Senior Contracts Administration

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Oversee contract activities that carry moderate to high risk for BKF.

• Operate independently with minimal supervision, prioritize contract reviews, manage conflicting deadlines, and ensure assignments are completed.

• Maintain the SharePoint site for Contract Review.

• When necessary, request Professional Services Agreements and Prime Agreements.

• Designate Lead Reviewers based on the type of contract.

• Assess contract administration and document management processes, providing recommendations for improvements or implementing changes.

• Review contract language for Public Agencies and assist the PIC and VP in identifying necessary language modifications.

• Analyze contract terms and legal documents for risks, inconsistencies, and compliance with company policies, statutes, and applicable laws.

• Offer written feedback on contract drafts and suggest alternatives or solutions for problematic wording.

• Collaborate with engineers, project managers, legal staff, and internal stakeholders to ensure contract provisions meet technical and operational requirements.

• Aid in establishing, maintaining, and enhancing standard contract templates and specifications.

• Prepare, review, and edit NDAs, teaming agreements, amendments, assignments, and various other legal documents.

• Compare new project contracts against existing contracts for the same client.

• Maintain searchable records of client contracts, markups, and negotiated terms.

⛳️ Requirements

• At least 10 years of experience in contract review and negotiation, preferably in a public sector professional engineering setting.

• Strong comprehension of construction, engineering, or professional services contracts.

• Demonstrated ability to identify risks, inconsistencies, or ambiguous terms, and recommend edits, alternatives, or improvements to language.

• Experience collaborating closely with engineering teams or technical departments, with the ability to bridge legal and technical terminology.

• Excellent written communication and editing skills—must be capable of providing clear and professional comments in a consistent tone.

• Comfortable interpreting and applying relevant statutes (such as public contracts code, labor laws, and license board regulations).

• Strong research and documentation capabilities, ideally with experience utilizing legal tools.

• Familiarity with document management and contract-review platforms such as Word Redlining, SharePoint, DocJuris, and Box AI (preferred).

• Must be able to regularly speak, hear, and operate a computer, keyboard, and mouse, and occasionally lift, pull/push, and carry up to 20 pounds with accommodations.

• Travel to other BKF locations and client sites may be required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salaries

• Profit sharing

• 401k

• Generous paid time off packages

• 9 Paid Holidays

• Flexible schedules

• Education reimbursement

• Paid annual dues for professional and societal organizations

• Competitive and award-winning benefits and perks