The Contract Administrator is responsible for aiding in new business opportunities for the shipyard and administering the contracts that have been awarded. 

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or associate degree is preferable in a suitable field and a minimum of six (6) years’ experience in Contracts, Subcontracts, or other Business management related positions.
• Analyze potential business risk and proposal strategies, including compliance with requirements and pricing approach, and review and negotiate terms and conditions of non-disclosure agreements, teaming agreements, contracts, and subcontracts.
• Review Bid Package, Specifications and present contract requirements and instructions to management to determine if bid opportunity should proceed.
• Ability to identify potential adverse compliance issues and work through resolution.
• Attentive to detail and able to handle multiple contracts with minimal supervision.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be a highly organized person who can work autonomously and in a team atmosphere.
• Proficient in Microsoft applications, including Project, Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• General knowledge of a wide range of commercial marine vessels.
• Understanding of marine classification society rules, USCG and regulatory requirements.

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following (other duties as assigned): 

• Seeks new job opportunities for the shipyard to bid on.  This will include travel to customer facilities and vessels. 
• Thoroughly reviews all customer Contract submitted specifications, technical data, and drawings and report to management the findings to determine if bid opportunity should proceed.
• Highlights and communicates all special requirements on estimates to the Management Team.
• Identifies and communicates all financial/bonding/security requirements to the Management Team
• Completes proposals, submittals, estimates and bid summary sheets.
• Develops detailed itemized listing of required work tasks based on review of bid request.
• Creates all material, labor and subcontractor price estimates for all required work.
• Analyzes subcontractor quotes to determine best options for each specific project
• Compares subcontractor to in-house costs in order to make outsourcing decisions.
• Produces time estimates for all labor and subcontractor required work.
• Develops vendor evaluation and selection criteria.
• Develops long lead and critical material lists as needed.
• Prepares estimates for all Change Orders on new and existing projects.
• Works closely with Management to develop production plan.
• Conducts meeting for transfer of bid package to Foremen and Production Managers.
• Utilizes historical cost data in order to develop accurate bid standards.

Working Conditions & Physical Demands:

• Work is performed in an office, shipyard, vessels and offsite facilities.
• Must be able to climb ladders and enter confined spaces that are safe for entry.
• Use of safety equipment, such as hard hat and safety glasses and steel-toed shoes is required.

Salary commensurate with experience