Contract Conformance Specialist - Equity Staffing Group : Job Details

Equity Staffing is searching for a Contract Conformance Specialist IV in Houston, TX. If you enjoy working with energetic people in a collaborative environment, we want to speak with you!

Overview of the Role:

• The Contract Conformance Specialist (CCS) is accountable for the day-to-day conformance responsibilities for all executed contractual arrangements of assigned capital and maintenance projects.

• The CCS manages the flow of documentation and communication related to the contractual relationship between Company and Contractor to ensure contractual obligations are met.

• The CCS facilitates the timely identification, communication and resolution of contractual matters.

• The CCS interacts frequently with third parties as well as in-house departments including legal, project management, construction management, business development, system planning, procurement, contract management, project controls and other functional groups.

• The CCS reports directly to the Area Construction Manager unless directed otherwise by the project director or general manager of projects.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate understanding of and compliance with Project Execution contracting strategy.

• Facilitate preparation of contract exhibits, which include scope, specifications, pricing, and special instructions.

• Assist in write technical contract language describing the scope, pricing, and special instructions for each assigned project.

• Coordinate with the contract management group specialist to ensure project specific functional requirements and contractor clarifications & qualifications (when applicable) are incorporate in the final contract documents.

• Support project management in contractor contract negotiations during the contract bidding and formation phases.

• Coordinate project team in its development of a project specific communication plan.

• Participate and assist with training in regard to contract conformance to team and third-party personnel.

• Review documents submitted by contractors for compliance with contract, and provide notification to contractors of non-compliance and deviations from baselines, with concurrence of team and project manager.

• Maintain contractor correspondence and documentation logs.

• Prepare and transmit in a timely fashion company generated correspondence, with concurrence of project team functional lead, construction manager and project manager.

• Manage change order process, which includes managing change order log, generating change directives, reviewing contractor requested changes, and preparing approved change orders.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering, construction, legal, technical or business discipline with a minimum of 4 years of experience in legal, engineering, construction, and/or contract administration or contract conformance of construction related projects, preferably in the gas pipeline industry;

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• Associates degree with a minimum 7-10 years of experience in legal, engineering, construction, and/or contract administration or contract conformance of construction related projects, preferably in the gas pipeline industry.

• Specific knowledge and experience in contracting process and issues related to energy industry construction projects. Fundamental understanding of intent, context purpose and utilization of all documents typically included in or required by a contract.

Equity Staffing Group is one of the fastest growing Native American owned staffing companies in the United States. We are a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) by the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) and the Rocky Mountain Minority Supplier Development Council (RMMSDC).

Equity Staffing Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Equity Staffing Group will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.