Energy Infrastructure Contract Administrator

WSP in the U.S.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 94,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement savings

Paid time off

Job summary

WSP USA seeks a Project Contract Administrator to support energy infrastructure projects and ensure robust commercial controls across the project lifecycle. You will collaborate with project teams, operations, legal, and finance to integrate schedule, cost, and risk management into a strong commercial outcome.

You will assist in developing pricing, managing contingencies, and executing against client controls standards while supporting negotiation of prime task orders and amendments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, legal studies or business management or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience supporting major infrastructure capital projects, including delivery of associated equipment and materials requiring long lead procurement.
• Experience in construction contract change management, claims analysis, and commercial negotiations.
• Background in project controls, cost forecasting, schedule analysis, and risk management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience in controlling and mitigating projects costs and risk exposure.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex contractual or technical information.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial and project controls oversight on complex infrastructure projects from start-up through execution, closeout, and dispute resolution.
• Support project managers and teams in development of pricing for work product, and in management of risks and contingencies, including avoidance of “scope creep”.
• Proactive project and contract change and claims management and resolution.
• Support the Project Contract Manager and project team in applying strategies for proper project setup to align with client project control standards.
• Support the Project Contract Manager and task leads in development of SOW proposals.
• Support negotiation efforts for prime task orders and amendments.
• Interpret client contracts to identify major contract requirements, insurance, mandatory required flow downs.
• Support the Project Contract Manager to manage contract workflow to ensure efficient contract execution and implement new / more efficient processes as needed.
• As directed by the Project Contract Manager, support contract/subcontract development, execution and implementation by developing requests for proposals/qualifications, negotiation positions, documenting trade-off decisions for leadership, tracking contractual deliverables, and process contract close-out procedures.
• Support the Project Contract Manager and task leads in development of subcontract scopes of work.
• Support the Project Contract Manager to complete budget proposals in collaboration with Project Accounting and task leads.
• As directed by the Project Contract Manager, maintain an audit file for each contract to include the original contract, all correspondence, changes/deviations/modifications, amendments, clarifications, payment schedules, and deliverables.

Skills

Project controls

Contract management

Cost forecasting

Schedule analysis

Risk management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Engineering, construction management, legal studies or business management

Tools

Primavera P6

Power BI

Cost management systems

Job description

WSP USA seeks a Project Contract Administrator to support energy infrastructure projects and ensure robust commercial controls across the project lifecycle. You will collaborate with project teams, operations, legal, and finance to integrate schedule, cost, and risk management into a strong commercial outcome.

You will assist in developing pricing, managing contingencies, and executing against client controls standards while supporting negotiation of prime task orders and amendments.