Contracts Admin - Infrastructure & Capital Projects (Onsite)

Accenture; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture seeks an experienced Contract Administrator to shape contracting strategies for large capital projects across regulated industries. You’ll lead procurement activities, draft commercial frameworks, and manage lifecycle contract administration with suppliers and contractors.

You’ll coordinate change management, ensure compliance, and support dispute avoidance while maintaining robust records and governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Law, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in contract administration or management within large capital projects, supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, laboratory, semiconductor, or other regulated industries.

Responsibilities

• Support project teams in developing contracting strategies, selecting contract delivery methods, and establishing commercial frameworks.
• Lead and support contract procurement activities, including contractor pre-qualification, tendering, scope development, pricing evaluations, and contract negotiations.
• Administer contracts throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring all parties meet contractual obligations, deliverables, and performance expectations.
• Manage contract communications, payment applications, change requests, payment certifications, correspondence, and commercial meetings with contractors and suppliers.
• Maintain contract records, document control systems, and project-specific procedures governing payments, approvals, variations, and contract administration activities.
• Monitor contractor and vendor performance across cost, schedule, risk, quality, ESG, and compliance metrics, supporting audits, inspections, and performance reviews.
• Collaborate with finance, procurement, project controls, consultants, and project teams to validate payments, insurance requirements, bonds, warranties, and contractual compliance.
• Manage contract change processes by maintaining change registers, evaluating variations, assessing time and cost impacts, and coordinating approvals through governance procedures.

Skills

Contract administration

EPC/EPCM contracts

GMP knowledge

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CLM systems

SAP

Autodesk Forma

Job description

Accenture seeks an experienced Contract Administrator to shape contracting strategies for large capital projects across regulated industries. You’ll lead procurement activities, draft commercial frameworks, and manage lifecycle contract administration with suppliers and contractors.

You’ll coordinate change management, ensure compliance, and support dispute avoidance while maintaining robust records and governance.