Field Contract Administrator - chemical facility

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world. 

Wood is recruiting for a Field Contract Administrator to join its Operations Americas business focusing on chemical manufacturing industry. This opportunity is onsite in Washington, WV.

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The Role

This role supports project execution by coordinating and overseeing all construction-related activities throughout the project lifecycle. Responsibilities include participating in Front-End Loading (FEL) phases, reviewing designs for constructability, preparing detailed scopes of work, and ensuring contractor schedules align with project milestones. The position facilitates weekly progress meetings, manages documentation such as meeting minutes and schedules, and monitors contractor compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory standards. Additionally, the role assists with project controls, quality assurance, and incident management processes, provides technical advice, reviews timesheets, and contributes to lessons learned and post-job performance evaluations—ensuring all work is executed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with project specifications.

Our Clients and Projects 

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood’s Operations business delivers solutions to an ever-broadening range of clients across the energy and materials industries globally. We deliver operations, maintenance, modifications, brownfield engineering, asset optimization and management, supporting our clients through the asset lifecycle. We are focused on developing strategic relationships with our clients, providing solutions that deliver efficiency, integrity and reliability.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across Operations Americas sector
• Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs. Offering onsite working.
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market. 
• Flexible benefits package that can be adapted to suit your lifestyle 
• Commitment to continued professional development through development plans tailored to individual needs and interests
• Global connections with leading industry experts around the world who are shaping the standards of our profession

Typical responsibilities 

• Participate in all FEL activities. 
• Understand and communicate critical milestone dates to Contractors. 
• Attend design review meetings and complete constructability reviews. 
• Assists with preparing a detailed construction scope of work. 
• Review bid package information. (Lump Sum). 
• Facilitate mandatory weekly contractor progress meetings.
  • Publish meeting minutes.
• PM to provide awareness of RFI’s and FCN’s that are generated on project work so that if resolutions are needed, you’ll have knowledge of the issues.
• Obtain required construction schedules from each contractor.
  • Ensure each schedule complies with project milestone dates. 
  • Publish final baseline schedule. 
  • Review schedule weekly during construction progress meetings.
• Meet with area reps to determine potential impacts or delays to work within area. 
• Makes Project Manager aware of any problem or potential problems either existing or anticipated.
• Provides oversight of project controls procedures and processes.
• Assists in the implementation of the quality assurance program.
• Interprets drawings and specifications.
• Provides advice to client on technical matters.
• Assists with the administration of back charges.
• Participates in the project safety process.
• DO NOT DIRECT WORK IN THE FIELD unless there is a safety issue.
• Makes sure work is executed in accordance with drawings and specifications.
• Engage in the process for collecting and communicating lessons learned.
• Compliance monitoring: Ensure contractors adhere to local regulations and Customers safety and stewardship standards.
• Scope of work review: Understand and review the s