Senior Contract Administrator

Fluor Corporation; Calgary; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and Vision Care

Education reimbursement

Parental top-up

Job summary

Fluor Canada is seeking an experienced Contracts Manager to oversee end-to-end contracting activities for EPC/EPCM projects in the mining and heavy industry sectors. You will develop contracting strategies, manage post-award activities, and coordinate with engineering, construction, and client teams to ensure value and compliance.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in contracts management, a relevant bachelor’s degree, and strong negotiation and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).
• Strong negotiation, communication, and presentation skills required.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to project sites.

Responsibilities

• Develop contracting strategies, pre-qualify bidders, and draft contract RFP documents.
• Lead evaluations and award recommendations, negotiate terms, and develop final contracts.
• Manage post-award contract activities, monitor progress and payments, and verify schedule compliance.
• Coordinate contract changes, oversee site instructions and drawings transmittals, and minimize costs through negotiation.
• Oversee invoicing issues resolution and close-out of subcontracts.
• Interface with Fluor project teams and clients to ensure compliant, auditable contract administration.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Presentation

Contract management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Construction Management or Business Law

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Fluor is one of Canada's top employers and is recognized globally as a leader in the Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Fabrication, and Maintenance industry. Our focus on innovation and providing cost-effective technology-based solutions is second to none. As we look to the future, we need creative, ambitious, and innovative professionals who can help us fulfill our purpose to Build a Better World.

Fluor team members are at the heart of our success in executing projects safely, thoughtfully, and with the highest quality. If you value teamwork, empowerment in your career, and are eager to champion innovative and sustainable solutions to our clients, this opportunity just may be for you!

Job Description

• Knowledgeable on all aspects of construction contracts formation, including assisting in initiating and developing individual contracting strategies, pre-qualification of bidders and development of bidder lists, development of contract RFP documents.
• Develop proposal evaluations and award recommendations, lead negotiations to ensure best value, submit award recommendations to project team and/or client, develop final contract.
• Perform contract management post-award activities including monitoring Subcontractor performance and progress against critical path and contractor schedules; evaluate and coordinate approval of contractor progress payment applications.
• Manage change on the Contract. Requires detailed knowledge of the Contracts being managed to ensure that negotiation strategies can be developed to minimize cost to projects.
• Monitor contract compliance, review of schedule adherence, lead all contract change management activities (site instructions, drawing transmittals), claims avoidance.
• Investigate and resolve invoicing issues and close-out of subcontracts.
• Interface with all levels of the Fluor project team (Engineering, Construction, Contracts, etc) and clients.
• Ensure that contract administration files are maintained in a clear auditable manner.

Basic Job Requirements

• Minimum 10+ years of prior contracts management experience in an EPC/EPCM, mining, or heavy industry environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Construction Management, Business law or equivalent experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).
• Strong Negotiation Skills.
• Solid communication and presentation skills
• Willing to travel occasionally as required to project sites.
• Knowledge of the Canadian Bidding Law is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluor Canada rewards hard work, knowledge, and commitment.
• Fluor offers competitive employee compensation packages, comprehensive benefit programs including Health, Dental and Vision Care, flexible spending dollars, group registered retirement program, parental top-up, education reimbursement, employee and family assistance programs, and much more.
• Fluor also offers several employee resource groups that aim to provide opportunities for professional and personal growth, improved wellness, and involvement in the community.
• At Fluor, we believe that overall wellness encompasses the four wellness pillars of mental, physical, financial and social. Upon these pillars we are committed to fostering a healthy, inclusive and psychologically safe workplace by creating awareness through knowledge building and communication while focusing on measurable outcomes.
• Compressed work schedule: The Fluor Canada offices work a compressed work schedule offering every second Friday off.
• The market rate for the role is typically at the mid-point of the salary range; however, variations in final salary are determined by additional factors such as the candidate’s qualifications, relevant years of experience, geographic location, internal pay equity, and prevailing market conditions for the specific role.
• Fluor uses artificial intelligence (AI) in its hiring process to review applications and identify qualified candidates. More information including contact information is available in our Applicant Notice when creating a profile on our recruiting platform.
• Notice to Candidates: As required by some of our clients and projects, to the extent allowed by law, offers may be conditional upon consent and clearance of a satisfactory background check which could include, but is not limited to, a criminal records check, and confirmation of education, professional registration, employment history, and references.
• While only qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview, be sure to continually check our website for other related positions as they are posted.