Junior Construction Contracts Administrator

Foster CM Group, a highly respected Construction Management Firm, offers a family-based culture where work-life balance is particularly important. We work as a team and strongly encourage mentorship between staff to further everyone's skills successfully. Our firm has a long history with multiple repeat clients based on our outstanding performance.

Foster CM Group is looking for a recent college graduate with 1-2 years of internship experience in construction management or architectural design. We need a recent graduate that is looking to start their career in construction management and has an eagerness to learn. We are seeking a Junior Construction Contracts Administrator for our Dallas, Texas office. Y ou will train under an experienced Architectural Designer.

General Expectations

• Lead and oversee project closeouts and provide construction support, ensuring all documentation, compliance, and completion requirements are met according to company and project standards.
• Oversee and process design, construction, and third-party vendor contracts in a timely manner, as outlined in established processes and procedures.
  
  

Major Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for managing all aspects of project closeouts, including ensuring all final documentation is properly submitted, tracked, and archived.
• Help lead the closeout process for projects, ensuring all documentation is completed and submitted as required.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for third-party contracts, overseeing the review, negotiation, and execution of contracts related to construction and design services.
• Facilitate the transfer of all final project records to stakeholders, ensuring that all compliance and regulatory requirements are met during the project closeout process.
• Provide comprehensive construction support by assisting project teams with the coordination and organization of construction-related documents such as submittals, RFIs, change orders, and project schedules.
• Facilitate communication and coordination between construction teams, design teams, and subcontractors to ensure smooth operations and timely resolution of issues during the construction phase.
• Assist in monitoring construction progress and support the project teams by managing the documentation of key milestones, ensuring all records are accurate and up to date in the company's document management system (Egnyte).
• Communicate effectively and provide quality customer service to staff, vendors,
  
  

contractors, and Owners.

• Respond promptly to inquiries regarding closeouts, construction support, and related issues.
• Maintains and adheres to ethical business practices.
• Perform all other tasks and duties as assigned.
  
  

Additional Needs:

• Experience in contract routing or contract administration
• Great Personality Absolutely Required.
• Critical Thinker and Eagerness to Learn New Things.
• Willingness to Help in all Departments.
• Internship Project Experience Highly Desired.
• Educational Background could be in Architecture, Construction Management or Finance.
  
  

Work Environment:

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving machinery & mechanical parts, uneven ground, exposure to dust, gas or fumes, exposure to loud noise, and outside weather conditions.
  
  

Physical Requirements:

• The physical requirements must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Intermittent unassisted sitting, walking, standing, bending, squatting, climbing, kneeling, twisting, stooping, crawling, pushing and lifting is required. Must be able to walk and/or stand for prolonged periods of time for at least eight hours per day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move light equipment up to 50 pounds without assistance. Must be alert to equipment in the field, occasional need to work near hazardous equipment and machinery, ability to walk on uneven ground while physically maneuvering construction sites, ability to work in extreme temperatures or humidity, and potentially work at heights.
  
  

Other Requirements:

• Possession of a valid state of residence driver's license with a clean driving record.
• Daily travel to and from construction sites, generally within 100 miles from the home office is expected. Short term, out of town, assignments may be required. Long term, out of town, assignments may be required, with advance notice of planned dates.
• May be required to work protracted and irregular hours to meet client's needs, including nights, overtime and weekends.
• All positions at Foster CM Group require an applicant who has accepted an employment offer to undergo a background check. Background checks may include, SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, criminal background check, fingerprint verification, and/or drug test. All employment offers are contingent upon successful results of required background checks.
  
  

About Foster CM Group

If you are looking for a great new opportunity to build your career with a leading program/construction management firm, please visit our website, learn about us, and see the types of projects we have managed.

Foster CM Group, a highly respected firm, offers a progressive culture where work-life balance is particularly important. We work as a team and strongly encourage mentorship by entertaining new industry innovations collaborated between staff to further everyone's skills successfully. Our firm has a long history with multiple repeat clients based on our outstanding performance.

Founded in 1992, Foster CM Group, Inc. has been providing Program/Construction Management services to Aviation, Education (K-12 and Higher Education), Government (City, State and Federal), Healthcare, Sports & Entertainment, Transportation, and Water/Wastewater clients for more than 27 years. Headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, Foster CM Group has additional offices in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston, Texas; Orlando, Florida; Phoenix, Arizona; Denver, CO, and Seattle, Washington.

Foster CM Group Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401 (K) with Company Contributions
• Vacation
• Holidays
• Paid Time Off
  
  

Foster CM Group, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This means that Foster CM Group does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex (gender), age, disability, national origin, genetic information, or sexual orientation. All individuals are encouraged to apply and compete for jobs.

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