Michael Baker International
Contract Administrator (Finance)
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CONTRACT MANAGER
The Contracts Manager will assist the DATAMARK team with the contracts review and negotiation efforts to support new opportunities and project management. This position will require close coordination with the product, project execution, and business development departments. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with team leads to prepare winning proposals, manage legal review, qualifications, and contact negotiations. They will support all RFP efforts as part of Proposal team to ensure we met all requirements from a contract view and maintain contracts are upheld through project execution.
•POC with the customer if the customer has a dedicated contracts or legal department.
•Maintain a new work added report to track proposals submitted and awards with a follow up workflow
•Subcontracts support
•Partnerships support with Business Development team
•Draft and revise a variety of contracts with customers
•Ensure the organization's internal contract documents are accurate and well maintained
•Meet with customers to discuss both legal and business matters
•Provide advice and guidance to the different teams relating to contract generation
•Maintain excellent working relationships with clients to ensure their needs are met
•Create, prepare, review, edit, and manage all contracts
•Provide support and advice on new potential businesses opportunities
•Identify opportunities to improve business processes and devise plans to implement these changes
QUALIFICATIONS FOR CONTRACT MANAGER
•Demonstrate a solid understanding of legal terminology
•Comfortable working as part of a multidimensional team
•Exemplify a strong attention to detail
•Possesses superior organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects with shifting deadlines
•Must have strong computer skills and knowledge of common programs such as Microsoft Office and G Suite
•Previous experience working with contract regulations the related laws is strongly preferred
•Must possess excellent written and oral communication skills
•Capable of professionally managing confidential information
•Exemplify creative problem solving abilities
REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
•Must possess bachelor's degree in Business / Contracting related field or commensurate directly applicable years of experience.
•Must possess a minimum 4+ years of relevant contracting experience supporting federal, state and municipal government and commercial contracts, including the provision of proposal support, the review and negotiation of contracts and subcontracts, and the administration of contracts during execution.
•Must be proficient in Microsoft Office. Experience with Oracle a plus.
WHO WE ARE
Supported by more than 3,000 employees in nearly 100 locations across the United States, we provide a full continuum of engineering and consulting services, including GIS, design, planning, architectural, environmental, construction and program management. Our clients include U.S. federal, state and municipal governments, foreign allied governments, and a wide range of commercial clients. Michael Baker is committed to delivering a standard of excellence that fosters a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technological advancement to help solve our clients' complex challenges.
TECHNOLOGY PRACTICE - DATAMARK® PUBLIC SAFETY GIS
Michael Baker International is a national leader in technology solutions supporting clients in local, state, and national government to solve complex problems with advanced technologies for the 21st century. DATAMARK, our Public Safety GIS team, consists of a skilled group of subject matter experts in Public Safety and GIS whose mission is to provide the necessary education, fact-finding, and solutions to ease the transition to and develop workflows for NG9-11. DATAMARK is the go-to authority on GIS data for NG9-1-1. Its data-forward, full-service but configurable NG9-1-1 solutions provide the highest levels of Public Safety GIS data completeness and accuracy.The Contracts Manager will assist the DATAMARK team with the contracts review and negotiation efforts to support new opportunities and project management. This position will require close coordination with the product, project execution, and business development departments.