Cumming Group is currently hiring a Contract Administrator to be located on-site with our client in Monterey Park, CA. This opportunity will have you working within our public project construction sector providing contract administration for a large school district’s construction program. You will be teaming with project, program, and client leadership to help create and manage educational facility projects in the local area. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to one of the largest school bond construction programs in the country.

At Cumming, you will work on some of the world's most exciting projects in a dynamic environment where your success is measured by the impact you make. We are one of the fastest-growing project and cost management consultancies in the United States, as reflected in our top 20 ranking in ENR. With over 50 offices globally, an extremely diverse project portfolio, and double-digit year-over-year revenue growth, the opportunities to make your mark are limitless!

• As part of the PMO Contracts Team, coordinate with project management teams at the PMO and College sites to develop and prepare procurement packages for the selection of general contractors and professional services providers.
• Manage the bidding process for construction and/or professional services, from planning through award including direct responsibility for all administrative functions (i.e preparing procurement documents, addenda, evaluation materials approval documentation, award documentation, contract documents).
• Manage the pre-qualification processes for professional and/or construction services firms (i.e. Architectural, Environmental, and small Construction Services). This would include the preparation of request for qualifications (RFQ) packages in conjunction with subject matter experts; leading pre-submittal instructional meetings, coordination of request for clarifications (RFC), conduct responsiveness reviews of submitted statement of qualifications (SOQ), coordination and facilitation of the evaluation process, coordination of post award submittals, and prepare awarded contracts and coordinate execution.
• Strict adherence to policies, procedures, templates, and applicable laws is a daily part of this role.
• Reporting, tracking, and quality control for assigned procurements processes.
• Responsibility for multiple concurrent procurement processes with various stakeholders.
• This is a heavily administrative role and applicants should understand this will not include supervising others performing these functions.
• This role requires a high level of attention to detail and compliance under the scrutiny of consistent audits both internal and external, accordingly applicants should strongly consider whether this would be a good fit.

• Associates degree in Business or another applicable field.
• 3-6 years' of experience relevant to the position description.
• Knowledgeable of standard construction contract terms and conditions.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, Adobe Acrobat.
• Demonstrate a reliable, responsive and positive work ethic with the highest degree of integrity.
• Must be detail-oriented and organized.
• Must be a fast learner and logical thinker.
• Must be focused on quality and accuracy.
• Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to accurately track and report status when managing concurrently running projects.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or another relevant field.
• Experience with program/project management on educational projects.
• Knowledge of relevant California Higher Education Codes and relevant Public Contract Code.
• Experience with an electronic bidding software.
• Experience with project management software.

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