Contracts Specialist: American Water Company

Job ID:    3297
Company Name:    American Water Company
Job Category:    Government/Military; Energy/Utilities
Location:    Voorhees, NJ
Position Type:    Full-Time, Employee
Experience:    5-10 Years Experience

Founded in 1886 as the American Water Works & Guarantee Company, American Water has been serving customers and communities for more than 121 years, and is the parent company to our nineteen state subsidiaries.

The people of American Water have centuries of combined experience in the water and wastewater industry. The team includes world-renowned researchers who are on the leading edge of scientific study and environmental protection, people who have been with us not only decades, but also for generations, and those who are passionate about environmental stewardship and care. Our crew members and plant operators get up each day with one goal in mind - to make sure American Water provides the best possible water service to our customers. We’re a company with a track record of financial success, environmental compliance, successful partnerships, and commitment to our customers. We are customer and community focused, forward thinking and performance driven.

Our beginnings were humble, and the company’s origins can be traced to the local water utilities of the post-civil war era. A small group of entrepreneurs and innovators spurred the nation’s industrial development by bringing a critical commodity - pure, abundant water - to towns and cities across the land. In the years that followed, American Water grew and grew as smaller systems were purchased. Our service footprint now stretches across the country and into Canada.

Today, our hard-working teams proudly serve more than 15.6 million people in 32 U.S. states and in Ontario, Canada. We work hard each and every day to supply our customers with something they cannot live without - high-quality water and wastewater services. We are scientists, innovators and stewards of the environment.

We are American Water.

Job Details

Primary Role

Contracts Specialist reports to the Contracts Manager and has primary responsibility for ensuring the Military Services Group (MSG) procurement practices (buy and sell) and the related Contract Administration Process on existing contracts and new opportunities are followed efficiently and consistently.

Key Accountabilities

Coordinate new proposal activity including review and analysis of RFP’s, develop and improve discrete proposal sections and overall assembly of proposal submissions.

Proactively develop and manage processes and practices that support the MSG including the administration activities associated with developing subcontract agreements.

This includes ensuring hard-copy documents are tracked and recorded into MSG’s electronic project management tool.

Ensures Company properly enters into all contracts in accordance with the Delegation of Authority, the Code of Ethics and other applicable policies and practices.

Responsibility for the proper completion of the Contract Approval Form in accordance with the instructions.

Other duties as assigned

Skills

5-10 years experience working in commercial environments.

1-3 years experience working with procurement/proposal programs with local and/or Federal Government.

Good understanding of the technical and environmental aspects of competitive bidding.

Proven track record in a competitive environment.

Excellent project management skills.

Strong IT skills.

Good communication skills both written & oral.

Highly motivated and innovative.

Flexible and enthusiastic attitude.

Must have ability to interact with a diverse range of individuals and possess excellent functional / technical skills.

Proficient in MS Office especially Excel, Word, Access.

Good research & interpretive skills.

Ability to work effectively on multiple projects simultaneously.

Knowledge

Knowledge of general corporate governance.

Knowledge of preparation of standard proposal/procurement documents including contracts.

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a degree in a business discipline (or related field).

Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the degree on a year for year basis.

Paralegal skills or training an advantage.

Knowledge of tracking/project management software.

Equal Opportunity Employer EOE, M/F/D/V

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