Contract&Rsquo;S Administrator

TRS Staffing Solutions; Woking; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

TRS Staffing Solutions, on behalf of our client in the Surrey area, is seeking a Contracts Administrator for an initial 12-month contract. You will draft approvals, manage low-risk contract activities, and handle prequalification and RFQs, while coordinating with internal stakeholders.

Engineering degree required; strong administrative and communication skills are essential to succeed in a structured, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Must hold an Engineering degree.

Responsibilities

• Participates in negotiations and assists in management of low-risk contracts.
• Drafts internal approval sheet and obtains the various levels of approval for all contracts.
• Handles post-award subcontract management of low-risk contracts including drafting/reviewing notices, amendments, change requests and change orders, and closeout.
• Manages prequalification and RFQs for low-risk contracts and inputs into medium risk RFQs as needed.
• Performs prequalification of potential subcontractors and manpower supply contracts.

Skills

Strong administrative skills

Strong communication skills

Negotiation experience

Interpersonal skills

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Our client based in the Surrey area is looking for a contract's administrator on an initial 12-month contract. This role is outside.

Responsibilities:

• Participates in negotiations and assists in management of low-risk contracts. May take on a more prominent role within low-risk contract management as experience is gained.
• Drafts internal approval sheet and obtains the various levels of approval for all contracts.
• Handles post-award subcontract management of low-risk contracts which includes drafting and/or reviewing and approving of subcontract notices, amendments, change requests and change orders, management of warranty claims and formalization of subcontract closeout.
• Manages prequalification and RFQs for low-risk contracts. May also take responsibility for prequalification activities in relation to medium risk contracts and provide inputs/assistance into development of medium risk RFQs.
• Typical tasks performed by a Contracts Administrator include but are not limited to, prequalification of potential subcontractors and manpower supply contracts.
• Organizes and maintains logs and files in a systematic manner
• Performs miscellaneous commercial/contract tasks as assigned
• Basic knowledge or experience around pre-qualification process is a plus
• Strong administrative skills
• Positive learning attitude, unafraid of embracing new problems and working with ambiguity
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with internal stakeholders

Qualification

Must hold an Engineering degree