Prime Contracts Manager (Dallas-Fort Worth) - Austin Commercial - Austin Commercial, LP
Dallas, TX 75201
About the Job
Do you want to make a difference? Do you want to grow your career at one of the industry’s leading construction firms? Put your expertise and project engineering skills to work at Austin Commercial. Austin Commercial is currently seeking a Prime Contracts Manager for our DFW Airport Project. We set the standard for commercial construction and we’re looking for talented construction professionals to join us. Austin is 100% employee-owned, so every one of our employee-owners has a vested interest in our success. As a result, we consistently meet and exceed our customers’ expectations with our commitment to safety, service, and integrity. Join us today. We Own It!
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Oversee the development, implementation, and management of prime contract action plan/matrix to ensure proper and timely compliance by Austin with prime contract administrative obligations.
- Prepare notices and related follow-up documentation to Owner for issuance by Project Director for events and circumstances as required by the prime contract, including tracking related timelines.
- Support and solicit input from applicable Project Managers and subcontractors for data, including cost and schedule information, in support of communications required by the prime contract.
- Receive and review correspondence from Owner and, in coordination with Project Director, assign actions related thereto to other project team members and monitor to ensure timely responses are issued to Owner when warranted.
- Attend progress review meetings, including OAC and change management meetings, and publish meeting minutes and ensure action items therein are timely addressed by delegated project team members.
- Assist with assembling and production of progress reports for Owner and other administrative submittals as requested by Project Director.
- Maintain and manage Project RFI and PCO logs, including distribution to appropriate team members and ensuring timely responses and input are provided from project team members.
- Assist with preparation and review of change orders and responding to work change directives.
- Assist project team, in coordination with Risk Management and Legal personnel, with development of appropriate prime contract flowdown provisions for inclusion in subcontracts.
- Assist with facilitating timely prime contract close-out, confirming that all commercial, documentary, and technical requirements are met or reconciled as required by prime contract.
- Provide guidance on contract interpretation to Project Director, in coordination with Risk Management and Legal personnel.
- Work closely with project team members to ensure understanding of key risks of project.
- Ensure compliance with corporate policies and procedures.
- Develop and teach training classes regarding contractual terms and conditions.
- Engage regularly with Risk Management and Legal personnel to maintain collaborative team relationship.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned by Project Director.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Business, Engineering, Construction Management, or similar areas. Juris Doctor degree would be considered favorably.
- At least 5 years’ experience with post award contract administration in construction or similar industry.
- Superior written and oral communication and people management skills.
- Ability to work independently, efficiently, and proactively on multiple tasks under tight deadlines while maintaining a commitment to quality.
- Strong customer service skills and ability to develop effective relationships with key internal and external project stakeholders.
- Ability to adapt and adjust to multiple demands and competing priorities.
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and management skills.
- Proficiency in standard operations and communication software (Microsoft Office Suite, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
Benefits & Compensation
We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plan. We are proud to be a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)! To learn more about our employee-ownership structure, please go to https://www.austin-ind.com/our-company/100-employee-owned.
Austin Commercial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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About Austin Commercial
A leader in the commercial construction industry for more than 100 years, Austin Commercial delivers construction management services, and builds landmark projects such as aviation, healthcare, corporate/office, hospitality, higher education, sports/themed entertainment and semiconductor/fabrication plants.
To learn more about us, visit https://www.austin-ind.com/what-we-do/commercial.
No Third-Party Inquiries Please
This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).
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