Contracts Administrator - Taylor Design

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Voted Best Architectural Firm To Work For since 2018, Taylor Design, a 100% employee-owned firm, is looking for experienced Contracts Administrator to join our team. This is your opportunity to work with dedicated, creative, and passion individuals managing the project proposal/contracting and risk management process for project managers across multiple offices.

The Contracts Administrator will have the skills, attitude, and passion to work well in a team environment, possess great communication skills, a passion for accuracy and a strong desire for professional growth. This is an opportunity to use analytical skills, refine processes, and support others.

Education and Experience Required

• Associate or bachelors degree with an emphasis in business law preferable, paralegal certification a plus
• 3 years of experience handling contracting in an AEC or professional services firm
• An aptitude and passion for business law, particularly in contracts and legal documentation
• Experience in customer service and exceptional oral and written communication skills
• Experience with an ERP accounting software for professional services, Deltek Vision/Vantagepoint, BST, Unanet preferable
• Extremely detail-oriented and reliably on time, strong work ethic
• Well versed in Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, DocuSign

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None. Works independently on tasks assigned in coordination with Contracts Manager and Chief Financial Officer. Some training/support responsibility coaching project team members on scope and fee proposals, project contracting and risk management policies and procedures.

Duties / Responsibilities:

• Working daily with project managers and Finance team to coordinate accurate, timely project contracting data
• Composing project fee proposals from project manager generated drafts, obtaining project manager approval and generating accurate final proposals which meet client-specific requirements
• Submitting final proposals and contracts via various methods including DocuSign
• Ensuring all project contracting data and documentation is processed in the firms ERP system and filed correctly and accurately in the firms network filing system
• Ensuring all firm policies and procedures are adhered to with regard to proposal and contract processing and risk management protocols
• Working closely with the Contracts Manager to support and continually improve the contract generation, review and approval process
• Interacting and communicating with clients regarding their contracts

Physical requirements

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Present in office 2 days a week

At Taylor Design, were humble- it keeps us grounded. We value an entrepreneurial spirit-it feeds our creativity. We put a premium on curiosity-it guides our future. Most of all, we believe in good design for the good of all.

We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. As an employee-owned firm, our staff understands what drives success. Every employee is positioned to think like an owner. Position is a hybrid remote position.

Please visit www.WeAreTaylor.com/WhyUs for more information on your competitive benefits package.

Important Notes:

Pay Rate: $75,000.00 to $90,000.00/year

Pay Comments: If you are hired at Taylor Design, your base salary is based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, experience, project complexity. and licensure and/or certifications. We believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.

Position Type: Full-Time, Hybrid

Taylor Design is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participant in the U.S. Federal E-Verify program. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

Please note that Taylor Design does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed contract, Taylor Design will not agree to pay any recruiter fee. In the situation an agency or recruiter submits a candidate or resume without a previously signed agreement and/or without Taylor Design's request, Taylor Design explicitly reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Taylor Design.