Contract Specialist, PJC

At IPS, you will apply your knowledge, skills, and passion to make a difference in the lives of people, solving complex challenges related to pharmaceutical, biotech, and animal health research and manufacturing facilities. We are looking for a talented Contract Specialist, PJC to join our team at our office located in Somerset, NJ.

In this role, you will leverage extensive professional experience and skills and can work autonomously or in a team environment. You will report to a Manager of Project Controls, and administer contract and purchase order flow by departmental SOPs, policies, and project-specific requirements. You will also act as quality assurance (QA) checks on all contracts and purchase orders. Additionally, you will guide internal and external stakeholders on contract management requirements, including corrective actions to key contract elements that do not meet project and/or IPS standards.

What You'll Do

• Bid Scopes of Work: Work with the project team to prepare SOW documents to attach to the Requests for Proposals (RFP).
• Recommendations To Award (RTA): Prepare or assist in the preparation of RTA. Work with the Project Team to prepare this document.
• Conformed Scopes of Work (SOW): Draft and finalize.
• Change Order Management: Review change order request (COR) documents for compliance with the contract documents.
• Prepare all necessary documents to process change orders to purchase orders.
• Contract Management/Support Documentation: Draft letters or related correspondence to support adherence to contract terms and conditions.
• Contractor Feedback Documentation: Collect, store, and report on feedback detailing contractor performance.
• Participate in weekly engineering meetings between project management, project engineering, project controls, Company procurement, licensing and permitting, Company corporate properties, the Company's engineering contractor(s), and other project stakeholders.
• Communicate daily with the project management team, project Engineering, Company engineering contractor, and other project stakeholders.
• Support the project management team in assessing critical path and near critical path work with alignment and coordination of all on-site resources throughout the construction and commissioning phases of the project.
• Assist in interfacing with the Company engineering contractor and the Company's engineering department, to assess engineering deliverables and schedules, to ensure design management and coordination of all project stakeholders, with
• Issued for Construction ("IFC") documents, timely resolution of Requests for Information ("RFI"), control of Engineering Change Notices ("ECN") and red lines, and timely resolution of Non-Conformance Reports ("NCR").
• Assist in the creation and management of the following:
• Project Scope Document and participate in the procurement of all stakeholder signatures.
• Project Execution Plan and participate in the stakeholder approval process.
• Risk Register and participate in the stakeholder approval process.
• Assist in the engagement of the Company's:
• Corporate Properties group in the project and communicate directly to ensure that the project needs for temporary/permanent easements.
• Legal group in the Project and communicate directly to ensure that project needs are established and met.
• Applicable Division(s) in the Project and communicate directly to ensure that project needs are established and met.

Come join a caring, nimble team that delivers world-class designs for our pharmaceutical clients and takes your career to new heights!

• 10 - 15 years of professional experience in the Utility Environment.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field: engineering, project management, construction management.
• Software skills: MS Office Products at a minimum, industry-related software products.
• Demonstrates project management experience.
• Basic working knowledge of electric distribution systems, and civil construction.
• Knowledge of specification and contract enforcement, applicable technical standards, OSHA, and other regulatory statutes.
• Knowledge of trade agreements, procedures, techniques, work methods, and standards used in the construction industry.
• Administrative skills for effective monitoring of contractor progress, cost control, and contractual interpretation matters.

Preferred Qualifications

• Membership in a professional organization such as AACE, ISPE, etc.
• Professional credentialing (CCT or CCP, CST or CSP, EVP, CMIT or CCM, PMP, EIT).
• SAP experience.

Context, Environment, & Safety

• A safety-minded individual who must comply with the IPS Mission Zero Safety policy.
• Capable of working alone or as part of a team without a significant level of supervision.
• The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and sit. for extended periods with extended computer use.
• Experience working in both a Home Office and Field environment.
• Travel to client sites as needed.

This position is a safety-sensitive position. The employee is designated for field work and attends activities at client sites where they work in construction, process, packaging, manufacturing, research, or other "non-administrative" areas.

IPS, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a global leader in developing innovative business solutions for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Through operational expertise and industry-leading knowledge, skill, and passion, IPS provides consultancy services, architecture, engineering, project controls, construction management, and compliance services that allow clients to develop and manufacture life-impacting products. IPS, inclusive of its Enterprise entities, has over 3,500 professionals in over 45 offices across 17 countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, Southeast Asia, Australia, and the Middle East. For further information, please visit www.ipsdb.com.

Specialties

Process Architecture, Process Design, Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Qualification, LEAN Project Delivery, Strategic Master Planning, Energy Conservation Management, Project Controls, Program/Project Management, Operations/Logistics Strategy and Planning, EPCMV and Staffing Services.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at IPS without regard to race; creed; color; religion; national origin; sex; age; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; genetic predisposition or carrier status; veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or any other status protected by law. IPS is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.

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