Contract Analyst

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Contract Analyst reviewing, negotiating, and administering agreements for employee-owned environmental consulting firm Stillwater Sciences. Managing contractual risks, subconsultant contracts, insurance records, and compliance processes.

Responsibilities:

  • Review and analyze client, prime, and subcontract agreements to identify contractual obligations, risks, and key terms
  • Evaluate indemnification, intellectual property, payment, insurance, and confidentiality provisions
  • Evaluate prime contract and client contract provisions for consistency and applicability
  • Compare agreed-to terms from previous contracts with new contracts
  • Evaluate flow-down provisions when Stillwater is a subcontractor
  • Review standard agreements in requests for proposals and draft requested edits or additions
  • Identify unacceptable terms and draft alternative language with rationale and responses
  • Work with signatories and project managers to negotiate acceptable contract terms
  • Develop and maintain standard contract language, templates, and negotiation guidelines with stakeholders and counsel
  • Interpret and communicate complex contract terms to non-legal stakeholders
  • Develop and maintain organized contract records and operational processes
  • Process contracts and amendments for project setup and document management
  • Support project managers with preparation, execution, and administration of subconsultant agreements
  • Manage Certificates of Insurance and insurance-related requests with an insurance broker
  • Coordinate directly with client and subconsultant project managers and/or contract analysts
  • Recommend process improvements to improve efficiency and consistency

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, English, or legal-related field of study
  • Minimum of three years’ experience processing contracts with progressively increasing responsibilities, including reviewing, redlining, and negotiating with third parties
  • Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered
  • Understanding of contract language, obligations, and risk concepts relevant to professional service firms
  • Ability to review legal and contractual documents and understand key contract terms and conditions
  • Advanced Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel, and Outlook
  • Advanced Adobe Acrobat skills
  • Ability to remain in a stationary position more than 50% of the time and operate a computer and other standard office equipment with reasonable accommodation
  • Experience in contract management and familiarity with legal requirements and terms of use, particularly in California
  • Experience supporting contracts within environmental consulting, architecture, engineering, construction, or other professional services organizations
  • Experience reviewing public agency contracts and subconsultant agreements
  • Certification or extension coursework in contract management is a plus

Benefits:

  • Paid time off
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Paid family leave
  • Paid professional development
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Employee Stock Ownership Program upon meeting eligibility requirements
  • Stillwater covers 100% of employee medical, dental, life, and disability insurance premiums
  • Stillwater covers 40% of dependent insurance premiums
  • Remote work option
  • Employee-owned company
  • Healthy rhythm of work and life responsibilities