Contract Administrator

Bring your curiosity and determination to make a positive impact on the future of transport, and we’ll help you go all the way **.**

**Who are we looking for?**

We seek a **Contract Administrator - Linear Infrastructure **to be based in the Greater Toronto Area offices with diversified experience in the management of services during construction for municipal linear infrastructure projects (sewers and water systems), including contract administration, site inspection, and the oversight of multiple staff.

**In the problem-solving business, it helps to be restlessly curious to deliver community change.**

Our vision is to ensure energy, water and urbanization are made sustainable for generations to come. You can lead the way into a new future for our industry, inspiring the next generation of driven and committed people in the process.

Learn about leadership opportunities with GHD.

Join our team of globally connected specialists to help solve complex transport challenges and experience ground-breaking projects from idea to delivery, and beyond.

**Our pledge to you**

**Join GHD**

**Working with an energetic and high-performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in**:

- Contract Administration of civil municipal infrastructure projects.
- Supervise of a team with multiple site inspectors.
- Manage multiple active projects in construction phase including direct communication with clients, contractors, project managers, designers, contract coordinators, site inspectors, and sub-consultants on a daily basis.
- Experience in the review, analysis, negotiation, and resolution of construction claims.
- Conduct Constructability Reviews to support design delivery as required.
- Ensure project deliverables meet or exceed GHD’s internal and external client quality objectives.

**What you will bring to the team**:

- Post-Secondary Education in Civil Engineering (Bachelor’s degree, or Civil Engineering Technology Diploma)
- Professional Engineer Designation (P.Eng.), or Certified Engineering Technologist (C.E.T.)
- 10+ years post-graduate experience - minimum 5 years as lead contract administration on water/sewer projects.
- Understanding of municipal linear infrastructure construction including reconstruction or rehabilitation of water mains, sewers, roadways, including multiple construction methodologies (open cut, trenchless rehabilitation, tunneling, etc.)
- Experience with progress payments, change orders, leading site meetings, preparation of minutes, recommendation letters, and providing guidance to site staff in relation to contracts.
- Ability to effectively communicate construction progress, and proven ability to identify and proactively address issues
- Liaise with other disciplines, professionals, clients, and third parties as needed.
- Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
- Excellent problem-solving, decision-making, and teamwork skills.
- Proven aptitude for estimating construction schedules, quantities, and costs.
- Excellent organizational and prioritization skills are a must.
- Ability to establish effective working relationships with colleagues, associates, and clients.
- Ability to effectively multi-task and work in a fast-paced, high-change environment.
- Good initiative and attention to detail.
- Strong skills in conflict resolution.
- Proficient with MS Word and Excel.
- References - two from clients or companies that the applicant has been engaged with in the past five years.

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**Why GHD**

Take on some of the world’s toughest challenges - with everyone at GHD backing you every step of the way.

We'll give you control over your career, empower you to find innovative solutions, and help you create a lasting impact.

See where your commitment could take you with GHD.

As a diverse and inclusive organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal-opportunity employer. Upon request, GHD will provide reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process.

**Why GHD?**

Being the best we can be is in our culture.
We are a family of smart, innovative and creative problem solvers. In our employee-owned company, everything feels like it matters more. Challenge us and help us come up with new solutions to ensure water, energy and urbanisation are made sustainable for generations to come.

**Our commitment to you**

Commitment is a powerful word that defines how we do business, how we serve our clients and how we care for one another. We will support your needs by giving you the tools to do your best work and then recognise achievements. We will set your curiosity free to allow brilliant minds to do their best work. We will invest in new ideas, removing barriers where we can. Finally, we will encourage you to collaborate with thousands of diverse people across our global business.

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