Contracts Specialist I

The Haskell Company; Oklahoma City (OK); Sur place; USD 80 000 - 105 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Haskell Company seeks a Contracts Specialist to partner with business development and project teams, handling a range of complex contracts and legal tasks. You will review, negotiate, and maintain agreements, ensure regulatory compliance, and manage corporate records and litigation reports.

Ideal candidates have JD/attorney status or equivalent construction-contract experience, strong drafting abilities, and the capacity to manage multiple high-priority tasks with strict deadlines.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of contractual and legal concepts.
• Excellent negotiating and drafting skills.
• Ability to work with all levels of management and maintain professional relationships.
• Experience reviewing, drafting, negotiating or supporting commercial contracts.
• Familiarity with AIA and DBIA contracts is a plus.

Responsabilités

• Draft, review, revise, and negotiate Customer Agreements including design, architecture and construction contracts.
• Draft, review, revise, and negotiate NDAs, Teaming Agreements and Subcontracts.
• Research changes to laws affecting corporate and construction industry.
• Maintain corporate records and litigation/claims status reports.
• Maintain ITAR/EAR documentation and corporate seals.
• Compile data for licenses and prepare materials for executives.
• Arrange meetings and high-level conference calls; develop agendas.
• May lead independent projects and travel as needed.

Connaissances

Contractual concepts

Verbal & written communication

Negotiation & drafting

Interpersonal skills

MS Office & redlining (Word)

Construction industry knowledge

Commercial & corporate law

AIA/DBIA contracts knowledge

Management collaboration

Organizational skills

Formation

Juris Doctorate / licensed attorney

Outils

MS Office

Microsoft Word (redlining)

Description du poste

At Haskell, you’re not just joining a company—you’re joining a nationally recognized Top Workplace where diverse perspectives and inclusive thinking drive stronger outcomes. Whether you’re starting out, growing your expertise, or leading the way, you’ll find a culture grounded in trust, driven by excellence, and built to support your goals. Here, you’ll have the opportunity, flexibility, and sense of belonging to grow your career your way—while making a real impact.

Scope of Position

The Contracts Specialist is a key partner to business development and project teams. This role is responsible for handling a wide range of moderate to complex level contracts and legal tasks, including administrative and executive support-related tasks. Review, negotiate, and maintain agreements, records, and litigation/claim reports and should be capable of recognizing potential problems and addressing them.

Job Responsibilities

• Draft, review, revise, and negotiate Customer Agreements, which include service, conceptual design, design, architecture, engineering, design-build, construction management, and construction management at risk agreements.
• Draft, review, revise, and negotiate a variety of other contracts including, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Teaming Agreements and Subcontracts.
• Research and stay up to date with changes to legislation, laws, statutes, rules, and regulations affecting corporate and construction industry.
• Maintain corporate records, including officers and directors' lists.
• Maintain a litigation/claims status report, including any due dates for action items.
• Maintain ITAR/EAR documentation and registration.
• Maintain corporate seals as necessary.
• Compile data and information necessary to maintain company licenses.
• High level of coordination for setting priorities, complex tasks and adhering to strict deadlines.
• Responsible for compiling data and/or performing research for reports and materials for publications and presentations for executives and/or company.
• Read and analyze incoming notices, memos and reports to determine significance and determine distribution.
• Setup and coordinate meetings and high-level conference calls and develop agendas as needed.
• May be responsible for independent projects in addition to routine support duties, as necessary.
• Travel as required.
• Other duties which may be assigned as needed.

Education & Years of Experience

• Contracts Specialist I: Juris Doctorate preferred and licensed or in process of applying and taking the bar within the year. 5-10 years' experience preferred. Without a Juris Doctorate, 5-10 years of construction contracts experience required.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of contractual and legal concepts.
• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Excellent negotiating and drafting skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs and redlining in Microsoft Word.
• Experience or familiarity with construction industry and terminology.
• Understanding of commercial and corporate law.
• Familiarity and knowledge with AIA and DBIA contracts (not required but a plus).
• Ability to work with all levels of management and maintain strong professional relationships.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Keep confidential information.
• Knowledge of the federal and commercial contracting regulations (not required but a plus).
• Provide, as well as carry out, detailed verbal and written instructions independently.
• Collaborate with others to accomplish organizational goals; identify and resolve problems.
• Use logical or rational thinking to solve problems; make decisions based on personal judgment.
• Experience reviewing, drafting, negotiating or supporting commercial and dealer/distributor agreements, including distributorship, dealership, manufacturer, supply, territory, exclusivity, warranty, and related commercial agreements.
• Demonstrated experience advising on commercial agreements involving heavy machinery, equipment, and manufacturing agreements, including purchase, sale, lease, rental, service, warranty, and supply arrangements.

Environmental Factors and Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, team members may be required to visit alternate locations and therefore must have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to do so. This position requires the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-50 pounds. Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand, and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment and read application/form information. The team member is frequently required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear.

Haskell will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008. The job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Essential and marginal job functions are subject to modification.

Haskell is a Drug-Free Workplace, and an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender, gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.