Contract Support Associate - Sterling, VA

CBRE; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Contract Support Associate role located in Sterling, VA, offers administrative and customer service duties within the Contract Quality Management function. You will support delivery of contractual services, manage invoices, and coordinate vendors. The position requires a high school diploma and strong MS Office and math skills.

The role emphasizes reporting, cost control, and adherence to health and safety guidelines, with room to improve processes and efficiency across teams.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED with 3-4 years of job-related experience.
• Knowledge of a range of processes, procedures, systems within own job function.
• Ability to evaluate and communicate unusual/complex content concisely and logically.
• Deep knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Strong organizational skills and inquisitive mindset.
• Advanced math skills including percentages, discounts, and markups.

Responsibilities

• Respond to client inquiries and ensure timely, quality service and follow-up.
• Understand contract scope and ensure all work is carried out accordingly.
• Be a financial and operational systems champion; seek cost-saving opportunities.
• Coordinate onboarding of vendors and manage sub-contractor paperwork.
• Review invoices, cost center coding, and quotations/purchase orders.
• Review and approve maintenance billing invoices and projects per agreements.
• Respond to inquiries on financial reports (A/R, A/P, POs).
• Provide monthly reporting support for Contract and Business Unit Reviews.
• Assist with Health & Safety requirements and QHSE documentation.
• Gather/analyze data to solve complex problems and improve processes.

Skills

Organizational skills

Advanced math skills

MS Office proficiency

Analytical thinking

Concise communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About The Role

As a CBRE Contract Support Associate, you will provide exceptional customer service and administrative support to a large Business Unit, Facility, or Account. This job is part of the Contract Quality Management job function. They are responsible for managing the delivery of contractual services to ensure requirements are fulfilled.

About The Role

As a CBRE Contract Support Associate, you will provide exceptional customer service and administrative support to a large Business Unit, Facility, or Account. This job is part of the Contract Quality Management job function. They are responsible for managing the delivery of contractual services to ensure requirements are fulfilled.

What You’ll Do

• Respond to client inquiries and concerns and ensure timely and quality service delivery and follow-up to ensure satisfaction.
• Understand the scope of the contract and make sure that all work is carried out accordingly.
• Be a financial and operational systems champion. Suggest efforts to put in place cost-saving opportunities to maximize customer and financial savings targets.
• Coordinate and onboard vendors for reactive and planned works and manage sub-contractor paperwork.
• Review processed invoices and ensure accurate cost center coding. Coordinate the billing application, calculating margins, raising invoices, and submitting to clients. Work closely with site teams and head office, ensuring accurate processing of quotations and purchase orders.
• Review and approve maintenance billing invoices and projects as per contracted agreements. Ensure consistent delivery of core operational and financial outputs on the account.
• Respond to inquiries on financial reports for Accounts Receivable, Payable, and open POs.
• Deliver monthly reporting support on Contract and Business Unit Reviews.
• Assist in ensuring compliance with Health & Safety requirements, including HSE reporting and promoting a safe work environment. Maintain QHSE documentation and ensure it is available using company systems.
• Gather and analyze data to identify and solve complex problems that arise with little or no precedent. May recommend new techniques.
• Impact own team and other teams whose work activities are closely related.
• Suggest improvements to existing processes and solutions to improve the efficiency of the team.

What You’ll Need:

• High School Diploma or GED with 3-4 years of job‑related experience.
• A comprehensive understanding of a range of processes, procedures, systems, and concepts within own job function is required.
• Ability to evaluate and communicate unusual and/or complex content in a concise and logical way.
• In‑depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Organizational skills with an advanced inquisitive mindset.
• Advanced math skills. Ability to calculate advanced figures such as percentages, discounts, and markups.

CBRE carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate’s education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for the Contract Support Associate position is $47,500 annually and the maximum salary for the Contract Support Associate position is $68,000 annually.

Equal Employment Opportunity: CBRE is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. We have a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Candidate Accommodations: CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company’s success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at [e-mail] or via telephone at [phone] (U.S.) and [phone] (Canada).