Director, Contract Administration

WSB; Baxter (MN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401K with match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

WSB is a design and consulting firm serving transportation, municipal and environmental sectors. The Director, Contract Administration leads the Northern MN team, guiding project delivery, proposal development, staff scheduling and client engagement.

Applicants bring a civil engineering background (BS) and a PE license preferred, with 10+ years of experience, and a proven ability to grow business while ensuring quality, safety, and compliance on Federal to local contracts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering (BS) preferred.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in Minnesota preferred.
• 10+ years of civil engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Direct Northern MN Contract Administration team to manage projects and proposals.
• Provide project management oversight and ensure quality, safety and compliance.
• Lead business development with existing and new clients.
• Coordinate with Construction Division and other groups within WSB.
• Track scope, schedule, budget and deliverables for contracts.

Skills

Project management

Proposal development

Staff scheduling

Business development

Client relations

Construction administration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

PE license in Minnesota

Job description

Forge ahead with WSB. WSB was founded on the understanding that culture drives results and we’ve dedicated ourselves to the value of strong relationships, collaboration and forward-thinking ideas. We’ve inspired each other to discover thoughtful and creative solutions that look beyond the needs of today to the opportunities of tomorrow. We invite you to forge ahead with us. As Director, Contract Administration, you will have experience in supervising and training staff in investigations, analyses, reporting, and construction observation. Business development for existing and new clients will be an integral part of the position. You will be a leader within WSB and provide direction to Contract Admin staff and to other Groups within the Construction Division and within WSB. In this role you will be a critical part of our business development team and interact with existing clients and work to bring in new clients.

What You Will Do

• Direct WSB’s Northern MN Contract Administration team to manage and deliver successful projects, while leading proposal development process, staff scheduling and management.
• Possess knowledge of design standards and generate business and perform work to grow the business and opportunities for WSB.
• Lead projects and teams following State & Federal Contract Administration processes and procedures.
• Provide experienced project management, oversight, and administration on a variety of Federal, State, County and City construction projects and contracts, along verifying compliance with the plans and specifications, prepare pay estimates, and produce project documentation for private, municipal, county, MNDOT and federal projects.
• You will be responsible for achieving revenue goals, profit margins and developing a team.
• You will build a highly efficient, self-sustainable team of professionals with strong client focus.
• Ensure a high-quality project is delivered to our clients.
• Exude strong commitment to ensuring safe project execution.
• Honesty and integrity, sense of ownership, collaboration, persistence, organization, and planning are all expectations of the person in this role.
• Possessing a strong understanding of the construction industry in general, and construction project delivery.
• Setting clear expectations for the team and individual team members, and creating a culture of accountability.
• Project management - tracking scope, schedule, quality and budget.
• Business Development - Identifying, attracting, and securing a new, diverse client base.

What You Will Bring

• Bachelor's degree (BS) in Civil Engineering serving as a Professional Engineer (PE) licensed in the state of Minnesota is preferred but not required with an existing network of construction industry related clients.
• 10+ years of experience providing civil engineering services.
• The successful candidate must possess a valid driver’s license along with a clean driving record and can work in a variety of locations.

Who We Are

WSB is a design and consulting firm specializing in Transportation, Community Planning, Environmental, Energy, Municipal, and Construction services. We provide solutions for the places, spaces and systems that support our lives. We offer services in more than 50 complementary areas across the nation.

• Full time WSB employees qualify for competitive compensation and benefits package, including medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, company paid short-and long-term disability, 401K with match, paid time off, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, and opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Part time employees can participate in the 401K plan and applicable earned paid leave.

As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or disability status.

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