Contracts Administrator - Construction jobs in Roanoke, VA

PROJECT ADMINISTRATOR-Wytheville, Va

ORDERS Construction is a team-oriented, inclusive work environment! At ORDERS Construction, we hire quality people who produce quality work. We reward our employees with a full benefit and compensation package, supportive leadership, and skill development. This position provides administrative project support to our teams including Upper Management, Project Managers, Project Engineers, and Superintendents.

Responsibilities: Assist with meetings including scheduling, coordination, document preparation, and taking and distributing meeting minutes.

• Assist subcontractors with paperwork.
• Support Project Manager with change management process including distributing change requests to subcontractors, receiving subcontractor price proposals, generating accounting reports for cost detail back-up, preparing, and distributing subcontractor and change orders.
• Prepare operations and maintenance manuals, record drawings, and final permits for turnover to the owner at project completion.
• Maintain and update digital and hard copy project files and project contact information.
• Other administrative duties as needed.

Qualifications:

• Able to read, understand, and follow contractual requirements.
• Excellent written/verbal communication skills, both in-person and virtually.
• Able to simultaneously support multiple projects and project team members.
• Able to shift to meet the ever-changing demands of the projects, resetting priorities, and time management are essential.
• Able to move seamlessly from one task to the next and be flexible with changing priorities.
• Able work under pressure to meet deadlines on multiple projects.
• Strong organizational skills with a meticulous attention to detail
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel) and possess a willingness and ability to learn industry-specific software.
• General understanding of construction terminology, key processes, and overall project lifecycle.
• Experience in construction or related industry required.
• Demonstrated experience setting priorities and time management are required.

Experience:

• Knowledge of VDOT a plus
• Prior construction experience preferred.