Regional Construction Contracts Specialist

Missouri Department of Conservation; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Missouri Department of Conservation seeks a Regional Contract Specialist to oversee two regions’ construction contracts and ensure timely scheduling, bidding, and award processes. You will coordinate bid documents, review proposals, and advise on compliance with plans and specifications.

You will communicate with engineers, contractors and superintendents, conduct QA reviews, and support plan development while maintaining contract documents and vendor relationships.

Qualifications

• Five years of experience in construction contract administration.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings.
• Must maintain a valid, current driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, maintain and coordinate construction schedules for advertising, pre-bid meetings, bid openings, and commission agenda deadlines for all construction contracts.
• Review bid proposals, assist with award recommendations and approvals, and maintain bid documents and standardized forms.
• Review executed documents and work with contractors to ensure compliance.
• Answer contractor and public questions concerning projects and/or bidding procedures.
• Perform quality assurance reviews of contracts, plans, and specifications including review of plans and specifications for errors, omissions, constructability, and consistency in an effort to get competitive bids and minimize contract change orders.
• Provide technical support to Project Engineers, Architect and Construction & Maintenance Superintendents in the development of plans and specifications.
• Monitor the construction contract portal for current and awarded projects.
• Manage the contract documents distribution vendor to ensure correct information is available, an adequate number of plan sets are available, the official plan holders list is accurate, the plan sets are electronically archived, and contract documents are distributed to Architect, Project Engineers, Contract Superintendent and Survey Superintendent.
• Maintain a database of potential contractors for different types of projects and an insurance tracking system.

Skills

Reading drawings

Negotiation

Written communication

Oral communication

Project coordination

Office software proficiency

Education

High school diploma or GED/HiSET

Tools

Office software & web apps

Job description

The Missouri Department of Conservation seeks a Regional Contract Specialist to oversee two regions’ construction contracts and ensure timely scheduling, bidding, and award processes. You will coordinate bid documents, review proposals, and advise on compliance with plans and specifications.

You will communicate with engineers, contractors and superintendents, conduct QA reviews, and support plan development while maintaining contract documents and vendor relationships.