Contract Specialist at ARCO a Family of Construction Companies in Atlanta, GA, US; Chicago, IL, US; Dallas, TX, US; Downers Grove, IL, US; King of Prussia, PA, US; Nashville, TN, US; St. Louis, MO, US

Job description

• Do you have a passion for supporting a fast-paced and highly efficient legal team? Do you thrive managing multiple projects and deadlines at a time? Then we have the next career move for you! Who are we? We are ARCO, a Family of Construction Companies.
• We are looking to add a Contract Specialist to our successful and ever-growing legal team. Successful candidates will be flexible, fun-loving, self-motivated, efficient, detail oriented, and have superior organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Review and negotiate subcontracts and other vendor agreements, ensuring that contracts align with internal policies and procedures.
• Serve as a resource for Project Managers regarding insurance and contractual obligations in subcontractor and vendor agreements.
• Maintain a fluent understanding of standard downstream forms
• Serve as a collaborative partner with controllers and operations stakeholders
• Suggest edits to downstream forms and facilitate changes under the supervision of department leadership
• Interpret contract provisions to help resolve claims and questions submitted by subcontractors
• Identify potential risks that contract changes may pose to the company, and analyze and reduce identified risk

Requirements

• 5+ years of relevant experience in a contract administrator, contract manager, contract specialist, or similar role
• A legal background: JD, paralegal certificate, or equivalent hands-on construction contract experience with real depth
• Knowledge of legal requirements associated with contracts
• Strong critical-thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to build solid relationships with internal Project Managers, the Legal and Finance teams, and outside vendors
• Excellent customer service and verbal/written communication skills; must be extremely organized and detail oriented

Skills

Required

• Flexible
• Fun-loving
• Self-motivated
• Efficient
• Detail oriented
• Superior organizational skills
• Contract review and negotiation

Benefits

• We are dedicated to the well-being of our associates and are proud to be consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work. Our compensation and benefits package not only supports our associates and their families but benefits local communities and communities around the world.
• Industry-leading performance-based bonus program
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Traditional and Roth 401k
• Tuition reimbursement for associates
• Scholarship for associates’ children up to $28,000 per child
• 1-month paid sabbatical after every five years of employment, plus $5,000 for travel
• 1-week paid volunteer leave each year
• 100% charitable match
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• 100% paid 12-week maternity leave