Manager-Program/Contract 3

Overview: TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. The Client is a leading electric utility in the United States, serving millions of customers across central, coastal, and Southern California. The Company provides electricity transmission and distribution services, supporting residential, commercial, and industrial customers across the region. It focuses on grid modernization, energy management, and infrastructure reliability to ensure consistent power delivery. The Client also drives clean energy adoption, electrification initiatives, and wildfire mitigation efforts, serving customers across its service territory. Job Title: Manager-Program/Contract 3 Work Location: Rosemead CA 91770 Job Duration: 18 Months Job Type: Temporary Assignment Work Type: Hybrid - Onsite days will be Wed and Thurs Working Hours: Mon-Fri 8AM to 5PM Description:Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field or a combination of experience, education and training. Thorough knowledge of project, program, or contract management.Candidates must have excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to develop and manage relationships with both internal and external contacts.Typically possesses five to eight years' experience in program, or contract management.Review, draft, and negotiate commercial, internet and ecommerce related contracts primarily consisting of online advertising insertion orders, consulting services agreements, statements of work, marketing and promotion agreements, non-disclosure agreements, recruiting agreements and other commercial agreements.Interpret and draft contractual language for the agreements listed above incorporating legal and business concepts.Maintain a proficient working understanding of the Company's day-to-day functions and the Company's products and services.Analyze contracts, conduct research and respond to complex questions on provisions of specific agreements.Ensure that the Company's corporate policies and directives are vetted and incorporated into contractual documents.Review contracts for acceptable terms and negotiate changes as appropriate.Determine whether contract requests which vary from the established standards can be accepted or require additional authorization.Direct business colleagues in obtaining any necessary approval(s) for non-standard contractual requests made by customer.Monitor the approval(s) from the appropriate subject matter experts and release agreement when all approvals are received.Update, maintain and ensure the accuracy of an internal contract management system, assist department staff with various contract-related projects and handle all administrative aspects of contract processing.Monitor contract expirations and pursue contract renewal, where appropriate.Work closely with team on all revisions to contract templates.Serve as primary liaison among various Company departments to ensure timely and accurate completion of contractual documents and field cross-departmental questions.Ensure compliance with financial policies (including revenue recognition), evaluate pertinent business and financial requirements and integrate complex negotiation terms leading to the establishment of appropriate terms and conditions.Upload all signed agreements to contract management system.Legal-related tasks, as assigned.Special projects, as requested. Day-to-Day Responsibilities/Workload:Independently manage portfolio of physical security technology capital projects valued at $10K and up to $1M.Lead efforts to mitigate risks associated with projects, alerting PMO managers and key Corporate Security stakeholders of problem areas while working mitigations with project teams.Review physical security engineering plans/drawing, to ensure solutions align with established security standards, processes and procedures, and business/project goals.Communicate daily (in person, on calls, and email) with variety of personnel in support scope, schedule, budgets, and coordination of vendor field activities.Present project status updates at daily, weekly, and monthly PMO project status calls/meetings.Maintain and update monthly project status reports for projects to ensure project health including, scope, schedule, and financial progress.Lead vendor activities to ensure construction efforts are executed per established schedules and capital spend commitments.Support monthly financial variance performance for all assigned projects.Document business case, budgets, schedule and project requirements in the form of project charters.Attend field job walks in support of new project engagements and scope assessments.Facilitate project status meetings with core project teams, as needed.Maintain thorough tracking and documentation of project accounting.Develop and maintain up-to-date financial forecasts, outlooks, and MS project schedules for all projects assigned.Review vendor dailies to ensure work progress and quality align with standards.Lead and promote project safety and safe work practices in alignment with safety standards. Required Skills/Attributes: Engaging interpersonal and communication skills are meaningful to this role.5 years or more of project management experience in related fields.2 years of contract management experience2 years of supervisory experienceExperience developing medium-to-complete project schedules using MS Project.Experience maintaining project budgets and developing financial forecasts.Experience interpreting and/or designing electrical single-line and logic diagrams.Ability to read and interpret construction and MEP (Mechanical Electrical Plumbing) drawings. Desired Skills/Attributes: Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Construction Management, Business or other related fields.PMP Certification.Experience with OSHA safety. TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.