Senior Construction Administrator

Senior Construction Administrator

Department: Midwest North-Land Services

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Mentor, OH

Reporting To: Brian Meluch

Description

We are VERDANTAS!

Join VERDANTAS as a Senior Construction Administrator, in our Mentor, OH office, and be part of a transformative journey in the AEC industry. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of environmental, energy, water, and civil infrastructure consulting. You will be involved with critical projects, ensuring compliance with plans and specifications, and contribute to the development of innovative solutions that positively impact our clients and communities.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate with project engineers to update Project Bid Information forms with project details.
• Assist project engineers in selecting bid items, specifications, and detail drawings.
• Help project engineers with bid/contract execution schedules.
• Assemble the base bid/contract book, including the table of contents, instructions to bidders, contract forms, supplemental conditions, standard contract requirements, and special funding forms.
• Review provided information for form and format, finalize changes, and add sections to the base contract book.
• Assist with clerical aspects of addendum preparation and dissemination during the bidding period.
• Populate the Project Bid Information form with general data about the project.
• Collaborate with the Design Engineer to complete the form, covering client information and preferences, funding sources, and prevailing wages.
• Review the draft base contract book for consistency with the bid item database or ODOT items.
• Coordinate the assembly, posting to the web, and distribution of any addendums during the bidding period.
• Coordinate Loan/Grant Applications for OWDA, OPWC, and other agencies.
• Review funding agreements associated with infrastructure contracts to identify deadlines and compliance requirements.
• Communicate and coordinate compliance deadlines with relevant parties.
• Process pay requests and change orders through various agencies including but not limited to OEPA/DEFA, OWDA, OPWC, ARC, and CDGB.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• 10+ years of proven success in cost and price analysis, negotiating terms and conditions, contractual modifications, and contract administration.
• Experience in sole-source acquisitions, Fixed-Price, and Cost-Type contracts.

Job Benefits

• Flexible Work Environment
• Paid Parental Leave
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Paid Time Off + Holidays

Verdantas strives to develop new ways to increase diversity awareness within our organization. We recruit and reward our employees based on capability and performance - regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion, or physical ability. For us, it is imperative to build balanced teams from all walks of life and we believe that a diverse workforce is a stronger workforce.

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