Cumming Group is currently hiring a Contract Administrator to be located on-site with our client in Monterey Park, CA. This opportunity will have you working within our public project construction sector providing contract administration for a large school district’s construction program. You will be teaming with project, program, and client leadership to help create and manage educational facility projects in the local area.
At Cumming, you will work on some of the world's most exciting projects in a dynamic environment where your success is measured by the impact you make. We are one of the fastest-growing project and cost management consultancies in the United States, as reflected in our top 20 ranking in ENR. With over 50 offices globally, an extremely diverse project portfolio, and double-digit year-over-year revenue growth, the opportunities to make your mark are limitless!
- Coordination with project management personnel at the PMO and College sites to develop and prepare procurement packages for the selection of general contractors, design-build entities, and professional services providers.
- Management of a variety of competitive bidding/selection processes for construction and/or professional services, from planning through award including direct responsibility for all administrative functions (i.e preparing procurement documents, addenda, evaluation materials, approval documentation, award documentation, contract documents).
- Based on workload and department resources, at the sole discretion of the department supervisor, a variety tasks and responsibilities may be assigned and or change over time to best serve the needs of the District.
- Strict adherence to policies, procedures, templates, and applicable laws is a daily part of this role.
- Reporting, tracking, and quality control for assigned procurements processes.
- Responsibility for multiple concurrent procurement processes with various stakeholders.
- This is a heavily administrative role and applicants should understand this would not include supervising others performing these functions.
- This role requires a high level of attention to detail and compliance under the scrutiny of consistent audits both internal and external.
- Bachelor’s degree is required, preferably in a relevant field.
- 10+ years' of experience relevant to the position description. Additional qualifying experience in excess to the minimum stated above may be substituted for the required education on a year for year basis.
- Knowledgeable of standard contract terms and conditions.
- Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Adobe Acrobat.
- Demonstrate a reliable, responsive and positive work ethic with the highest degree of integrity.
- Must be detail-oriented and organized.
- Must be a fast learner and logical thinker.
- Must be focused on quality and accuracy.
- Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal.
- Ability to accurately track and report status when managing concurrently running projects.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with higher education capital improvement projects
- Knowledge of California higher education codes
- Knowledge of California Community College codes
- Experience with an electronic bidding software
- Experience with alternate project delivery methods such as Design-Build
- Experience with project management software
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