Contracts Specialist

LPA is seeking a passionate Contracts Specialist to join our integrated team of architects, engineers, interior designers, landscape architects and master planners. As a member of our contracts team, you will play an essential role in preparing, processing, and documenting our contracts with our clients and consultants. Your impact will be across multiple practices and markets on a wide variety of innovative, sustainable projects. Our award-winning projects aim to have a positive and enduring environmental, economic, and social impact.

As a part of our Contracts team, the Contracts Specialist I focuses on the processing and documentation of contracts that is essential to firm operations. As part of the Contracts team, you will also contribute to efforts to continuously enhance our processes to better support the contractual needs of the firm.

What you will do:

• Preparation of firm’s standard client and consultant agreements.

• Routing of agreements for signature.

• Maintenance of contract files.

• Documentation of contract details in contracts management system.

• Collaborating with project teams and Contracts Director to identify appropriate contractual instruments for projects.

• Collaborating with project teams and other firm groups to develop work breakdown structure/phasing for projects.

• Participate in continuous initiatives to improve processes.

Requirements:

• 1 year of Contracts experience

• Passion for great customer service and collaboration with firm staff as well as clients and consultants.

• Fluency with Word and Excel.

• Experience with contracts management systems, experience with Microsoft Dynamics a plus.

• Resourcefulness and an aptitude for problem-solving.

• Excellent communication skills.

Preferred Skills:

• Completion of an Associates or Bachelors degree

• Ability to develop PowerPoint presentations.

• Experience with American Institute of Architects (AIA) contracts documents software.

• Experience with an architectural or engineering firm

LPA is an integrated design firm with offices in California and Texas. We specialize in creating innovative, sustainable environments that work better, do more with less and improve people’s lives. We provide a vibrant and rewarding work environment—one that values and fosters creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, community engagement and ongoing career development and growth. LPA is also committed to diversity, wellness and work-life balance. LPA offers competitive salaries and generous benefits, including health and dental insurance, retirement and financial, wellness and other work/life plans.

The salary range for this position is $50,000- $85,000 and is eligible for an annual bonus. If you are hired at LPA, your base salary is based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, experience and/or project complexity. We believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.

NOTICE TO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES AND RECRUITERS:

Please note that LPA does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed contract, LPA will not agree to pay any recruiter fee. In the situation an agency or recruiter submits a candidate or resume without a previously signed agreement and/or without LPA’s request, LPA explicitly reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of LPA.