Engineering Procurement Contract Specialist

SOFT Inc.; SOUTH PLAINFIELD (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

SOFT Inc. located in New Jersey seeks a Contract Specialist - Engineering Procurement for a long-term contract assignment. The role administers contract and purchase order flow, QA checks, and guidance to stakeholders to ensure compliance with project and client standards.

You will collaborate with project management, engineering, procurement and on-site teams, preparing SOWs, evaluating change orders, and supporting risk documentation throughout construction and commissioning phases.

Qualifications

• 10–15 years of professional experience in utility environment, telecom, engineering, project controls or similar.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field: engineering, project management, construction management.
• Memberships in professional organizations such as AACE or ISPE are valued.
• Professional credentials such as PMP, CCP, CSP, CCM, EIT encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Administers contract and purchase order flow in accordance with SOPs, policies and project-specific requirements
• Acts as quality assurance (QA) check on all contracts and purchase orders
• Provides guidance to internal and external stakeholders on contract management requirements, to include corrective actions to key contract elements that do not meet project and/or client standards
• Other duties as assigned.
• Bid Scopes of Work: Work with the project team to prepare SOW documents to attach to the Requests for Proposals (RFP).
• Recommendations To Award (RTA): Prepare or assist in preparation of RTA. Work with the Project Team prepare this document.
• Conformed Scopes of Work (SOW): Draft and finalize
• Change Order Management: Review change order request (COR) documents for compliance with the contract documents. Prepare all necessary documents to process change orders to purchase orders.
• Contract Management/Support Documentation: Draft letters or related correspondence to support adherence to contract terms and conditions
• Contractor Feedback Documentation: Collect, store and report on feedback detailing contractor performance.
• Participate in weekly engineering meetings between project management, project engineering, project controls, Company procurement, licensing and permitting, Company corporate properties, the Company’s engineering contractor(s), and other project stakeholders.
• Communicate on a daily basis with the project management team, project Engineering, Company engineering contractor, and other project stakeholders.
• Assist in the creation and management of the Project Scope Document, and participate in the procurement of all stakeholder signatures.
• Assist in the creation and management of the Project Execution Plan, and participate in the stakeholder approval process.
• Assist in the creation and management of the Risk Register, and participate in the stakeholder approval process.
• Support the project management team in assessing critical path and near critical path work with alignment and coordination of all on-site resources throughout the construction and commissioning phases of the project.

Skills

MS Office

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (engineering / project management / construction management)

Job description

SOFT Inc. located in New Jersey seeks a Contract Specialist - Engineering Procurement for a long-term contract assignment. The role administers contract and purchase order flow, QA checks, and guidance to stakeholders to ensure compliance with project and client standards.

You will collaborate with project management, engineering, procurement and on-site teams, preparing SOWs, evaluating change orders, and supporting risk documentation throughout construction and commissioning phases.