Field Contract Administrator

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DuPont Facilities Services & Real Estate group (FS & RE) - is seeking experienced Field Contract Administrators to join our team in the Experimental Station_Wilmington, Delaware location. 

The Experimental Station is DuPont’s largest research and development facility. Located on the banks of the Brandywine Creek in Wilmington, Delaware, it is home to some of the most important discoveries of the modern chemical industry. 

The Field Contract Administrator (FCA) is responsible for managing the interface between the contractors and the site. The FCA is the primary liaison between the contractors and the area operations personnel. The FCA is the connection between the contract administrator(s) and the contractor. The FCA provides tactical support (boots on the ground) for the contract administration.

The Field Contract Administrator is a full-time position with an expectation of 70% of their time spent in the field.

Key Responsibilities & Duties

The Field Contract Administrator is responsible for the following:

• Ensures contractors comply with local regulatory and DuPont safety requirements, whichever is more stringent

• Recognize and manage co-management issues

• Reviews and understand the scope of work

• Ensures compliance with Site Contracting Strategy

• Participates in pre-job meeting

• Verifies the contractor inspected their tools and equipment

• Monitors safety, quality, cost, schedule and productivity

• Monitors and documents changes to scope of work

• Ensures the site permit to work process is applied to contractor work

• Ensures the contractor completes thorough Job Safety Analyses (JSAs) / Task Risk Analyses documents

• Ensures all handheld electrical tools, hand tools, equipment e.g. Cranes, scissors lifts, welding machine, air compressors, ladders & scaffold materials are in good condition prior to being brought into the site

• Performs regular safety audit/workplace inspections and field walks

• Keeps record of safety audit/workplace inspections findings and follows-up for closure

• Signs and maintain time sheets, material tickets, documentation for Receipt of Service (ROS)

• Supporting procurement processes/systems for purchasing and invoicing

• Assist contract administrators in resolving claims and contract issues

• Maintains daily reports of work

• Provides input on post-job evaluation