McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture
Contract Specialist
McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, 29302
Contract Specialist – McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture
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McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture .
McMillan Pazdan Smith is an award-winning architecture, interior design, and advisory services firm with eleven studios located in the southeast. We pride ourselves on strong client relationships and community partnerships. Our projects represent the work of a collaborative group of dedicated design professionals driven by a solitary goal: to deliver a functional solution that inspires collaboration, function, imagination, constructability, and attributes of a well‑constructed environmental design.
We are seeking an experienced Contract Specialist to join our firm!
Responsibilities
Serve as point of contact for all contract matters regarding architectural services.
Collaborate with team members, outside counsel, and insurers while crafting, evaluating, negotiating, and executing a variety of different contracts covering a range of transactions.
Develop and update the firm’s contracting standards and templates as needed.
Support leadership, outside counsel, and insurers in claim mitigation efforts.
Requirements About You:
The qualifications of a Contracts Specialist are multi‑faced. The ability to effectively communicate, both in person and virtually, and confidently prioritize and execute tasks with many competing priorities is a necessity. Here are other required skills:
3‑4 years of relevant professional experience
Hold a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
Possess an understanding of legal principles and terminology
Experience as a proactive and effective communicator
Experience clearly communicating complex legal concepts to decision‑makers
Ability to establish priorities, work independently, and proceed with objectives without supervision
Ability to analyze and solve problems
Ability to make administrative/procedural decisions and judgments
Strong attention to detail and technical writing & editing skills
Experience in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) Industry
Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
Experience with AIA agreements is preferred
Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to grasp objects, reach with hands and arms, balance, stop, kneel, or crouch, speak or listen. The employee must occasionally lift and/or carry up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Workplace Environment Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally be exposed to hazardous working conditions in conjunction with construction site visits. The noise level in the construction zone may be loud. While performing the duties of this job in the office work environment, the employee will not be exposed to hazardous working conditions. The noise level in the office work environment is usually moderate.
Equal‑Opportunity Employer McMillan Pazdan Smith is an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, color, national origin, age, disability, veteran’s status or any classification protected by state or local law.
Contact If you need a reasonable accommodation to access the information provided on this website, please contact Human Resources at
hr@mcmillanpazdansmith.com
for further assistance.
Additional Information Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
Employment type: Contract
Job function: Legal
Industries: Architecture and Planning
Location: Spartanburg, SC
Salary: $50,000.00–$60,000.00
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Contract Specialist
role at
McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture .
McMillan Pazdan Smith is an award-winning architecture, interior design, and advisory services firm with eleven studios located in the southeast. We pride ourselves on strong client relationships and community partnerships. Our projects represent the work of a collaborative group of dedicated design professionals driven by a solitary goal: to deliver a functional solution that inspires collaboration, function, imagination, constructability, and attributes of a well‑constructed environmental design.
We are seeking an experienced Contract Specialist to join our firm!
Responsibilities
Serve as point of contact for all contract matters regarding architectural services.
Collaborate with team members, outside counsel, and insurers while crafting, evaluating, negotiating, and executing a variety of different contracts covering a range of transactions.
Develop and update the firm’s contracting standards and templates as needed.
Support leadership, outside counsel, and insurers in claim mitigation efforts.
Requirements About You:
The qualifications of a Contracts Specialist are multi‑faced. The ability to effectively communicate, both in person and virtually, and confidently prioritize and execute tasks with many competing priorities is a necessity. Here are other required skills:
3‑4 years of relevant professional experience
Hold a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
Possess an understanding of legal principles and terminology
Experience as a proactive and effective communicator
Experience clearly communicating complex legal concepts to decision‑makers
Ability to establish priorities, work independently, and proceed with objectives without supervision
Ability to analyze and solve problems
Ability to make administrative/procedural decisions and judgments
Strong attention to detail and technical writing & editing skills
Experience in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) Industry
Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
Experience with AIA agreements is preferred
Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to grasp objects, reach with hands and arms, balance, stop, kneel, or crouch, speak or listen. The employee must occasionally lift and/or carry up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Workplace Environment Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally be exposed to hazardous working conditions in conjunction with construction site visits. The noise level in the construction zone may be loud. While performing the duties of this job in the office work environment, the employee will not be exposed to hazardous working conditions. The noise level in the office work environment is usually moderate.
Equal‑Opportunity Employer McMillan Pazdan Smith is an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, color, national origin, age, disability, veteran’s status or any classification protected by state or local law.
Contact If you need a reasonable accommodation to access the information provided on this website, please contact Human Resources at
hr@mcmillanpazdansmith.com
for further assistance.
Additional Information Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
Employment type: Contract
Job function: Legal
Industries: Architecture and Planning
Location: Spartanburg, SC
Salary: $50,000.00–$60,000.00
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