefits program.

    Qualifications:

    • 4+ years contracts administration experience

    • Strong communication skills – ability to work with different personalities

    • Experience working with accounting information systems

    • Have solid knowledge of how certificates of insurance works and basic elements of a contract

    • Well organized and able to multi-task

    • Be adaptable to change

    • Ability to constantly re-prioritize what needs to be done first

    • Team player and open minded